worldwide pablo: ThURLsday

As promised, and in no particular order, here are a few of week's leftovers worthy of this ThURLsday.

Here we go again: Another United Methodist minister challenges the church by coming out of the closet. Time for some of that good ol' Methodist discipline.

I love you, now change: This, more or less, was the title of a popular play here in Portland recently, but it could just as well describe the annoying phenomenon that occurs when folks move here, gushing about how Portland is so different, how much they like it here, yada yada yada ... and then how they work so feverishly to change these very things so as to match the way they were done whence they came from. WWP couldn't help but think that over the inevitable news this week about the sale of a Portland icon. Oh, it's sure to turn out nice. Just like any nice hotel in Anywhere Else, USA.

In the garden: Speaking of the fact that things look different here, wouldn't it be a shame if the landmark Oregon Garden were not on our map? If you haven't seen this little gem, put it on your summer schedule now.

The mental ward on Pennsylvania Avenue: Straight from the authoritative pages no less a source than Pravda [yes, you read that right] comes the startling news that GWB is going bonkers. Seriously, WWP couldn't make this stuff up if he tried.

The church's one foundation: WWP would give up his firstborn child [except alas that he doesn't have one ... at least one that he knows about] to have the sort of web traffic that WWP amigo and fellow blogger Chuck Currie commands. But the current tussle unfolding in Chuck's comments over this particular post gives pause. Remember, nearly all these folks claim a certain carpenter's son as their model. Devil's always in the details, or in this case, in the divisions. WWJD?

That, friends, is all for this week. WWP is taking a long weekend, mostly to tend to family business with the siblings. A safe weekend to you all. See you Monday, and don't forget: The Oregon Garden would really like to see you.