Take 7 (10)

29Jan10

11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 I have an article on “Overcoming procrastination” that the Chair of our Department gave all of us students last May.  And I have still not read it. 2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 Yesterday I had the hiccups at my desk and our post-doc asked me, “Did you steal something?”  Apparently in Korea, hiccups mean you stole something.  The [...]

Filed under: Quick Takes   |  5 Comments

101 Wednesday v1

27Jan10

I’m trying out this new feature!  101 Wednesday is where you have a chance to post something basic about our Catholic faith, life, and/or teachings.  Head over to No Heavy Lifting to participate and/or see more! I’ll keep it light this week since I literally just found out about this a few minutes ago and [...]

Filed under: 101 Wednesday, Catholic thought   |  3 Comments

The Difference Between Two Lists

26Jan10

I just read a super, super good article that I had to share immediately.  More concisely written than I could have ever done.  She hits the nail on the head with the same hammer that hit me on the head about 4 years ago (did that even make sense? At least it provided an interesting [...]

Filed under: Catholic thought, NFP   |  7 Comments

Not Even In My King Cake

25Jan10

I have a confession. I ate nearly a whole king cake. Are you familiar with the king cake?  I think it originated in New Orleans as a Mardi Gras tradition, but I’m sure as I’m too lazy to even look at my own link :)  All I know is it has to be Southern since [...]

Filed under: Everyday Life, Faith   |  13 Comments

Vulnerability

19Jan10

With my self proclaimed ban on posting during the day and my home being infinitely more exciting at night with our new house guests, I’ve found it harder to keep blogging regularly. I’ve missed being able to sort out my thoughts a little more. One important thing I’ve realized this past few weeks is that [...]

Filed under: Everyday Life, Faith, Spirituality   |  5 Comments

Defense against Islam – What I learned from my international office mates

11Jan10

Of all the things I talk about with my office mates, research, cultural traditions, English idioms, Communism, the one-child policy, and the proper pronunciation of the letter “v”, probably the most interesting topic of conversation is religion. Besides the one other (American) Catholic office mate, the others are all undeclared, Buddhist variants, or atheists, but [...]

Filed under: Catholic thought, Faith, Officemates, Religion   |  7 Comments

New Year 2010

11Jan10

I know I’m a little late ringing in the new year, but its been a busy one so far!  With the in-laws in town and some vague attempts to do work, I really haven’t had time to blog.  Plus, I made some new year’s resolutions that might be affecting my activity on here.  I’m only [...]

Filed under: Everyday Life, NFP   |  4 Comments