Category — Microblog Mondays

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I love reading about other religions. The BBC recently had a piece about the fastest growing religion in Iceland, a combination of Norse mythology and ecology guiding the practice:

The blót had been organised by the Ásatrú Association of Iceland, a pagan faith group that is currently one of the country’s fastest growing religions, having almost quadrupled its membership in a decade, albeit from a low base of 1,275 people in 2009 to 4,473 in 2018.

It sounds like a wonderful group:

Although the Ásatrú Association has no doctrine as such, it does promote virtuous behaviour. “It’s about being honest, upright and tolerant,” Hilmarsson said. “Respect for nature is also important. You have to make sure you live in harmony with nature.”

I mostly like the idea of new ideas and ways of navigating the world popping up. That religion or art or literature or [name your favourite way to process the world] is ever-changing.

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I am aware that there are many people who do not reread books or rewatch television shows or movies. I am not one of those people. I love rereading books, and research backs up my assertion that rereading (or rewatching) is just as enjoyable as the first time. So there.

The question, of course, is how do you decide? There are some books that I know as I’m reading it (or shows that I know as I’m watching them) that I’m going to want to read again and again, even before I know the ending. And others that I enjoy so much the first time around, but I also know that I probably won’t seek them out a second time.

I think it comes down to characters I want to spend time with. As in, if they were real people, I would want to hang out with them.

What about you?

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While I am totally aware that every culture and country has a different list of foods that it counts as “breakfast” foods, I was not aware that Americans have the narrowest definition of breakfast items. That fact listed in the dek isn’t really backed up with a numerical count of every country and its breakfast items, but sure, let’s go with it.

I have the same breakfast every day. A container of yogurt. That is my favourite breakfast. If we’re having breakfast out, I tend to go for eggs first and French toast second and anything else third. I’m not the biggest fan of pancakes, though I’ll eat them if I make them. And I love a good crepe, but few non-crepe places serve crepes here.

And I loooooove breakfast for dinner. In fact, that’s what I think we’ll have tonight.

What do you have for breakfast? And are breakfast foods kept at breakfast time?

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If I worked in this office, no plant would choose me to be their friend because they would immediately pick up on the fact that I don’t like them. Even if they were a flowering plant. Actually, especially if they were a flowering plant. I dislike flowers, too, especially when they’re brought into a building as cut-flowers or a flowering plant.

I would be irritated beyond all get-out if I had to take care of a plant.

But an office pet? THAT I would be all over. If my boss gave everyone a hamster or a turtle to live on their desk and care for every day? I would be a very happy employee. Animals = happiness. Plants = irritation.

How do you feel about plants?

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Today is Memorial Day in the United States, a day to remember people in the military who have died in service to the US. It should be a somber holiday considering that it is marking countless deaths, but it’s billed as the “official start of summer” and plenty of stores host Memorial Day sales.

It made me think about how I would feel if October 15th––Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day––became an excuse for cookouts and pool parties. I would feel really upset to see a day designated to mark something emotional and sacred being used to sell cars or mattresses.

Sending thoughts to everyone who is mourning a loss today. Thank you to everyone who serves in our military and the families who support them.

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