A real quick entry between classes: I found this page on the TxDOT site last night. I think a couple of these internet-enabled rest stops are along the stretch of US 287 that takes me home. I think it’s a great idea and I’m glad to see Texas is keeping up to the times.

Check out this post from GetReligion. It touches upon a situation in the Diocese of Fort Worth involving an incorrectly hired priest and the struggle of the Catholic reporter who discovered the problem. All in all, I agree with reporter not covering up the incident. My only suggestion would be for him to contact Bishop…

As many of you know, Maure is in Mexico filming a documentary on the conditions in Cuatro, Mexico. From my conversations with her, she wants to help the village to at least get some running water. Not only are they lacking running water, many homes have tarps as roofs. Her documentary will be a chance…

The Wichita Falls ISD reports that they spend about $5700/student. The district’s total population is 15,013 students K-12 with a total budget of $86,000,000 (inclusive of debt service, maintenance & operations, campus activity funds, special revenue fund). Doing the math, that would equal $5728.37 per student. While this is about $2,000 higher than local private…

Pope Takes 6-Hour Trip Into the Alps LES COMBES, Italy, JULY 8, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Despite the rain, John Paul II left a vacation chalet in the forest of Les Combes this morning and went for a drive in the Italian Alps. It was the Pope’s first long excursion from the chalet since his arrival in…

Almost a year to the day, I wrote an entry about a news story reporting the the pope took a morning drive and how everso exciting it was. Today, I open my e-mail to find this headliner from the Zenit News Service: Poor Weather Halts Papal Outing LES COMBES, Italy, JULY 7, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Heavy…