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| Monday, November 16th, 2009 |
catholicism
[ agentrayevyn ]
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I'm a newbie to Catholicism, so go easy on me if whatever I say is blatantly obvious to everyone else here. I've noticed that both of the churches I've attended hold mass daily. Who goes to mass every day? I figured it might be more common among the retired population or older people, but some of my google-fu came up with accounts of people who go to mass every day before work and they love it being the start to their day. Is there a reason besides making it part of a daily routine that a person would go to mass in the morning on a weekday? |
| Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 | |
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Store: New colors and styles
http://www.unshelved.com/blog.aspx?post=1542 In addition to the two new designs we announced today, we're also releasing two old favorites in new forms:
- Our all-time bestselling What Happens in the Library Stays in the Library is now available in a handsome Denim Blue shirt with dark blue ink, $18.95 in Standard and Women's Junior styles.
- The classic What Would Dewey Do? is available in a beautiful and warm Deep Heather thermal long-sleeved tee with light blue ink. $24.95 in Standard styles.
Both ship in early December, in plenty of time for the holidays.
That completes all the additions to our store for Holiday 2009. We're starting a little later than usual, which means we won't have time for reorders. So buy your favorites now while supplies last.
Posted by Bill on 11/16/2009 5:29:00 PM |
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Store: The Book Was Better
http://www.unshelved.com/blog.aspx?post=1540 
The actors may be extremely attractive, the special effects may be awesome, but the movie will never be as good as the source material. Black, White, and Gold on a cinematic Sangria shirt, $18.95 in Standard and Junior Women's styles. Ships in early December, just in time for the holidays.
Posted by Bill on 11/16/2009 5:18:00 PM |
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Unshelved News: Unshelved Answers
http://www.unshelved.com/blog.aspx?post=1538 
The public ask librarians for help. Who do librarians ask for help? Other librarians, of course. At work and, increasingly, on the Internet, using listservs, message boards, Twitter, etc. Your question may even have been asked before. The problem is finding it, sorting through the answers, and telling the good from the bad.
Introducing Unshelved® Answers, a place to share your expertise about libraries and everything in them: reference resources, reader's advisory, customer service, cataloging, administration, or anything else. Already people have asked:
... and much more!
We've got an easy and effective system for grading both questions and answers so that you can quickly and easily solve your problem and help others solve theirs. Every time your work is voted up you gain more reputation, which unlocks more functionality of the site for you. Eventually our most prized contributors become de-facto moderators. The site is really run by you, for you.
We hope this will become a useful tool for the library community (and anyone else, including booksellers and individuals). Visit Unshelved® Answers today to share your expertise!
Posted by Bill on 11/16/2009 5:59:00 AM |
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| Monday, November 16th, 2009 |
catholicism
[ katiesthoughts ]
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5:15p |
The Me of Marley and Me Catholic Childhood
I really enjoyed "Marley and Me," so I was pretty excited to find out that John Grogan had another book, "The Longest Trip Home". This one was about his life growing up in a Catholic household. Has anyone else read this? What are your thoughts on his portrayal of the Catholic Church? I was pretty disappointed and a bit sadden myself. I was wondering what other Catholics thought. |
| Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 |
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| Monday, November 16th, 2009 |
sfbayarea
[ cassidyrose ]
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[ photographer ]
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are you keeping track of movies you watched?
It's not about a local event, although questions feels to me relevant to the most advanced and computer literate audience in the world — people living in the Bay Area: Do you keep track of the movies you watched (I mean besides the netflix queue which you could request to be sent to your email), going to watch or own copies in dvd/files/whatever else format? Did you ever find yourself in the situation that the movie you just started watching isn't really new for you — it's something you already saw, but forgot the title since then? I do forget the titles often. Friends of mine created as a side project a list service to keep track of these things, and looking for real-world people's experience to figure out where to move their site next. Not showing the name of their service here (trying to avoid any advertising), but they'd really appreciate your answers to a short questionarie. Please, help if you can. |
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[ eiregirl05 ]
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| Sunday, November 15th, 2009 |
vegetarian
[ lovelylilacs ]
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2:29p |
Vegetarian Ethics?
