Miscellaneous

"There is nothing . . . we have to choose." de Caussade

I read that one of the presidential debates will have a town hall format where citizens will ask the candidates questions. The most common question: “Are you the only two choices? -- Mobile post

Two Things 1. Have you ever heard of the "Holy C"? It's a phrase used by NPR to refer to "Holy See" in this article yesterday [http://www.npr.org/2012/07/25/157356092/bishop-explains-vaticans-criticism-of-u-s-nuns] . If you'd clicked on it quickly enough

Miscellany The first Olympic record has already been broken: 150,000 Free Condoms to Be Distributed to Athletes at Summer Olympics in London [http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article_external/11255914?mailing_id=1735&linksrc=mb_main_col_3] . Maybe we should call it the "Bonelympics." * * * * * * * Do

One of the nicest advantages of living in a town (but not a village): the movie theater is situated downtown, within walking distance. And for me, the theater is within crawling distance. It's just three doors down from my office. Last night, I worked until 6:45, then

Autobiographical Corner I'm back. I went to Alpena, Michigan, for eight days. My family has a cottage on Lake Huron that has been in the family since 1945. We relaxed, played games, took a shipwreck tour [http://www.alpenashipwrecktours.com/] (there are over 100 wrecks in the Alpena

"True discipleship hinders no one; on the contrary, it perfects everything; and that which runs counter to the rightful vocation of any person is, you may be sure, a mistaken devotion." St. Francis de Sales

"Never let us act like those who weep when consolation fails them, and only sing when it has returned, resembling apes and baboons that are sad and furious when the weather is gloomy and rainy, and never cease leaping and playing when the weather is fair and serene."

A chef from McDonald's just revealed the recipe to the Big Mac's secret sauce. Even more surprising – he also revealed the McRib's secret meat.

Extraordinarily busy days at the office. Just this great pic today: