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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

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

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 her presents,

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-shaped bottles with colored

Shaw on Clericalism

I predicted that blogging would be light, and so it is. I took the older kids to Iron Man last night, and it was pretty long. I didn't care for it, incidentally. It moved too slow. I'd give it a 5 out of 10. While watching

Tuesday Trifle

The good news: Son Jack (11) pitched three innings last night, striking out six and giving up only one run (thanks to some great fielding from his team). He also hit two doubles and a triple. The bad news: I stayed late to clean the field (had to stay a

The Saturday Eudemon

Not much today. The office calls, then Meg's soccer game, then baseball field clean-up, then a First Communion party, then two more First Communion parties. Interspersed in there: ordinary large-family stuff and carting children to other events. One quick thing, though: > A Romanian man has lodged an

Saturday

For those somewhat new to TDE, you should be aware that I don't "officially" blog on Saturday. I don't know what I mean by "officially" (it's not as if I produce high literature Monday through Friday). I guess it basically

Abbreviated Monday Moanin'

Short Eudemon today. Things kind of exploded around here last night: Marie got tied up at a travel soccer game until 9:00; I undertook to open the pool for her as a surprise--and got caught up in a lot more (deck sweeping, clearing leaf sludge, etc.) than I anticipated;