Pot to Playgrounds
What could possibly go wrong? The first marijuana vending machines have opened in Los Angeles allowing those with legal medical prescriptions easy access to the drug. The machines can …
Month: January 2008
Short Eudemon
Jerusalem is blanketed in snow, and we’re sitting on ice and -1 (-21 wind chill). School is cancelled, which disappoints my K-8 children. It’s Catholic Schools Week, and today …
The Tuesday Eudemon
Saturday night was a perfect snapshot of potential good night life in a small town. Our local Council for the Arts brought in America (“Horse with No Name,” “Sister …
Monday Moanin’
A great day: The Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas. As a non-Catholic, I became intrigued with St. Thomas through Chesterton’s The Dumb Ox, and became an admirer when I …
Something for Sunday Morning
“The love of the truth seeks out the quiet of contemplation.” St. Augustine
Saturday Stuff
I watched Longford with Marie and the older kids last night. Highly recommended, but I wouldn’t let anybody under 14 watch it (disturbing theme). It’s about a devout and …
Looking for a Site
Does anybody know of a Catholic site that acts as a “clearinghouse” of sorts for Catholic charities, a site that says “This charity is good” and/or “This charity is …
Brews You Can Use and Other
Beer stimulus package: $1,200 per couple, plus $300 per kid. My rebate: $3,300.00. Earlier versions of the bill capped the number of child rebates at three (which makes no …
Thursday Evil
Has anyone else noticed a dearth of gay rights and gay marriage talk this election season so far? Does anyone else think maybe the gay rights people are hoping …
The Wednesday Eudemon
Interesting piece at WSJ, which basically makes explicit what most people have known all along: The Clintons will say anything if it’ll help them win–true, false, or in-between. Sometimes …
Tuesday Trifles
I had time for blogging this morning, but there’s not much out there. Much of the cyber print is occupied with the economic shakedown: Global markets are falling, and …
Monday Miscellany
I treated myself to a leisurely day yesterday, in hopes of re-fueling for the office fire: three short naps, a movie with my boys (Cloverfield, not recommended, but not …