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The happy news of the day is that I’ve reached day ten of the cleanse.   I can have soy beans (tofu), fruit, and nuts again.  And just one more day to go!  I managed to get in two very slow laps around the Rose Bowl this morning.  Without any carbs in one’s system, it’s hard to get going. 

Scraps of news:

My doctoral dissertation was on the role of the bishops of Durham and the archbishops of York in defending northern England from Scottish attack in the first half of the fourteenth century.  I’ve always paid attention to the current occupants of these two sees, and was very interested to learn that a new archbishop of York was appointed today: Ugandan-born John Sentamu.  Sentamu is England’s first black archbishop, and his seems a wise appointment.  Nothing in his career suggests that he holds inflexibly traditional views on human sexuality akin to Anglican bishops in his native country.  There’s quite a lot of discussion about Sentamu in the comments section of a post at Kendall Harmon’s blog.  In any case, it’s very interesting news for those who love beautiful old York.  (Though I’ve always felt, especially after doing research there, that York Minster is just too bloody big.  Give me old Durham Cathedral any day.)

Camassia has a very good post on Zach, the young gay man sent by his parents against his will to a "Love in Action" camp.  Even XRLQ gets on board with the "right side" on this issue.  The good guys at Ex Gay Watch have more news on Love in Action here.

If you go to Jenell’s blog now, you can see pictures of Wesley and Oliver, her twin boys born Monday.  The boys are still in a special care nursery, so pray please that Jenell and James can bring them home very soon.

Annika has invented a new religion.

Lucky White Girl has a humorous and poignant plea.

Visit the blog of an old high school and college friend of mine, Chris Leib.  He’s quite an artist; here’s his self-portrait.

And happy news.  As I write, busy paralegals are putting the finishing touches on all the documents for our new chinchilla re-homing charity.  The official name: The Matilde Mission: Pet Homes for Ranch Chinchillas, Inc. (It’s based, of course, on the marvelous PHFR). We’ll have official non-profit status by the end of the month, and we’ll get the bank accounts set up as well.  Lots of ranch chinchillas are going to be saved from pelting and have much, much happier lives.

Matilde will be soliciting donations from everyone soon.