Wow. 49 years ago. I’ve lost track of how many years I’ve repeated this post but it’s been at least nine years which is why it’s all pasted in from nine years ago. And we do miss Mike & Karen … and Kevin… and Bill… and my business associate Judy who did most of the … Read more
First my friend Jessica had some private words with him. And man of the people that he is, Pope Leo then hung outside at some of the HNM stalls.
Michael Pham, born in Da Nang Vietnam and fled with his family when he was 13 years old. 2 & a half minute video – that's a parishioner, not the Bishop!
Part 1 is here. Health Update (first in years!) Part One And of course it had a spoiler alert. You may want to read Part 1 first, but not necessary. Four weeks ago yesterday, I had my six month visit to Sloan to see Dr. Zelentz. As per the usual they had the blood work … Read more
Long term readers of my weblog know that I started it way back in 2005, as I was commencing chemotherapy for mantle cell lymphoma. I had been diagnosed in 2003 and we went with watchful waiting for a couple of years before there was a need for chemo. Since plenty of people were interested in … Read more
If you just read this article it will save you time and money. It's from Issues & Insights a website developed by business journalists who left Investors Business Daily after IBD stopped writing editorials. Hit the link for the whole article – only takes 7 or 8 minutes. Tapper’s Book Condemns Journalists In More Ways … Read more
Ha! Who knew. Off the BBC website. Long and amusing article – see the bit about the Veteran’s Administration. Floppy disc land. Since its launch in 1975, Microsoft has penetrated digital infrastructure so completely that much of our world still relies on aged, sometimes obsolete Windows software and computers, chugging along and gathering dust long … Read more
I used to like Tapper when he was on ABC and would appear on Imus. Now he's on the interview tour as he promotes the book he co-authored Original Sin. President Biden's Decline, the Cover-up and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again. Here's four minutes of part of an interview with Meghan Kelly. Best line … Read more
Good article; worth hitting the link for the entire piece. “In our day, there is a widespread thirst for justice, a desire for authentic fatherhood and motherhood, a profound longing for spirituality, especially among young people and the marginalized, who do not always find effective means of making their needs known,” Pope Leo had said … Read more
This guy is going to be very popular. Very much in the image of Pope Saint John Paul II. "Fear and trembling", from Saint Paul, Philippians 2:12. Best Line: "I was chosen without any merit of my own. And with fear and trembling, I come to you as a brother, who desires to be the … Read more