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Couple adopts triplets; then find out they’re expecting twins!
Another of those truth is stranger than fiction stories. We have friends in the UK who adopted twins after being told they could not conceive – and then had two successive sons. In the adoption process the birth mother got to chose the family she wanted her child to go to. Andy and Sarah were…
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Stepinac football, the Marines, and Tim
This past Thursday, the Stepinac varsity was put through some marine training paces by – marines. The training session was actually covered by cable news, channel 12. It was about a ninety minute part of the all day football practice (it’s now pre-season!), done at the beginning of the day. I watched a good part…
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My friend Judy Anderson’s radio interview
My friend, business associate, and all-around nice holy good great person. On WVOX AM in Westchester County. Judy spoke about Women's Equality Day (Reformed), celebrating the 93rd anniversary of women getting the vote. AND, why the Day in Westchester was REFORMED. She and Regina Riely led the REFORM. HVCL co-director Judith Anderson interview on WVOX…
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Sobering article on poverty in the U.S. – and it’s growth in the past five years
Pathetic.This should be read by all the prosperous upper middle class (dare I say, white?) folks who voted for progress and social justice (they thought) when they voted for Obama. A WSJ op ed. from Thursday. Arthur Brooks: How Obama Neglects the Poor We have a robust and growing economy for high-income Americans. Those at…
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Second Medal of Honor will be given given to second soldier for same battle
Grim. Afghanistan, 2009. Who put the men in an indefensible position?
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Another birthday, as I turn 55 again
Following my old rule "Always subtract seven years", which really no longer works for me. Oh well. I will be posting over the weekend about losing 14 lbs of ugly fat (without cutting off my head) in the past six months. Here I am June 23rd on Bull Hill, picture by Jeanne Marie Gagnon. Go…
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Dementia and sexual activity
Wow, here's a very difficult situation. I have great sympathy for the head nurse and administrator. The expression "You're damned if you do, and you're damned if you don't" comes to mind. To make a small (very small) joke, they really got screwed. What followed illustrates one of the most complex and unexamined issues facing…
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Study: “Devout Catholics” and sex; more and better
HA! I knew it!! Other studies have confirmed this. And the link below does link to other recent studies. Devout Catholics Have Better Sex, Study Says Fagan said the group was working on gathering more recent data on sexual enjoyment, but that the existing statistics spoke for themselves, and specifically as they relate to Catholics.