Frivolous and fun:
Debra remembers The Waltons. Some of those old TV series were classics, and it’s fun to see them becoming available on DVD. What old TV series have you bought on DVD, and what would you like to see available?

The blogger at Seasonal Soundings was busy making earrings out of buttons this week. I’m craft-challenged and I don’t wear earrings, but I might be able to do this one for the urchins who do wear earrings. It sounds like fun.

Jared, King of the Thinklings, posts odds on various happenings in his center of the blogosphere. Cute. I’m sure he left me out because I’m too unpredictable for the gamblers in our midst.

Waterfall has Prufrock Thoughts and Mitty Moments and wonders if the rest of us do, too. I know I have frequent Prufrock Thoughts: “Do I dare disturb the universe?” And “So how should I presume?” Maybe what I have are Prufrock Questions. In fact, I’m thinking right now, “What if Waterfall (or someone else) should come along and say, ‘That is not it, at all. That is not what I meant at all.” How embarrassing.

Thoughtful and timely:
Great family Thanksgiving ideas at Mommy Life and Chief Executive Mom,

Amanda Witt of Wittingshire on the importance of symbols.

Catez at AllThings2All blogs about meeting the neighbors. I am, like she says she is, absolutely no good at this. I know most of my neighbors (casually) because we’ve lived here for twenty years, but meeting people is one of my worst skills. I say I’m interested in community, but when it comes down to brass tacks, I guess I’m more like Linus “I love mankind; it’s people I can’t stand.” Not really can’t stand, I just don’t want to risk the effort.

Ariel asks for specific, applicable ideas on how to add a small helping of humility to our lives. I’m working on it, but if anyone else wants to join in on the discussion in the meantime, go read Ariel’s post and the one that initiated the discussion.

Michael Spencer, iMonk, on the death of Pastor Kyle Lake of University Baptist Church in Waco, Texas last week. I’ve been praying for the family of Kyle Lake and for the students and others in Waco who are in mourning over his loss. I would imagine that Eldest Daughter has heard him preach when she visited UBC.

New and interesting blog I found this week:

My Year of Shakespeare: James Weber says, “I have always been aware that there was this dude named Shakespeare and that he influenced, well, everything. It seemed like a good time to read up on him and read what he wrote.” He’s planning to read all the plays this year—and live to blog about it.