Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Living

Life is hard. And full. And awesome. Live it.

  • In a city park, over the weekend, this conversation probably occurred: Geoffery: Did you read that Paul Krugman post?  The one about hypocrisy? Dillon: No!  What did that old miser have to say? Geoffery: He noticed that we seem to have different feelings about our leaders’ indiscretions depending on their political party. Dillon: Can’t be. …

  • Of course the teens should occupy the church; but not just teens.  Us!  We should occupy the church!  We should demand a better church!  We should lay claim to our leadership of an institution that today only benefits some! Brian Kirk asks in a column for Patheos: “Should we help teens occupy the church?” which…

  • I’m a little late in posting this, but I am happy to see other Episcopalians talking about this in an honest and direct way.

  • Just so you don’t think I’m a party pooper, here’s my family out Monday night!     They really do up Halloween here! That’s why we do this! Am I right? For a few more pictures, check out my Tumblr page, Stay-at-Home Drew and join me on Flickr!

  • Welcome to the world number 7,000,000,000!  Now wait a second… oh!  7,000,000,001!  Wait a few more seconds…There’s 7,000,002!  Congratulations new babies, families, and all!  This happy and joyous occasion!  We can ignore the suffering for a little while, anyway! There are a few things that surprise me when they don’t hit people in the gut.…

  • Telling Secrets: “Three hundred kids is 300 too many”.  Go check this out.  A great post about bullying and honesty and integrity.