Spirit food: "If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." -- J.R.R. Tolkien
Brain food:
- "[F]ake medical treatment can work amazingly well": on the power of the placebo. (via The Boston Globe)
- This song has been in my head all weekend. It's catchy and educational (and may, though I'll never be able to prove it, have contributed to the migraine I had Sunday night/Monday morning.) Enjoy! (via Elizabeth McCracken, on Twitter)
UU news: "In response to damage from flooding in Tennessee and Kentucky in early May, the Unitarian Universalist Association has set up a relief fund to help UU congregations that have suffered losses." (via UU World)
UU voices: Rev. Dr. Daniel O'Connell "offer[s] prayers in the Unitarian, Universalist, and Unitarian Universalist traditions." (via Saint Louis Today)
A joy: "40 years after tumult, a ceremony: BU invites class of Kent State year" to receive their diplomas onstage. (via The Boston Globe)
A concern: In Uganda, "[f]or every 100 people put on treatment, 250 are newly infected, according to the United Nations’ AIDS-fighting agency, Unaids." (via The New York Times)
Churchy things: "Ten Ways Christians Tend To Fail At Being Christian" (via Huffington Post)
Unchurchy things:
- Muppet link of the day: Lena Horne---who died Sunday night at age 92---helps our furry friend Grover to overcome his shyness.
- I really wish these Brontë sisters superhero dolls existed (and that I had one.) (via BuzzFeed)
