I discovered your blog soon after I began to identify as an agnostic and shortly after my partner Scott and I adopted our newborn son. I appreciate your posts. I know you are not able to write as much these days but I sure enjoy when you do! Also, I really enjoyed the section you wrote for the book Parenting Beyond Belief.

I have teamed up with my friend and co-author Christine to write and publish a quote book titled: “The Best Nonreligious Quotes Ever”. It is a collection of nonreligious quotes designed to uplift and amuse. We have included a quote of yours in our book.

The reason for writing this just published book stems from the fact that most, if not all, inspirational quote books contain religious references in one form or another. Where, we thought, is the inspirational quote book that is geared toward the nonreligious reader? We decided to write one ourselves.

We would like to send you a complimentary copy of our book. If you would like one, please email an address for us to mail it to you. My email address is: kwr446@gmail.com.

Feel free to check out our book’s website: http://www.nonreligiousquotes.com.

Thanks for being a presence for all of us agnostic parents!

Kevin Reedy (Portland, OR)

I’m a very bad writer of english, sorry.

You look very nice at photography.

I’m happy you are come. Do you will write more? I have a link in my blog long ago of your blog. I find your ideas very usefully. I’m agnostic an I write about and to young people and the consequences of religions.

(I’m extenuated of write in english.)

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Estimada Noell.

Por la fotografía se ve que usted ha estado muy bien, que bueno.

Que gusto que escriba de nuevo. ¿Lo seguirá haciendo? Tengo un vínculo en mi bitácora hacia la suya. Encuentro sus ideas muy útiles. También soy agnóstico y escribo para y acerca de los jóvenes, y las consecuencias de las religiones.

Le mando un cordial saludo desde México.

My stars and gardens! Welcome back again and again! And congrats on being another puppy-mom!! They look so freakin’ adorable together!!

I could never go vegan, although I know a lot of people who have–I just can’t seem to give up steak or chicken (although ham has been gone since my mother stopped forcing it on me when I was ten! LOL!) Were the reasons you went vegan for philosophical reasons or health reasons? Just curious as I know many who have arrived at vegetarianism and veganism on many separate paths…

Although not vegetarian in any form, I have become a mini-farmer, growing tons of corn, tomatoes, peppers–you name it, I’m probably growing it! to try to survive the price-shock at the supermarket these days… I find it hard to believe that tomatoes are really worth 2.99 to 4.99 a pound, you know?

I’ve also actually laid off most of the fundies on my blog, only because we’re having a crisis of sorts in my immediate family–a renewed soldier of christ on the warpath is wreaking havoc, so I’m trying to not add fuel to the proverbial fire until cooler heads prevail–although it’s been almost two months now!!

Anyway, I’m so glad to see you alive and kicking–there were some nasty rumors which I’ll digress to go into, except to say it’s good to see you haven’t been raptured “just because…”

Mattman–Ummm, no, I won’t be writing a book on veganims, lol, but I would like to post here about the things that have made it easier.

I opened another blog (the Indy Boomer thingy) in hopes of broadening the scope of what I write about, but I haven’t really got it going either - just a few rather feeble posts.

My older son is in an opera company north of Berlin and my younger son just obtained his MFA from UF (Fla.) and is moving to NYC in August.

My knees have gotten progressively worse making walking problematic at best. Two surgeries have only been marginally successful. Otherwise, all is well.

Really glad to see and hear from you. You do indeed look good. As for me, I have become a study in gray.

Good to hear that your life and family are growing and doing well. Take care.

TLS

Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub is chugging along — I had a couple of 50,000 hit days in March with an odd post, slowly working toward a million clicks.

I moved to the Dallas ISD, to Molina High School, teaching world history and AP government this coming year. Great students, great challenges, etc.

James graduated from high school, is off to Lawrence University in Wisconsin in the fall; Kenny’s finishing at UT-Dallas in three more semesters.

Kathryn and I took the kids back to Utah earlier this month, to see the families. My family designated it an official reunion, as much as we ever do. Around that we toured Bryce Canyon NP, Coral Pink Sand Dunes SP, Grand Canyon NP (South and North Rims, both), and Zion Canyon NP. That was the fun stuff.

Still pondering the great questions of life, life’s persistent questions, especially why the majority of the Texas State School Board act as if they’ve used a self-lobotomy kit.

The vegan topic I find interesting. I’ve considered that several times over the years, but only got as far as reducing animal product intake to far below the ‘average’. The problem I have now, being a single dad, is time, supplies, and knowledge. The single dad and time go hand in hand — I’d be doing well to just get off the prepackaged stuff, let alone shun the meat. The supplies part is a result of the divorce leaving me with next-to-nothing. I could fix that, but that’s where we get to the knowledge part. Knowing what to get, why, and how to use it.

One of my daughters is vegetarian, though the ovo-lacto variety. The problem is she’s pretty picky about even what vegetables or grains she’ll eat. If it isn’t mac & cheese, she kinda frowns. So I’m kind of at a loss for where to go. It’s like I need to find some kind of cooking class, followed by a (pricey) trip to the cookware section at the store.

Have you considered a blog, article, or even book about your transition to vegan? An in-depth howto for people at all levels (including kids) would be good. You know, as if you have nothing else to do.

Congrats on becoming a Vegan. I’ve been a vegetarian since I was in 7th grade. Haven’t totally went all Vegan yet.

My girls are both ballerinas as well, they love dance. I actually want to do something similar to that last ballet book you posted. It was gorgeous.

Well take care, hope to see you post here every once in awhile! Especially if you have had to handle your kids friends giving them a hard time about God !!! I’d love to know how you handled it

Thanks for staying subscribed all this time and for checking in. Good luck!