Friend (or rather, ex-Friend) Joshua Ashlyn Humphries, a banished Quaker and Anabaptist prophet/theologian, is dead, at 39. Dead, and it’s a damn shame. A shame for Quakers, Mennonites, and some others. I feel shamed too. But he was not an ex-Friend to me. The official obituary does not say how or where he passed; presumably … Continue reading A Banished Quaker Prophet: Josh Humphries (Updated)
Are we ready for the canonization of St. Liz, of Cheney, Martyr? Lifetime Catholic MoDo isn’t buying it: columnist Maureen Dowd bats away the shiny new blond miraculous medal. She won’t kneel, or even lean, to light the votive candle. Her trouble is, mea culpa, Dowd remembers. And talks. How uncouth, and inconvenient: Maureen Dowd, … Continue reading A Tale of Two Conservatives: Liz & Longwell
Friend Arthur Fink, who told acquaintances he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, has passed away. The obituary below is borrowed from the Portland Maine Press-Herald: Noted Peaks Island photographer Arthur J. Fink dies at 74 He had an enduring connection to the Bates Dance Festival, where he served as resident photographer from 2005 through … Continue reading Arthur Fink: Quaker Photographer, 74
My buddy Garrison — well, I did meet him once, and he even told me a couple of his secrets, which I blabbed here in 2016. And we’re the same age; we always are, except for the sad months of September until early December. He gets older first. And now he’s charging into the post-pandemic, … Continue reading Garrison Keillor Goes Contemporary
It’s true. Anyone, even you or I, can now cuss on the grounds of the historic old Alamance County Courthouse, in downtown Graham NC. You could even do it right on the courthouse steps. Right there. In front of God & everybody — everybody including Sheriff Terry Johnson. Yes, even him. The Raleigh News & … Continue reading There Goes the neighborhood: Cussing no longer a crime on the Alamance County courthouse steps