Joint ad by the Catholic League and Jews Against Anti-Christian defamation defends the Pope
The ad was in the Washington Times this morning. Go here – BXVI advertisement
Latest Read: the Illusion of Immortality
I finished this book about three weeks ago but haven’t had the time to write it up until now. Since then I’ve read a short work by Mortimer Adler, which I’ll write up in a day or two. The name Lamont is in the news lately (As in Ned Lamont, the guy who beat Lieberman … Read more
The Wall Street Journal on Pope Benedict’s comments
The Journal had a nice rational editorial on the Pope’s controversial comments – including putting the purported incendiary quotation in the context of Benedict’s entire address. Here’s the link (it’s free; you may have to register with opinionjournal) and an excerpt: OpinionJournal – Featured Article In Christianity, God is inseparable from reason. "In the beginning … Read more
Annual physical today
I saw my internist, Dr. Al Sheehy today. I’d had the labs and all the other tests last week, and it seems that except for the white blood cell count everything is fine. He assured me that while th WBC was low it wasn’t dangerously low – would have to be about 0.5 – and … Read more
Weekend joke
Ellen Mullin sent me this, so she gets the credit and the blame – A young kid from Oklahoma moves to California and goes to a big "everything under one roof" department store looking for a job. The manager says "Do you have any sales experience?" The kid says "Yeah, I was a salesman back … Read more
Yanks win ninth consecutive division title; here’s Steinbrenner statement
The Yanks backed into the division title last night; even though they lost, so did the Red Sox, clinching the division for the Bombers. Steinbrenner had this to say: New York Yankees : Official Info : Press Release
Football and blondes
My friend Karen Riner sent me this: Football & Blondes A guy took his blonde girlfriend to her first football game.They had great seats right behind their team’s bench. After the game,he asked her how she liked the experience. "Oh, I really liked it," she replied, "especially the tightpants and all the big muscles, but … Read more
Sr. Leonella – A real martyr
Here’s the story of Sister Leonella, the Italian nun shot down in Somalia – coincidentally shortly after the controversy about the Pope’s Islam comment erupted. Michelle Malkin: This what a real martyr looks like
Health update
Saw Dr. Chia today at Sloan Kettering in Sleepy Hollow. The white blood cell count continues (very stubbornly) to stay low. So I had a shot of neulasta, the white cell booster. I asked her how long after chemo ends before the counts get back to normal and she said "It depends." So I said … Read more
Inspirational video – Nick Springer
Many people will remember Nick Springer – who around 1999 at the age of about 14 developed a rare form of meningitis. The result was horrific. Nick developed gangrene in all four of his limbs and had to have amputations of his legs below the knee, and his arms below the elbow. However he has … Read more