Category: Random

  • seminary visit

    IRVING, TX — I’m writing this from the computer lab at Holy Trinity Seminary after visiting the house and the University of Dallas today. So far, it has been a good and enjoyable visit. We arrive shortly after 2 p.m. after taking our time and getting stuck in traffic on IH-35E in Dallas (a tanker…

  • a teacher’s thanks

    “a teacher’s thanks” While I am no longer an education major, I still have an affinity for the field. I found this site, reformk12.com, detailing how to reform K-12 education. While I have not read the site to know if I agree with their overall train of thought, I do agree with one of their…

  • mazda- why?

    I have a PO Box on campus; one of the small ones that is just big enough for a CD case to fix in it. When you have a PO Box and you receive an item that is too big for the box, the USPS gives you a yellow card to give to a clerk.…

  • chinese catholics

    Something I find cool- I wrote a paper in high school about the oppression of Catholics in China. The paper was nothing groundbreaking but in a field that frankly, hasn’t received nearly enough attention from the academic realm. I’ve been doing a little looking on who all visit my site, how they get here, etc…

  • the benefits of friendship

    Some benefits of friendship: — Losing a couple of hours of sleep to just chill with a friend who doesn’t want to be alone/needs to vent/chat. — Spending a little extra time in prayer praying for a friend, his or her projects, problems, victories and hopes. — Taking the long way to class so you…

  • 20-minute power nap lost on me

    Just for a moment, I’d like to pause and reflect on the 20-minute nap I sought after today and was just out of my grasp. I was at the Catholic Center and thought to myself “I am tired. I have 25 minutes until Mass. I’ll take a 20-minute nap.” I lie down. Ignoring the people…