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• No padding needed...artfull bra project (Breast Cancer Awareness)

  These works of art and obvious love will amaze you. The page loads oddly on my laptop--you have to scroll left/right to see the whole page, but it's worth the effort. Thanks to Michelle Meech , a blogger on the Virtual Tea House, for sending the link Read More... Posted Sunday, March 01, 2009 12:48 PM by Beth Patterson | 3 Comments Filed under: acceptance, becoming more human, calling things by their right name, humor, in memorium, wonder

• Practicing safe sects

  I read once that punning is an inferior type of humor. I have nothing with which to battle that opinion, so I'm going with it. I actually revel in the occasional pun....below is a year or two's worth in my book. Thanks Rozy for sending these groaners Read More... Posted Friday, February 06, 2009 1:51 AM by Beth Patterson | 0 Comments Filed under: humor

• Gladys gets her 15 minutes

  HELLOOOO out there--does anyone else think that the chemistry between Ellen and Gladys is remarkably funny and sweet? I tried to embed this video, but was unsuccessful--drat. You'll just have to do the old-fashioned thing and click on this link. Click Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 06, 2009 3:12 AM by Beth Patterson | 2 Comments Filed under: humor, spirit-ual

• Winter's Day Confessions

  This week's submission for One Single Impression. The prompt for December 21st is: A Winter's Day progress is incremental now coveting neighbor's winter landscape and unique holiday lighting instead of the neighbor or his wife Mirror Pond, part of the Read More... Posted Sunday, December 21, 2008 7:15 PM by Beth Patterson | 17 Comments Filed under: aging gracefully, confession, humor, one single impression

• A recipe for holiday mischief

  Just so we don't take our Advent exploration as the only way to celebrate the season... Warning: Don't try this recipe alone. It's best made with a spiritual community that's taking itself too seriously. These are truly spirit-ual endeavors. Tequila Christmas Read More... Posted Saturday, December 13, 2008 2:09 PM by Beth Patterson | 2 Comments Filed under: humor, spirit-ual

• The Chanukah Buck

  Chanukah is December 22-30 this year. Just to get a head-start on our greetings, here's a photo that's been going around the net. Apparently on good sources, this is Schlomo, Rudolph's first cousin on his mother's side. The reindeer side of the family Read More... Posted Thursday, December 11, 2008 11:04 AM by Beth Patterson | 0 Comments Filed under: chanukah, humor

• Bear on a mission

  Sent by my friend Donna who knows I have a thing about bears. Thanks, Donna! Hi my name is Billy and I'm a suet addict. I'm having a little bit of fun here. What kind of a deviant human mind put this thing in such a &#*% weird, hard to reach place? Read More... Posted Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:31 AM by Beth Patterson | 2 Comments Filed under: animal-human connection, humor

• Who needs pockets? And what's so funny about tearing up paper?

  Oh my gosh! This is the funniest thing I've seen in a month of Sundays (what does that colloquialism mean?) Sent to me by my friend and former boss, Bob S. Thanks, Bob...not quite sure what you meant by saying this might have been made of me... ";" Read More... Posted Saturday, November 15, 2008 6:22 AM by Beth Patterson | 1 Comments Filed under: children, humor, laughter, youtube

• Preparing for autumn hikes in the wilderness

  I don't know about y'all, but I'm jonesing for fall. It's my favorite season. Maybe I'm making it up, but I could swear that subtle air and light quality changes are happening. Like tonight, the air is very cool--by morning and my 5am trek with Damn Dog Read More... Posted Monday, August 25, 2008 5:36 PM by Beth Patterson | 4 Comments Filed under: curiosity, humor

• Having fun with words: Can you catch hipatitus from being a coffee?

  The Washington Post in its Style Invitational Column regularly publishes winning submissions to its neologism contests, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words. You all have probably seen these before...but thought I'd Read More... Posted Sunday, July 27, 2008 11:37 AM by Beth Patterson | 5 Comments Filed under: delight, humor

• Tales of the Wandering Boob

  This is a guest post from Susan Dearborn Jackson. She will be a regular blogger on the Virtual Tea House. Stay tuned for more adventures with Susan...and maybe even with Susan's peripatetic boob. In the meantime, here's a little bio: Susan has been an Read More... Posted Friday, May 09, 2008 1:50 AM by Beth Patterson | 1 Comments Filed under: aging gracefully, attachment, becoming more human, delight, freedom, humor

• Top 10 reasons why men should not be ordained for ministry

  From a site called "Serving Bread" comes the 10 top reasons why men should NOT be ordained. A little satire is good for the soul! From the extended syllabus of Systematic Theology 3: 10. A man’s place is in the army. 9. The pastoral duties of men who Read More... Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 3:58 PM by Beth Patterson | 2 Comments Filed under: acceptance, calling things by their right name, Christianity, community, courage, humor, resistance, satire