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Surprised by God: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Religion. Ruttenberg, Danya (Author) Aug 2008. 256 p. Beacon, hardcover, $24.95. (9780807010686). 296.709. Ruttenberg, who was recently ordained as a rabbi, decided at the age of 13 that she was an atheist....

We're somewhere in Oklahoma. The last few days have included the Painted Desert, a petrified forest, a meteor crater, (all gorgeous, humbling, amazing), and God-bless-it Cadillac Ranch, which makes me totally, irrationally happy. There's also been a lot of fantastic...

Is a fine place to sit on a summer morning and drink a frozen lemonade.

What I have to say about the fact that my husband made me go to the Atomic Testing Museum: He is so going to Graceland. On the tour. And he will like it. Hoover Dam was nifty, but it was too hot to run around and investigate properly. Most of what was exciting about...

We set out yesterday on the Big Grand Adventure of Driving Really Far, aka taking our time relocating from the uttermost west (LA) to the slightly further east (Boston). I still can't believe that I'm leaving California after 11 years. I also can't believe that I was...

This is the Google News page I wish I got to see in the morning.

OK, not me--thanks. It's the title of a movie. Yisrael Campbell is hilarious and wise-hearted and wonderful. You should make sure to catch this: More info here.

It's been a busy time over here in the the land of three dimensions; our stuff has been packed and sent off to points east, and most of our furniture has been sent off to its new homes already--the remaining two or three items will be gone by today. We're here through...

My living room is already stacked high with brown boxes, filled with books and linens and some art and the beginnings of the kitchen stuff. I'm hoping that by the end of the day, there will be a lot more filled boxes and a lot less stuff on shelves and in cabinets....