Madre's Missives

After spending a nice slow night at work, I come home to find all H-E-double-hockeysticks broken loose on the web.  It would appear that some people are utterly incapable of not only having a civil discussion over a matter of disagreement and would rather make personal attacks against their

I am listening to Alice's Restaurant: The Massacree Revisited (30th Anniversary Edition) Release Date: 05 December, 1995

To start with, here's the text from Luther's letter to Melanchthon (August 1, 1521) where the phrase originates:

If you are a preacher of grace, then preach a true and not a fictitious grace; if grace is true, you must bear a true and not a fictitious sin. God does not save people who are only fictitious sinners. Be a sinner and sin boldly, but believe and rejoice in

I am listening to Gilded Palace of Sin/Burrito Deluxe Release Date: 09 August, 2004

This is SO cool.

I love learning new words.  I love trying to spell them (and getting them right!).  Can it get better than an online spelling bee?

I'm kind of a freak, I know.

The only problem is that if you get a word wrong and have to start the round over, the words are the same

I am reading Webster's New World(tm) Dictionary and Thesaurus, Second Edition Release Date: 01 May, 2002

Concupiscence

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I am listening to We're Selfish and Lazy and Greedy Release Date: 12 February, 2003

I suppose everyone's gotta have 15 minutes of fame.  I'm not sure I'd be bragging about getting it for having the

I am watching You Bet Your Life - The Best Episodes Release Date: 27 July, 2004