My sponge got zits. There were little white bits down in the pores that came out with a little pinching. They did not feel hard but neither did they break down into a recognizable texture when rubbed between fingertips. Not unlike a firm zit-plug. I’m guessing this was some residue from the manufacturing process, but then it could just be Read More

Today I used up my first tube of toothpaste, after recently concluding my first bottle of dish soap. These firsts are measured since moving here, in July. Things had a much shorter half-life in the 14 or so person household I came from, where the close proximity of many bodies caused a concentration of gravity that contracted the time continuum.

When Christ promised to send the Holy Spirit, He promised His presence. He did not promise to send the Cure for Cancer, or the Defeat of Enemies, or Happy Feelings. When we are suffering, we tend to cry out to God, “God, please, change our circumstances so that we no longer suffer; or at least please make the pain less.” Read More

Just before the Christmas break I made an exception from my usual hermitage and joined some coworkers at a bar after work. I had ginger ale. I seriously considered ordering a drink. All I wanted to do was relax and enjoy some company, as I typically do with my family on Saturday, and I couldn’t relax. The conversation consisted of Read More