I don’t think Mary used a bottle

I was a new mother, harried and tired and trying to finish errands when my daughter started crying. She was only a month old, persistently underweight, and she demanded to be fed once every hour. There was little gas in the car, and I had only a few dollars. I needed a [...]

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Does It Matter?

Shannon had an interesting discussion at her blog about whether or not a presidential candidate’s history of marital infidelity should be considered in determining who to vote for. She got responses from all sides of the issue.
I don’t write about politics much on my blog, but, after my trip to the bookstore, I have [...]

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Happy Birthday to Me

Meredith put up a post of her summer reading stack, and I thought it was a great idea for a meme. As it happens, my favorite used bookstore is having its big 20% Off Everything sale today, and Az watched the kids so I could spend my morning picking out books. It’s [...]

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The Soldier

Yes. Why do we áll, seeing of a soldier, bless him? blessOur redcoats, our tars? Both these being, the greater part,But frail clay, nay but foul clay. Here it is: the heart,Since, proud, it calls the calling manly, gives a guessThat, hopes that, makesbelieve, the men must be no less;It fancies, feigns, deems, dears the [...]

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In which I shamelessly raise my sitemeter count

Shh. The baby is finally letting Veronica sleep, so here is a little classic Dredge for you. This post was originally published in May of 2006. I’ll be back when I’ve had some shut eye.
So I’ve been reading the Kama Sutra again. Maybe it’s because I’m looking for a book to recommend [...]

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