Something for Sunday Morning
"There is no doubt that through the reading of the Sacred Scriptures the soul is
set aflame in God and becomes purified from all vices."
St. Jerome
Eric Scheske
A Quote for No-Blogging Saturday
“Today, whole classes of people get their jollies and puff themselves up by
denigrating and denouncing American society. Such people are a major influence
in our media, in our educational system and among all sorts of vocal activists.
Nothing illustrates their power to distort reality like the way they seize
Brews You Can Use
It's drinkin' time. First, it's Michigan Week. All three of my long-time fans
know that I have a hard time finding beer at Michigan Week
[http://www.catholicexchange.com/2005/01/27/96121/]. But I've got it licked now.
The festival is
Thursday: Slow Blogging Continues Amid Family Commitments
From a 1970s Steve Martin act:
> I'm into bread. I love money, I love everything about money, I love to eat it.
Money.
> They say you can't take it with you? I'm taking it with me.
> I'm into bread.
The Wednesday Eudemon
TV, reality show, and a new form of slumming. It's a lot of fun, until the
hooded gang members want to know whatcha doin' on their turf: Fox network is
set
to announce "Secret Millionaire," a new series from RDF USA in which wealthy
benefactors
No Eudemon in Cleveland
Not on Youtube: Up to 15 people chased a man, then kicked and beat him to death
on the street. Before police arrived, one attacker urinated on the victim's head
[http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90KAU580&show_article=1]. It happened
in Cleveland, "within
Monday Moanin'
Mother's Day went well. I started it by breaking my boycott of McDonald's and
bringing my wife a breakfast burrito early in the morning. We then went to
church, after which I bought her seven roses (a right-to-life fundraiser). After
church, we gave Marie
Something for Sunday Morning
"Prayer refines the soul and makes us particularly apt to understand other
people. Also, it increases our generosity, our optimism, our affability in
social relations, and our gratitude--all being virtues that facilitate the way
of friendship for the Christian."
Francis Fernandez, In Conversation with God
Something for No-Blogging Saturday
I only remembered 10. My brother who is three-and-a-half years older is "Older
than Dirt."
Older Than Dirt Quiz
Count all the ones that you remember, NOT the ones you were told about! Your
ratings at the bottom.
1. Blackjack chewing gum
2. Wax Coke-
Brews You Can Use
I took off most of Wednesday to attend the Chamber of Commerce golf outing.
Whatta mistake. I thought I had an easy day of work ahead of me on Thursday (a
mop up day to get some old projects done), so I thoroughly enjoyed myself, still
made it to my