Well, . . . that was unexpected.

If you're used to The Anchoress's warm, gentle (except when dealing with Maureen Dowd), insightful, inspiring, and deeply spiritual commentary, this may come as a shock.

(Warning . . . put down that cup of coffee or can of soda or risk spewing it all over your monitor.)

One commenter at her site wrote, in response, "Welcome to my blogroll forever and ever and ever!" Indeed. The Anchoress is a rising star in the blog-heavens. Blogroll her now and tell everyone you remember when she was just a Crawly Amphibian.