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From the contest that Hannah and Jenny invented that is kind of like a scavenger hunt.
  1. The Klutz
  2. The Queen Bee
  3. H2WHOAH!
  4. The Drossinator
  5. Hoborella
  6. The Scrabbler
  7. Backwards Man
  8. The Lincolnator
  9. Halfsies
  10. Ramen Girl
  11. The String
  12. Detective Lemon
  13. Hunky McDreamboat
  14. The Villains
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Lem: If only I was a worm. I could cut myself in two and date my lower half.
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While it's true that 2012 is your year, that just means you're responsible for its upkeep and maintenance, so you'd really better get going on that.

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What I'm Reading

Julie's bookshelf: currently-reading

The Keys of the Kingdom
3 of 5 stars
The Keys of the Kingdom
by A.J. Cronin
Reading this for the Elements of Faith book club, as our fiction pick. I'm just in the first few chapters but am enjoying the writing style quite a bit and looking forward to getting past the childhood narrative. I can see from the beginnin...
tagged: 2009, classic, fiction, faith, review-copy, and currently-reading
Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was
5 of 5 stars
Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was
by Barry Hughart
I am honored to have received permission from author Barry Hughart to read this book on my Forgotten Classics podcast. It is a personal favorite and difficult to explain just how charming, humorous, and fascinating this fantasy of An Ancien...
tagged: adventure, fiction, foreign-lands, mystery, sci-fi-fantasy, reread, re...
Gospel of Mark, The
5 of 5 stars
Gospel of Mark, The
by Mary Healy
This is a really great commentary. Healy combines a lot of the information that I have in a variety of other commentaries (both Catholic and Protestant), but then pulls it all together with additional observations that make it very accessib...
tagged: currently-reading, 2012, catholic, faith, inspirational, horror, livin...
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Forgotten Classics
Let me read you a story on my podcast. Now alternating between: Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart (a fantasy of China That Never Was) and Genesis, translation and commentary by Robert Alter. Both in copyright, both read by permission of the authors or their agents.

A Good Story is Hard to Find
Scott Danielson and I discuss books and movies that show themes of belief, faith, and that "one reality" under the surface. Yes, another podcast.

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My cooking blog. Not as active as it could be, but every so often I'll drop a recipe over there.

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I review science fiction and fantasy audiobooks for Scott and Jesse ... and occasionally am a guest on their podcast discussing the latest book in their "readalongs."

Happy Catholic's Bookshelf ... where my book stuff from all over the internet is gathered together for all to peruse. A little at a time anyway.

My 2012 Challenges

  • Movie Challenge
  • Reading Challenge

Not Always Happy ...

  • Brands Cheat Sheet - to avoid companies participating in the flavor program
  • Companies participating in a flavor program that uses HEK293 embryonic stem cells for testing
  • Good sources for finding truth about media and the Pope

My Conversion Story

May be read here.

Email Julie

julie [@] glyphnet [dot] com

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Blogroll

Informative, interesting, and sometimes just plain fun. I may not always agree with them but they're definitely worth a click.

Minimum Daily Requirement

  • Aliens in This World
  • Art of Manliness, The
  • Curt Jester
  • Dr. Boli's Celebrated Magazine
  • Patheos' Catholic Portal
  • Savage Chickens

Bloggers I Have Met

  • Catholic Mom (Lisa Hendey)
  • Catholic Fidelity
  • Learning to Listen
  • ...and if not...
  • Mark Shea
  • CraftLit
  • Faith and Family Live
  • Flos Carmeli
  • Martha, Martha
  • Patrick Madrid
  • Practicing Catholic, The
  • Silence is Foo...
  • Summa Mamas
  • Veronica on the Verge
  • Wheelbarrow Manor

Keeping Us Up to Date

  • American Papist
  • Get Religion
  • John Allen (weekly column)
  • John C. Wright
  • Orson Scott Card
  • ROME REPORTS TV News Agency
  • Zenit

All Over the Map ...

  • Ambrose-a-rama
  • billieblog
  • Kiwi Nomad's
  • Mexico Bob
  • Paris Daily Photo
  • pildiblog

Opinionated

  • Disputations
  • In the Light of the Law
  • John C. Wright
  • Mere Comments
  • Steve Gershom
  • Strange Herring
  • The Anchoress

Just Plain Fun ... or Interesting

  • Cracked.com
  • State of Play, The Gaming Blog
  • Despair, Inc. blog
  • engrish.com
  • Fametracker
  • Mental Floss Blog
  • Manolo Shoe Blog
  • Miss Cellania
  • Neatorama
  • Unhappy Hipsters
  • Urban Legends Reference

The Salon

  • The 99%
  • Art of Manliness, The
  • Curator

Science and Nature

  • Coming Home
  • Deeps of Time, The
  • Next Door Nature
  • Starts with a Bang!

