The Weekend Eudemon A drizzly morning: 5:45, with little time to write. I have to take Jack to his rocket football game . . . in a town an hour away, and he must be there by 7:30. The game doesn't start until 8:30, but he has to be there an
More Pet Children The New York Times says Genoa is dying for lack of children [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/22/world/europe/22genoa.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin] . This quote recalls a frequent theme of this blog: > In the Fiumara Mall, the rare mother pushing a
Brews You Can Use III All you wanted to know about Belgian Beer [http://www.cleveland.com/wine/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living/1158654896210351.xml&coll=2] . Excerpt: > Trappist/Abbey: > Abbeys are the name for a variety of strong, flavorful ales brewed by monasteries or by commission at commercial breweries. Trappist beers
Brews You Can Use All you wanted to ponder about pumpkin beer. [http://www.thebrewsite.com/2006/09/18/pumpkin_beer_ruminations.php] And [http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style/72].
PSA I was at the county fair last night (working as a volunteer mostly, but also spending some time with my oldest three children). I'm dragging today, so blogging will drag, too. In the meantime, I offer this gem from recent reading: > Alexander Pope [http://en.wikipedia.org/
Big Knickers Charlotte Church says she loves wearing big knickers. [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2002141.html?menu=news.quirkies] Based on her recent conduct, how much longer until the story says, "Charlotte Church says she loves taking off big knickers"? When Catholics fall away, they fall away
Sibley is Back Fr. Bryce Sibley, one of the most popular Catholic bloggers before his cyber demise, is back. This time, with a movie-review blog [http://cinemacultura.blogspot.com/], though he is apparently doing it anonymously. Also odd: He is allowing comments. I was under the impression that flamers from the left
Anti-Typecasting > Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn may wind up portraying legendary physicist Albert Einstein for a joint U.S.-Italian TV film production. [http://upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060919-072707-7105r] Let the jokes begin! What's next? Paris Hilton as St. Therese?
Simple Solution to Water Threats But can PETA protests be far away? [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,214347,00.html] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,214347,00.html] > San Francisco, New York, Washington and other big cities are using bluegills – also known as sunfish or bream – as a sort of