September 2003
The Archives
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Shall I dare to eat a peach?
09.30.03 | Permalink | 3 CommentsA new friend has asked if, instead of letting my angst and ennui drive my writing here at MyIrony, I should let my angst and ennui be my writing. If, instead of speaking from the safe distance of theological abstraction, I should embrace the danger of personal revelation. So I ask, gentle reader, am I […]
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False radiance and other lights
09.30.03 | Permalink | Comments Off on False radiance and other lightsBeautiful, determined, and true. (Hat tip to Philocrites.)
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No spam!
Over the past week, MyIrony has been getting spammed in the comments section. On all individual post pages now, you’ll notice a warning to would-be spammers. Regular posters should just skip over it. Schillers of porn sites and penis enlargement pills should go the fuck away.
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The young man in ministry
09.29.03 | Permalink | 2 CommentsImagine, if you will, the young man going off to seminary, his ideals firmly in place. His place of employment is a dying church with a youth group of two, a church that wants young adults but doesn’t want to go get them. The church asks the world but will not lift a finger, and […]
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The boy comes of age
Imagine, if you will, the boy going off to college. He is confused, determined, excited. He has been sent to save the school, but he finds that he has stumbled into a new freedom. Imagine the boy jumping on the bed, shouting to the dorm that he can think what he wants to think, feel […]
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Congrats to Justin and Trina
09.24.03 | Permalink | Comments Off on Congrats to Justin and TrinaAs a gift to new parents Justin & Trina, I offer the following recipe for a romantic dinner for two, courtesy Gen. J.C. Christian, Patriot. And at least you got it in before the inevitable if relative decline of the “Little General.” If you’re looking to have another, buy Raid.
