1) Consecrated Virgins
This is kind of
Consecrated virgins are literal brides of Christ, who have gone through an official ceremony called the "Rite of Consecration" to be received as forever physically and spiritually dedicated to Christ and the Catholic church. A consecrated virgin remains at work and prayer in the world, so while some of her activities mirror those of other religious-- praying the Liturgy of the Hours, for instance-- she is fully financially responsible for herself.
Without meaning disrespect, I can't help but point out that the other people who remain celebate for the good of Catholicism are either priests (who are economically supported) or monks or nuns (also receiving support). Consecrated virginhood seems like the epitome of the short stick to me, but in the unlikely event any are reading, please! Disabuse me of that notion.
2) Deep Fried Stuffing Balls
You can make them look all fancy on a cake stand, but seriously? GROSS.
3) Hutchmoot
Apparently, the answer is that it's some kind of crazy annual conference dedicated to yummy food, music, and conversations on faith, in which case SIGN ME UP.
4) Influenza Sorbet
Back before Jeni Britton was an international ice cream superstar, she had a cult following and was just starting to generate buzz in Columbus. I called her up to see if she'd be willing to come in to the library where I worked to tell the kids all about making ice cream, and she did. More importantly, she brought a ton of flavors to sample. Now she's so well-known that you can buy her from Dean and Deluca, but back then she was just hanging out her shingle at The North Market. Her ice creams are so
5) Bob Dylan sings "It Must Be Santa."
Actually, I kind of want to unsee this.
6) And, last but not least, the
Edit: Adjectival variety added just for faithful reader Erin! Who actually really is AMAZING!!!
5 comments:
Except that deep fried stuffing balls sound...AMAZING! No?
I see what you did there, my friend... ;'}
Wait, no! I promise, I did not notice any lack of adjectival variety--that was a genuine expression of my enthusiasm for the idea of deep-fried stuffing balls. The only thing I was correcting was the blasphemous idea that they would be gross :) (Besides, I'd never criticize someone's writing in a blog comment--especially yours! You are a fantastic writer!)
If anything I thought it was just good-natured ribbing, but I went through another post I've been working on and found the word amazing FIVE TIMES, so you were unknowingly on to something.And as far as I'm concerned, you may have ALL the deep fried stuffing balls!! ;'}
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