I finished Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather, which is neither a tragedy nor a murder mystery. The title is very misleading as the novel is all about the lives of Father Latour and Father Valliant, French Jesuit missionaries in the American Southwest in the mid 1800s. Father Latour becomes the first archbishop of Santa Fe, and Father Valliant becomes the first bishop of Denver. They work with Navajos and Mexicans. They capture a murderer, excommunicate two heretics, and bring one of those heretics back in communion with the church.
Beautifully told, Cather weaves in stories of Kit Carson and Junipero Serra as well as historical events like the Colorado gold rush and the exile and return of the Navajo people. Catholicism plays a huge role in this book, which makes me curious about Cather and her biography, but these are quick takes. I think anyone teens and above would enjoy it. Death Comes for the Archbishop is a work of art.
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This Thursday's theme was Bright.
Sometimes those Instagram filters do wonderful things. For Bright, I used Valencia.
This was taken at our parish picnic, Germanfest. Note the sunflare. I get extra points for that. Look at those sweet girls!
5. I've been behind on my blogging for many reasons, but mostly because this happened.
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| Peter (aka Indignant 17yo), Jill, Susan, Edmund, and Angela |
Susan and Angela arrived late Wednesday evening bringing Seville's heat with them. Later today, when Lucy returns from camp, our family will once again be complete.
6. Peter recently received a free razor from Gillette in the mail for his 18th birthday. This is odd, because he just turned 17, hence, the "indignant 17 yo" character that I am often tweeting about.
The packaging on this Gillette razor is....unusual. Gillette is making the claim that using their razor will make you more sexy. I guess they are trying to compete with Axe (barf).
That says, "44% MORE lipstick stains."
This side claims, "110% more steamy glances."
7. Of course, Gillette is only try to keep up with Old Spice. Once the go-to deodorant for the mature baby boomer, Old Spice now markets such scents as "Wolfthorn."
I am 100% certain that Ron Swanson wouldn't be caught dead wearing a body spray, but if he did, it would probably be Wolfthorn.
According to the packaging, Wolfthorn body spray actually causes a howling wolf to emerge from one's bicep. But in reality, it smells like a women's fragrance.
Joining Jen and the joiners and Cari and the Clansfolk.
Wolfthorn. Wow :)
ReplyDeleteDry humor is my favorite. You always make me crack up. The jokes that you deliver oh-so-
ReplyDeleteinnocuously that make my day. "Note the sunflare. I get extra points for that." "But in reality, it smells like a woman's fragrance". Yup, I'm quoting you back to you in your own combox.
I think I would email Gillette that I was offended even if its not that offensive just to get some free razors as an apology :-)
ReplyDeleteI can't believe Wolfthorn is for real. It sounds like a bad SNL sketch!
ReplyDeleteLet us dissect what the package is really saying.
ReplyDeleteThe 110% more steamy glances are from your mother who is releasing steam as a warning that she's about to go all "Cyclops" (from XMen) on your sassy ass.
The claim 3X less epic fails is a wash since there's 3X more suitors, so brush up on your pick up lines because they clearly stated that 73% of them are total crap! Only 26% of them are remotely okay.
The 71% double takes is because we can't believe that shit just came out of your mouth. Seriously. What were thinking when you said that!
44% more lip stick stains from your buddies drawing lips all over your face because you are all always the first to fall asleep at parties.
I always love a Ron Swanson reference. He is my boys' hero. And I don't believe he'd wear body spray, no matter how manly the name. :)
ReplyDeleteHave you ever heard of http://www.dollarshaveclub.com/ ? We started using them a few months ago and not only are their videos hilarious, I was surprised to discover that there really are no gimmicks--we're paying a whopping $6 for 4 blades and shipping each month. A huge savings over the blades I'd buy at Target. Oh, and they don't come with a bunch of weirdness on the box. Although that Wolfthorn stuff is intriguing...
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