Quote of the Moment

You do ill if you praise, but worse if you censure, what you do not understand.
- Leonardo da Vinci

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Resurrection and Reappearances

It's almost Easter again and Christians around the world are reminded of the resurrection of Christ, rebirth and new life. I am reminded of something else.

My recently latent fears have been resurrected by a collection of 30 limbs radiating from a sleek and slender, striped little body clinging to the cinder block wall above the laundry sink in our basement tonight. That's her above. Remember last Easter Sunday morning? The day I learned that two-and-a-half dozen little grippers sometimes just isn't enough to keep a centipede on the wall? Oh, yeah. I'm thinking about Easter, all right. What was God thinking when he made these things? And why do they seem to be developing a habit of showing up at the most hopeful time of year?

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