I was watching The Early Show this morning on CBS. It tends to normally be more fluff than news so I don’t feel that it is a bad way to start the morning as my 12 year old is getting ready for school. Recently, Lou Dobbs – who has a show on CNN – has… Continue reading Commentary on College Life
Going to Virginia Tech for football is one of the great memories of my college days. Today, I am thinking of Virginia Tech in a different way. I am sitting here trying to figure out a good way to get a hold of a friend from church to see if her daughter is okay. I… Continue reading Tragedy in Blacksburg
I am sure, unless you seriously live under a rock, you have heard of the remarks made by Don Imus last week on his nationally televised (What’s with radio being on TV anyway?) and broadcast radio show. I will admit that I sometimes listen to the Imus in the Morning show. I never watch it… Continue reading Let It Go!
I did one of my favorite things today. Actually, I am still in the process of doing it. I love to make potato soup. It takes a good part of the afternoon to make a soup that is a meal like this. And from scratch is so much better than canned. So right now, there… Continue reading One of My Favorite Things
I live in Endicott, New York – famous for a pro golf tournament, the B. C. Open, and for a cartoon artist. Last year it was almost the golf tournament that was lost. This past weekend it was Johnny Hart. Johnny Hart created and drew, with others, Wizard of Id and BC. I love these… Continue reading An Icon Dies
In what is arguably the most beautiful Mass of the church year, I attended the Easter Vigil last evening. Not only does this Mass celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ – the basis for Christianity – it also welcomes adult converts into the Church. Twenty-four years ago, I was one of those adults. I love… Continue reading Have a Blessed Easter
Since I work all day on the computer, I seldom play games. Last year or the year before, though, one of my kids introduced me to a game site – Grab.com. At Christmastime, my daughter at college would send me challenges to see if I could be her at a game called “Night Before Christmas.”… Continue reading Games on the Computer
Probably not an apt title for this particular entry. Today is Holy Thursday, called Maundy Thursday in some religions. I don’t recall this being as big when I was growing up as it is now. I truly enjoy tonight’s Mass. Though it is longer than the normal Sunday Mass, it celebrates the Last Supper. This… Continue reading Random Thoughts
In my area of the world – or maybe it is in my own little world, one spring ritual is a good snow. That is coming, unfortunately. But this morning, I got to practice a different spring ritual. I was woken up by thunder. I thought it was the middle of the night as the… Continue reading A Spring Ritual
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, in dissenting opinion regarding the case Massachusetts et al vs. EPA et al, said “No matter how important the underlying policy issues at stake, this court has no business substituting its own desired outcome for the reasoned judgment of the responsible agency.” He and the other four conservative justices, including… Continue reading Is the EPA really as stupid as the Supreme Court case makes it seem?
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