We have ham for Christmas, because I need a meaty ham bone for the black-eyed peas for New Years.

It is my understanding that Georgia doesn't allow people to run for one elected office while holding a different office. They have to resign before they can run. So I want to know if MTG is going to run for Senate or Governor.

I wish the reporter had done a better job with this. Ms. Graham found the former evangelical right wing fringe of Orthodoxy and mistook it for the heart and soul.

I don't think it was meant to suggest any particular role for psychotherapy in religion - the therapist/marriage counselor was just there to signify a breakdown in a formerly close relationship between Christ and the Church.

I did as you suggested, and jotted down what I thought this cartoon was saying "married couple - Christ and the Church/bride - getting marriage counseling - Church recognizes she has become estranged from her spouse" - close to your second thought in your post.

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I heard They Might Be Giants version first, for sure. It's such a fun song, no matter who is singing it!

That's exactly what I was thinking of. ☺️

One could write: "The Epstein emails show how New York City elite protected predators."

And then just write it. Write what the sources say. Don't compare to today (I assure you they are still protecting predators; millions just voted for Cuomo). Just write what the sources say.

All served on Blue Willow china. (That's our holiday china, too.)

I suspect New Orleans is nicer in November than it was when I was there in July.

Washington, though (where I live) only got funds out to the 250,000 households whose normal SNAP day was between Nov 1 and Nov 7. Everyone else's SNAP benefits are in limbo. :-(
komonews.com/news/local/e...

Oregon filled all EBT cards on Friday, with their full November benefits, regardless of when folks usually received their SNAP benefits.
www.opb.org/article/2025...