Picture This

  • 100 Years of Illustration and Design
  • Art and Bible
  • Art and Faith
  • Art Inconnu
  • Belinda Del Pesco Fine Art Blog
  • Biblical Art on the WWW
  • BiblioOdyssey
  • Catholic Eye Candy
  • Confessions of a Book Plate Junkie
  • Deano's Den
  • Different Strokes from Different Folks
  • Edward B. Gordon
  • Father Pitt
  • First Known When Lost
  • Holy Cards for Your Inspiration
  • Iain McKillip's Paintings
  • Idle Speculations
  • Ink Architecture
  • Jules K's Photography
  • LetterCult
  • Lines and Colors
  • Manic Expressive
  • Melissa B. Tubbs Ink Architecture
  • Old Picture of the Day
  • On Painting
  • Painting Today, A
  • Photoblogging in Paris
  • pilgrim's breakfast
  • Postcards from Provence
  • qiang-hung, a daily painter
  • the blue hour
  • The French Sampler
  • They Draw and Cook
  • They Draw and Cook
  • Urban Sketchers
  • Victorian Paintings
  • Visual Thoughts
  • Your Daily Art

Sci-Fi

  • Claw of the Conciliator
  • Redecorating Middle Earth in Early Lovecraft: Always Halloween and Never Thanksgiving
  • Sci Fi Catholic
  • SFFaudio
  • Spiral Galaxy Reviewing Laboratory

Book Talk

  • Brandywine Books
  • Dust and Corruption
  • Momentary Taste of Being
  • Semicolon
  • SF Site
  • Shelf Love
  • Silver Key, The
  • T. M. Camp
  • View From the Foothills, The
  • Worthwhile Books
  • Writing, Clear and Simple

They Like to Watch

  • Hell Burns
  • Celluloid Heroes
  • B-Movie Catechism
  • Decent Films Guide
  • Good News Film Reviews
  • Looking Closer Journal

The Gang's All Here

  • A conversation with James Woodward
  • Abbey of the Arts
  • Acts of the Apostasy
  • Aggie Catholics
  • Alive and Young
  • Amateur Catholic
  • Among Women (podcast)
  • Betty Beguiles
  • Betty Duffy
  • Bonfire of the Vanities
  • Busted Halo
  • C. S. Lewis and Narnia Etc.
  • Catholic Fire
  • Catholic Hour
  • Catholic Matriarch in My Domestic Church a.k.a. Catholic Mom
  • Catholic Mom
  • Catholic Trailers
  • Catholic Translations
  • Charlotte was Both
  • Chez Ouiz
  • Concerning Rivets and Trees
  • Conversion Diary
  • Convert Journal
  • Cosmos-Liturgy-Sex
  • Deacon's Bench, The
  • Decanon, The
  • Faith-Filled Photographers
  • Finding Grace Within
  • From Today's Office
  • God and the Machine
  • Hand Me Down Heaven
  • Learning to Listen
  • Marezy Doats' Adventures with Lymphoma
  • My Catholic Blog
  • Not a Deacon Yet ...
  • Palmetto Cove
  • Pioneer Woman
  • Pound by Pound
  • Rambling Follower
  • Recovering Dissident Catholic, The
  • Riparians at the Gate
  • Rivets and
  • Rivets and Trees
  • Salve Regina
  • Sheesh
  • Singing in the Shower
  • Snoring Scholar
  • St. Francis Mission
  • Step Zero
  • Summa This, Summa That
  • Ten Thousand Places
  • The class factotum speaks
  • The Commonplace Book of Zadok the Roman
  • The Ironic Catholic
  • Wake Up, Dave
  • Why I Am Catholic
  • Wine-Dark Sea, The
  • Witness
  • Young, Fun and Catholic!
  • Zombie Parent's Guide

Resources: Catholic

  • Adoration
  • Adoration Chapels
  • American Life League
  • Aquinas and More (Catholic bookstore)
  • Catholic Company, The
  • Catholic Fidelity (apologetics website)
  • Catholic Gift Shop
  • Catholic Library
  • Catholic Pages
  • Courage Apostolate
  • Direct from Lourdes
  • Magnificat
  • New Advent
  • New American Bible
  • Papal Encyclicals Online
  • Patron Saints
  • Peter Kreeft: Featured Writing
  • St. Thomas Aquinas Church
  • Thomas More Studies
  • Three Year Plan for Faith Formation
  • Waiting With Love

Resources: Other Stuff I Want to Keep Track Of

  • Giant Microbes
  • Generator
  • Library Thing
  • Mandarin Design
  • Olga's Gallery
  • Unemployed Philosopher's Guild

Catholic Blog Directories and Lists

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  • Most Popular Catholic Blogs
  • St. Blog's Parish

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