Writing

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    laptop failure

    My laptop is going to laptop heaven soon. I’m having various severe problems that will take more time and money than the laptop is worth to fix. My current thoughts…

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    Not Safety but Pastoral Concern

    We ended up rescheduling our pledge retreat for this weekend. While weather would not have been an issue, we realized that we had guys with families in town and some…

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    Rita is Approaching

    Although Austin is 150 miles away from the coast, we’re still watching this storm and preparing in case it hits us. (Remember, Jackson, MS lost power for 10 days and…

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    the mystical body

    A real quick intro to something I hope to expound on later. In today’s Gospel, it says: The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him but were unable…

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    cell phones aren’t so bad for you

    This story is a couple of weeks old but with the amount of time I spend on the phone, it’s good news to my ears. A study out of the…

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    notre dame’s latest television spot

    During Saturday’s game, this spot was aired for the University of Notre Dame (like I mentioned in the OSU/UT Katrina relief post, universities are given airtime during televised sporting events).…

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    if the romans had pop radio

    If the Romans had pop radio, Catullus would be playing on it. This observation was made today after we translated a prose adaptation of Catullus 8. (N.B. I’m in LAT…

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    we’re texas and ohio

    The University of Texas at Austin and The Ohio State University (yes, “The” is in the title of both schools) have teamed up for hurricane relief this weekend. Normally, during…

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    Austin Response

    It is impossible not to be aware of the situation in New Orleans and the problems facing the residents of the Big Easy. There are evac shelters across the State…

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    temporal security agency

    Has anyone played The Journeyman Project games? It’s a triology released in 1993 (the original), 1995 (Buried in Time) and 1998 (Legacy of Time). It’s a 3D adventure game, somewhat…