Don't let the door hit you... (conservative Catholic journalist joins Orthodox Church)

Cafeteria is Closed ^ | October 12, 2006 | Gerald Augustinus

[sitetest]

Dear Tax-chick,

"One person's 'heretic' is another person's 'overwrought guy who needs a long vacation, followed by a new career as a landscape architect.'"

I guess I missed the second reference.


sitetest

[Tax-chick]

I was extrapolating. I believe Mr. Dreher has demonstrated, conclusively, that he doesn't have the proper psychological makeup for his current profession. It's driven him around the bend.

He doesn't have to be a landscape architect; he could be a running-shoe fitter, or a property and casualty actuary.

[sitetest]

Dear Tax-chick,

Okay... So, then... you're projecting?


sitetest

[Mrs. Don-o]

I resemble that remark...

[Tax-chick]

Or he could be a Pampered Chef distributor. Good money in that, if you work hard, or so I'm told.

I think there's an interesting research paper in this situation: how the resurgence of mainstream "confessional" journalism attracts talented, but marginally stable, personalities ...