The Weekly Svithe

2007-01-07

Svithe: The Parable of the Drunk Driver

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For behold, a man is like unto a drunk driver who, if he watcheth the line upon the road and strayeth not from its path, may well make it home without tragedy.

But, if he looketh at the pretty headlights of oncoming traffic, he will be attracted to them and end up killing a family of four that just closed escrow on their first home.

So it is with us.

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What is a svithe?

The word svithe is a portmanteau made by combining seven and tithe--the idea being that one day in the week, this blogger devotes himself to what he hopes is a higher sort of something.

With time, this original meaning has been broadened to something more like this:

A blogpost which is a) spiritually themed, b) on a blog generally not so wholly focused on spiritual things, and c) called a svithe.

Katya's definition:

svithe, n.

blend of seven and tithe

A Sunday blog post of a religious nature.
Any post on a religious (usu. Mormon) theme appearing on a personal blog whose subject matter is generally secular.

svithe, v.

To write or post a svithe.

-svithe, suffix

Combines with a proper name. Indicates a svithe by that person.

Asmond's definition:

A svithe is a post designed for the purport of uplifting the mind beyond the mundane, humorous and into the eternal.