The Constant Wanderer

A couple scenes from this weekend's youth retreat where I was a small group leader: me: hey, so what did you guys learn at the workshops this afternoon? kids: tons of stuff me: which workshops did you go to? kid: the songs of solomon one me: what did you get out of that? kid1: well, the language was kinda weird, but it's good to know the historical basis for it kid2: yea, there's this one part with the fauns kid1: yup - fauns: half human, half donkey me: what? kid1: you know, like Mr. Tumnus - half human, half donkey me: ... ... ... (15 minutes later - walking to dinner) kid3: yo, you know that part about the horse woman? kid4: yea, it's kinda weird that she looks like a horse me: ehh ... you know she doesn't really look like a horse, right?

This is one of the most interesting articles I have read this week. There are so many quotable lines from the article that I dare not spoil it for you. Alright I lied, if I don't put quotes here, you'll never click on the article. Here, women propose marriage and men can't refuse "I had no feelings for her," said Nananghe, now 65. "Then when I ate this meal, it was like lightning. I wanted only her." "It's women who do the asking, and once they have, men are powerless to say no." "I learned the hard way that here, a man never approaches a woman," he says.