Thank you!

And yet, they are mostly all ensconced in their respective beurocracies enjoying their sumptuaries and living protected from the righteous wrath of the laity for their abuses while the sheep themselves get mauled by the meat grinder that is the contemporary world.

I don't see how it is NOT eminently reasonable to think of the hierarchy as the butlers, stable boys, cooks, and maids of the Church. Fo this is *precisely* wherein the glory of the higher *as higher* is found—as per Christ's example. Of course, this is decidedly *not* how the whole has developed...

Gracias, amigo!

Those mimics, man.

It's one of several reasons I'd be inclined not to get a dog (although they can obviously be great companions). Dog owners apparently get Lyme disease at significantly higher rates than the general population.

What about ticks? Does she ever come back with ticks?

Yes. A good way of putting it.

LOL, yeah.

I hate autocorrect.

UGH!!!! I meant to write "Mmmmmm"! Goddammit.

Mommy, yes.

I liked that book, Lie with Me. It's better than hs _In the Absence of Men_, I think. Do you know about Sumru's _Other Names for Love_? That is another good gay novel.

I feel like one of the beauties of this place is that everything can remain small, and that's alright because a) it IS alright and b) because everyone is alright with that.

There we go! Boyfriend hunting sounds rad.