When I was a kid, the rumor was that the school district superintendent would decide to have a snow day based on how fast his dog came back to the door when he was let out for his morning constitutional. I could see that being true in the early 90s. If it were true now, we’d have a livestream cam on that dog to see if he’d take a shit or run back inside.
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Saturday Project: “Kill The Bastards”
I’m generally pretty environmentally-friendly. All of God’s creatures work together to make our little world harmonious. If there’s a pest that I don’t want in my home/yard, push them away. They’re good to someone somewhere, right? I say this to preface my latest “Saturday Project” that I’m entitling “Kill The Bastards”. Yesterday, O and I went outside for…
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Lent 2011 #2
Well, alright. Last time I went into some of my Lenten challenges. The biggest lesson I learned: you must discuss your Lenten ideas with your wife. V and I did. Sorta. We discussed what we were thinking of doing, but we didn’t have a definitive “this is what we’re doing” talk. I didn’t plan on going vegan…
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To Cut The Cord?
Vanessa and I had a Lenten conversation last night. It wasn’t particularly spiritual, but it was sacrificial. In our review of life, one thing we both admit is we watch too much TV. We don’t watch anything bad, just too much. Throw in a DVR and we’re recording hours of shows that we would, previously, only…
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Lent 2011 #1
In the 8th grade, I gave up sodas for Lent. It was a relatively easy task and, as far as I recall, I did it well, except for one Sprite early in Lent that I bought at a gas station with my sister. Ever since then though, Lent hasn’t been as easy. What do to…
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In His Father’s Secret Service [Teaser]
The Paulist Fathers, the order I used to work with in my days at the UCC, is rolling out a Lenten YouTube reflection series… looks like it could be fun. UPDATED: Apparently, they took the trailer offline once the series started. I really liked that trailer.
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Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for March
Pope Benedict’s general prayer intention for March is: “That the nations of Latin America may walk in fidelity to the Gospel and progress in justice and peace”. His mission intention is: “That the Holy Spirit may give light and strength to those in many regions of the world who are persecuted and discriminated against because…