Heresy With Heather

Sometimes sewing is just sewing, socks are just socks, and the yarn is just the stuff our grandmothers used to knit the itchy scarves and potholders we don't need.

However, these hairy-hobbit socks are no ordinary socks and can say, among other things, "Happy Birthday", "You matter", and "I'm here for you."

This episode is dedicated to my dearest friend who dared to be born and make the world a better place. You know who you are, Happy Birthday!

Quicksand, Kidnappers, and Homelessness were on my list of things to prepare for to become a high-functioning, full-fledged adult. Airplane travel was not.

Thankfully, experience has a way of teaching us what wisdom did not. Enclosed is a thorough guide to basic aeronautics, security checkpoint survival, airport gaslighting, and all airport/airline-related travel.

Remember the villain from the movie about a girl who wants have adventure in the great wide somewhere? He’s the bad guy, right? Or has Gaston been the misunderstood hero all along? Should women be allowed to read? How many eggs are appropriate for a grown man to eat on a daily basis?

These are the vital questions we tackle in today’s response to John Doyle’s video “Why Beauty and the Beast is Implicitly Right Winged”.

Disclaimer: Only feelings were hurt in the making of this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftDHFM9bkG8

The past has always felt sure - grounded and protected in a sea of random artifacts, written records, and shared memory. How terrifying to think that the something as menial as undergarments could bring it crashing down.

Genesis Reflections (Pt 3/3): It is one thing to live with optimism and purpose when one's are eyes shut tight as to shield from any hint that something could go wrong. It is another thing entirely to do so with one's eyes open.

The final part in our Series "Reflections in Genesis"!

Genesis Reflections Part 2: Where we discover the world as we've always known it and find that it may not have meant to be this way.

This series was intended to be a two-part series but is not officially a three part as it became rather long. I apologize to anyone who will lose sleep over this.

Genesis Reflections Pt (1/3): Some stories so accurately describe what you've felt and known, but never been able to say. After you've heard them, you find that you now have a best friend in the form of a cozy book that finally understands you. This is not one of those stories.

It’s not that one should want to be mauled by a bear; it’s that bears are the more predictable type. Plus, bears tend to like when you scream and throw food at them where men find the behavior altogether distasteful. 

Trigger Warning: While this episode seeks to be mindful and respectful, topics such as human and bear attacks are discussed.

Music Credits: Henry Hall "Teddy Bear's Picnic"

We've all been to the family reunion where we learn that the generation before us believes it is socially acceptable to kiss directly on the lips regardless of gender, familiarity, or denture presence.

What we didn't all know is how that defining moment is like a podcast.

Music Credit: "Lost in the Woods" - Disney Studios (All Property is the Rights of Disney Studio and the smallest clip is for educational purposes only.)

Don't come at me Disney....

I didn't mean to be wrong. As a matter of fact, it never even occurred to me that I might be. I just woke up one day (it was probably a Tuesday) and the heresy was there and it had been there for awhile and how awkward that I was just now noticing.