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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Cedar Is Not My Friend
It was my fifth or so January in Austin. I had heard rumors, stories and tales regarding the black magic practiced by the cedar of Central Texas. I had never seen nor experienced it. Then it hit. My eyes. My nose. My head. My eyes were itchy. Either I couldn’t breathe out of my nose…
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Pope Benedict XVI’s Intentions for December
For the month of December, the Holy Father asks our prayers for the following intentions: The Experience of Personal Suffering as a Help to Others who SufferGeneral: That our personal experience of suffering may be an occasion for better understanding the situation of unease and pain which is the lot of many people who are…
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Playing with WordPress
For the past couple of hours, I’ve been trying to tweak a couple of things on this blog that have been bugging me since moving from Movable Type to WordPress. The RSS feed (what provides my postings to Google Reader, etc) has been screwy and, I think, still does not show the entire entry even…
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Zombie Kraft
One thing I’ve had the privilege of doing over the past few months is to have some individual time with Olivia. Vanessa has been helping out at the school, so O and I have been able to bond more on those mornings. Really, it has been an absolute blessing to have this time alone with her.…
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UK Anglican Ordinariate
The UK bishops announced the timetable for the creation of the personal Anglican Ordinariate within that territory. This is extremely exciting. Five Anglican bishops have announced their intent to resign from pastoral ministry in the Anglican Church effective 31 December 2010. In early 2011, the personal ordinariate will be decreed and erected. The former Anglican bishops…
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The Small Things – Buy 6 Get 1 Free Edition
Image via Wikipedia Olivia and I like going to the grocery store together. We have a little ritual. We get up and get ready. She drinks her milk and I slam my head into the wall a few times to wake up. We load up into the car and head to HEB. We’re usually there…