Top 5 Saints I Would NOT Want to Hang Out With:

1) Jerome
2) Simeon Stylites
3) Cyril of Alexandria
4) Pope Pius V
5) Catherine of Siena (I’d be scared of whatever takedown of me she could write up)

I always am amused that he practiced his seething misogyny (even for his own time!) while living for decades off the largesse and support of wealthy widows

I tell this not to brag -- God knows I have made mistakes as a dad -- but because of this: On this #EarthWindFire Day, remember: your kids will not always be three, will not always dance in public, and will not always ask you to join them.

May your heart ring in the key that your soul sings!

So I stopped pushing the cart and joined in, a small group of people clapped and laughed as we got down. When the song ended, we went on with our shopping trip. 2/3

Them: [pause..then in annoyed voice] Well, Mr. Ferguson, -- [I interrupt]

Me: Actually, it's Doctor Ferguson. [Not telling them it's a PhD] 3/x

Them: [reviews] OK you need to enroll in both a supplemental insurance plan and apply for a manufacturer's assistance program or it'll be $900 a month

Pause

Them: Are you still there?

Me: I am, I just don't know what the $25,000 a year my employer and I currently pay for insurance is for. 2/x