Hello, I could really use some help right now. I've been a vegetarian for about three months, basically I started it because I was raised my whole life thinking it was healthier, and one day I realized I was kind of living a double standard, knowing that veg was the healthier choice but still continuing to eat meat. So I quit, and it's really been fun finding new ways to cook things and all. I did it mainly for health reasons. Anyway. Most of my family are at least polite about it, but my brother is driving me into the ground. Every time he gets annoyed with me about anything, he has to bring up how stupid it is that I'm now a vegetarian, and I really don't understand why it bothers him so bad... I thought he'd forget about it by now but no... We were at a friend's house last night, and she asked me if I was still veg. I said yes and so she just made sure she put the chicken on the side to add to anyone's food who wanted it. I don't think she likes what I'm doing but she doesn't argue. Anyway... my brother went on an embarrassing tangent about me in front of her last night and I don't really know how to douse out the fire so he'll quit saying things like that. I really don't want to give him any smart comebacks or facts... he's researched vegetarianism and he's even done it before, which is why I'm really confused as to what his problem is, and I don't really care about all the technical reason... it's food. I just don't want to eat meat. I don't even wanna talk about it to people anymore because I'm afraid they'll label me somehow. Sometimes he bothers me so bad I just wanna quit but the thing is, I don't think I could even if I wanted to now. The thought of eating meat makes me almost want to throw up. People are always talking about the nasty hormones they put in meat these days, and yet they still eat it anyway and I just don't think I could do that anymore... I'm just really sick of dealing with people's crap and I wish that we didn't have to talk about it at every meal but my brother brings it up constantly. I'm really afraid one day he's gonna take me somewhere and there won't be a veg option and he'll try to make me eat a meat dish just for the heck of it. I know he sounds like a psycho but we've been through a lot together and he's the only real friend I've got. Anybody have a similar situation? I just don't get it, I mean I never throw food away... as a matter of fact I ate some fermented green beans the other night because it was the only vegetable thing we had left... I have found ways to order veggie food at just about anywhere when we go out to eat, and I'm not being wasteful nor do I spend more money on tofu substitutes. I make a lot of normal food that is appealing to the rest of my family, even my dad who is a firm believer in steak lol. And most of all heck I feel better now, and meat is just gross to me. I am thinking about making a deal with my brother since he hunts, I might tell him that I'll only eat deer meat that he brings home or something like that. Maybe then he'll be appeased.... |
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postcards ... found
OMG, just found these when cleaning the desk. They are from August!! Nan Johnson ... Santa Clara, CA  Karen Chew ... Redwood City, CA  Anonymous ... Portland, OR  Joki Wilson ... San Francisco, CA   |
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Museum of Temporary Art
This will be the last publication by MOTA. Begun by Debbie Rebsch in 2000, it will end publication this year. Check out the website: www.museum-of-temporary-art.com    |
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5:22p |
ATC's
Swaps from ATC's Anonymous Ghosts and Ghouls Nancy Daisie ..... Gail Yanker  Jean Baden-Gillette ..... Jeannette Faber  Inchie on an ATC Swap Nina Tarnuzzer ..... Kathleen Downey  Grace Taylor ... Jan Roberts ... Marna Bennett  Oihana Traders, Hawaii   CZ Lovecraft, San Jose CA  |
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The Mother Tree Project
Helen Hiebert, extraordinary paper-maker and teacher from Portland, Oregon, is hosting a collaborative project titled The Mother Tree. This artwork, which will be exhibited in February 2010 at the Michael Graves-designed Portland Building, will consist of a life-size hand-made paper dress with crocheted strands of natural fibers coming from it, cascading to the floor to form the "roots" of the Mother Tree. The artist is asking for anyone interested to contribute crocheted strands for inclusion in the artwork. More information on this project can be found at: http://mothertreeproject.blogspot.com/Here are the "roots" that I crocheted this afternoon. Each of the three roots is made of three strands of cotton thread. They represent the three generations which I currently inhabit in my life: daughter, mother and grandmother. The roots are each 20 feet long, making a total of 60 feet, one for each year of life so far. I allowed for mistakes to stand in the stitches, just as there are mis-steps and snags along the road of life.  |
catholicism
[ hagazusa ]
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6:56p |
Spanish Sacred Art at the National Gallery, London
If any of you get to London, you might be interested in this exhibition, The Sacred Made Real, at the National Gallery. Here's a slide show: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2009/jun/09/spanish-art-national-gallery-exhibition?picture=348593276And here's an article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/oct/25/sacred-made-real-national-galleryYou see six rooms of sacred paintings and sculptures from the 17th century Spanish hyper-realism period. This artistic movement was part of the Counter-Reformation, trying to inspire new religious devotion by making the statues and paintings of Christ, Mary, and the saints as life-like as possible. The statues were multi-media collaborations. They were first carved in wood and hollowed out so they wouldn't be too heavy, then painted by different artists. Eyes were made from glass inserted inside the sculpture's head and real human hair was used for the eyelashes, real bull's horn for the fingernails. Sometimes glass pieces were used for tears. Cork bark painted red was applied to resemble blood, ie in crucified Christ. Hair was made of hemp that was then plastered and painted. These statues are still used as devotional art in churches and in processions in Spain and this was their first appearance in a museum as part of a secular exhibition. After the exhibition they go back home to their original churches. It was interesting to watch people's reactions. Some of the people were like: okaaaay, *this* is weird. Then you could tell who was Catholic because they seemed to be wondering if they should genuflect before remembering that they were in a museum and not a church, lol. |
| Saturday, November 14th, 2009 |
vegetarian
[ wingbones ]
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