Today our little family unit headed downtown for a little free ice cream action. It was actually my second trip to the Ben & Jerry's today since I had my free ice cream with some co-workers. I didn't ask...
I just spent almost the last hour writing a post and uploading pictures and I lost it. So now I'm mad and am not even going to write some witty creative title (not that my titles are usually witty or...
On the way to the bank today, I crossed the street and heard a compressed, sausagy voice say, "Do you eeeeven know whose block you're walking on?" Thinking the voice were directed at the 10 or so loitery youth to...
Despite the failings of our national leaders, Americans can impact the prices they pay for energy. During this past winter, natural gas prices set record highs following the hurricane strikes on Lousiana. Many analysts focused on the hurricane...
Be aware if you watch the Lord Of the Rings movies to move around once in a while. I watched 2 towers on saturday and didn't move hardly a muscle for at least one of the discs and have had...
The question is not how much is left in the ground. The question is what are we doing with it. Where will we be in 5,10,50 years? The science is not questioned, the will of people to mitigate the...
The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache. Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the...
I am happy to report that Connie Ashby, who lives in District 8, will be our new treasurer for "Friends to Elect John Bailes," replacing outgoing treasurer Bill Lusk who is now running as Democratic state house candidate for District...
I have been surprised over the last couples of months to find out that there are IT departments and consultants that don’t really understand how their law firm does business. In some of these places the standing excuse uses the...
Regarding various assertions that oil is going to run out someday: This is significantly less true than previously thought, abiotic theories aside. The world has north of 6 trillion barrels of heavy oil reserves. By contrast, current light sweet...
Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from inside. We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a curved blade. And the harms we do, we do to ourselves. Mitch Albom,...
One unexpected side effect of working in the Writing Center this year has been the development of an uncanny ability to strongly associate students with their papers. I may not always remember their name, but I will definitely remember...
Democratic Congressman, Bob Menedez (NJ) , has called for a 60 day "Gas Tax Holiday" to help Americans combat the high cost of gas these days and give Americans some relief. The proposal also calls for an...
I hate doing it. I love the kids at this school. They are all wonderfully interesting, creative, hilarious, original, remarkable beings spawned by the the wisdom of our glorious God. They are also little devils. Proud. Arrogant. Disrespectful. Manipulative. Spiteful. They can...
Parah quoted this in relation to parenting, but I quote it in relation to something else. The sense of ownership in general is always to be encouraged. The humans are always putting up claims to ownership which sound equally funny in...
I just walked out to the mailbox to check the mail and look who was in there waiting for me! woot! :-D(This is after turning up on the cover of Vanity Fair last week!)...
Like most media outlets, we at the The Pulse receive CDs to review on a regular basis -- reviews that give FREE publicity to record labels and artists and which, in turn, help sales. Most CDs that are sent to...
Some of the tidbits from Notes for Pascha & Bright Week: • We greet one another during the entire Paschal season (which lasts 40 days) with the words: "Christ is risen!" and the response to the greeting is: "Indeed, He is...
Laundry. (To accomplish this, I have to go to Goodwill and buy an old measuing cup so I can accurately measure bleach for my whites. Too much can degrade the clothes, you know.) Cleaning. (Cleaning up the scattered clothes around the bedroom....
Screed--n. 1: a long monotonous harangue 2: a long piece of writing 3: an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete. Harangue--n. 1: A long...
well, i must say, though i love working the show, this is my last year selling 50/50 tickets. last year of letting these old hippies flirt with me so i could raise up money for make a wish. ...
It's all their fault. How? Well, for starters, they've mandated the use of ethanol as an oxygenator in gasoline, irrespective of the fact that it's in short supply and is currently selling for $2.77/gallon. There's also a $0.54/gallon tax...
The Times Free Press has the story (exerpt below), plus a statement from Jim Hall.Jim Hall, former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, announced Monday that he has dropped out of the 11th state Senate District race, leaving Democrats...
Our priest, Fr. Patrick, has an article in the Winter 2006 issue of Christian History & Biography: Turning Point: The Crowning of Charlemagne: Few moments in world history proved to be of greater significance than what transpired in St. Peter's Basilica...
Remains of Russian painter found in monastery: More than 500 years after he is thought to have died, Russian experts believe they have found the remains of the inspirational medieval icon painter Andrei Rublev, and intend to use them to...
'Holy Fire' Ceremony Held in Jerusalem: Pilgrims celebrated the Orthodox Easter ''holy fire'' rite Saturday as a flame believed by some to be miraculously ignited illuminated thousands of torches and candles at Christianity's holiest site. Security was tight as visitors from...
My laptop died today. Might be out of blogging commission for a bit. Might be lugging out my typewriter to finish my thesis. I do like the sound of a good thwack. Thank you again, readers, for being so generous...
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