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"Prayer ought to be short and pure, unless it be prolonged by the inspiration if Divine grace." St. Benedict

I'm no foreign affairs expert, but this doesn't make sense to me. The U.S. has inked a deal to install a radar in the Czech Republic in connection with our missile defense project. Russia feels threatened and it has threatened to use military means to

Happy Independence Day! I've never had that American beer, but I remember drinking a lot of this crap: __________ A hardy thanks to a TDE reader that mailed a big bottle of Andechser Weissbeer that she brought home with her from Germany. A most-righteous act of kindness. I haven&

People will buy anything. I'm going to start selling my arm pit hairs: A Chinese man who set up an online business selling dead mosquitoes says he's received 10,000 orders in just two days. Nin sells his mosquito corpses for six yuan - less than

If you haven't figured it out, I'm on vacation this week. It's my family's annual trip to Houghton Lake with my wife's family: 40 in-laws for seven days. I actually enjoy it (click here for article that marked my softening

You might be lethargic if: 10. Kneeling and standing during church cause you to break a sweat. 9. You break a sweat taking a shower. 8. You have nightmares about losing your TV remote. 7. You've tried to scam a handicap license plate. 6. You think Internet surfing

During my term as editor of Gilbert Magazine, a wise man passed this along to me: You're not a writer if 10. You don't really believe that good writing is re-writing. 9. You've never spent over fifteen minutes trying find one single best word.

Top Ten List: You might have a book obsession if: 10. You'll never be able to finish all the books you've started. 9. You're kinda surprised there's not a medical term to describe a disordered erotic attraction to books. 8. You don&

Chicago is under siege. By blackbirds [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-bird-attack_21jun21,0,753222.story] . "Nesting season is in full swing for the red-winged blackbird, making the males extremely aggressive. Walk or bike too close to one's nest and expect to hear its high, menacing

An atheist defends religion as a bulwark of freedom [http://www.lewrockwell.com/block/block103.html]. The article is a little awkward to read and it doesn't break new ground, but it's refreshing to see an atheist making the arguments. Excerpt: > [W]hich institutions did