Summer is over. The kids start school today, and things return to normal. Thing is, I kinda like it when things aren't normal, especially when it means my days aren't sandwiched between getting the kids to school and getting home in time for children's extracurricular activities. Oh well. The school year begins!
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I'm looking for Catholic beer blogs: Either beer blogs with a Catholic tilt or Catholic blogs with a beer tilt. I'm easy. Please post them below or email me (email link on your left). Thanks.
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Noble, but from whence the publicity? A 41-year-old coffee shop owner in Waukesha, Wisconsin, has decided to take vows as a consecrated virgin. Her life will not change all that much, however. She will continue to work at the coffee shop, pray and volunteer at her parish. She will wear a simple gold ring as a symbol of her consecration.
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Ten myths about the Romans. If you're into classical history, it's a pretty good list. Otherwise, move on to the next blurb.
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Making typical American college high jinks look lame: Two South African men have been arrested for going on a drinking spree in a stolen hearse with a body in the back.
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Not the biggest crime of the year, but sure to be treated that way by multi-culturalists:
Two men walked into a mosque and urinated on worshippers' shoes and clothing have been branded “disgusting” by police. . . They had sneaked into the hallway of the city centre mosque during evening prayers and urinated on shoes and other belongings, which worshippers had taken off before the service.
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"Owen Wilson is doing well as he recovers from an apparent suicide attempt, and is even making colleagues laugh, the director of his latest film said Monday." Kind of reminds me of the viking who suffered a hideous stomach wound in a battle. One of his fellow vikings was attending to him on the battlefield and asked, "Does it hurt?" The wounded viking responded, "Only when I laugh."
