Monthly Archives: August 2004

Random Thoughts … Listening to NPR on the way home the other day … Why is it always things like “the holy city of Najaf” … and rarely “the holy city of Jerusalem” … “the holy city of Rome” … … Continue reading →

paramour: a man’s mistress or a woman’s lover. mistress: 1 a woman who rules others or has control, authority, or power over something; specifically, (a) a woman who is head of a household or institution; (b) a woman owner of … Continue reading →

August 6th, 2004: Just before waking from a nap this afternoon, I had a dream: My daughter and I were eating in a restaurant and I mentioned a concert that I’d seen in the old Charlotte Coliseum … and it … Continue reading →

YOU KNOW YOU’RE SOUTHERN ORTHODOX WHEN: 10) At Pentecost, your church is decorated with Kudzu. 9) You spell “feast” with only three letters: B B Q. 8) You say “Father,” “Barsonuphios,” and “Monastery” without any pronouncing an “r.” 7) You … Continue reading →

Warning: The following article is secular. It has nothing to do with Orthodoxy. It was, however, the impetus for the Orthodoxy in DIXIE article. (File it under the “Etc” column.) What a hoot! All the mud-slinging that surrounded the Confederate … Continue reading →