phoning in my dissent this morning.

There is much annoying stuff going on, such as the imaginary "War on Christmas" versus very real persecuton of atheists by Christians, but i haven't the energy to write in my journal about it today. Sorry.

the "first line written in each month review" meme.

Mystery solved: cowgrrl bought me a year of LJ as a birthday present. Thanks, sweetie!
Is there a view that lets you see the most recent entries you've posted in a given filter?
Another piece of the puzzle fell into place for me last night. A lot of my recent despair is fueled by a fear of dependency. (filtered)
Virtually everything that Jesus says about the Old Testament law is geared towards encouraging a spiritual, rather than literal, interpretation.
It's easy to think that the comparisons some people have made between the Taliban and the American religious right are overblown.
They call her Ana. (triggery!!)
A question in one of the transgender communities on LJ has me pondering the matter of visibility vs. stealth, particularly in the context of flirtation.
The company started by the late nutrition guru Dr. Robert C. Atkins to promote a low-carb lifestyle has filed for bankruptcy court protection, a further sign of the waning popularity of the diet.

Most of NOLA's survivors have been completely abandoned; they have been left sitting on highway bridges for three days and no one has come by to tell them anything.
I have a Second Life character now: Qedesha Baphomet.
I'm very far behind on updates about my life.
My fourth homework for Prof. Koester's class regards the Canon Muratori and the development of a normative, authoritative canon.