I take it back!

November 2, 2004 By

I wrote earlier that my parents would be turning in their graves to know their daughter voted a straight Republican ticket this morning.But now that I am reading about Democrats slashing tires of vans hired by the GOP to help GOTV…now that I am reading about voting machines having votes on them before the polls [...]

Filed Under: Dumb Democrat moves, It's all about me! Me! ME!

In the sickroom – And voting and Back

November 1, 2004 By

Blogging will be very light to non-existant today. After doing a week with my son’s pneumonia and a weekend with S, I seem to have picked up an upper respiratory whatever, so I’m going to try to sleep/rest it away. I don’t care how I’m feeling tomorrow, I’ll be in that voting booth in the [...]

Filed Under: It's all about me! Me! ME!

The press continues to block my view of Kerry

October 28, 2004 By

Had a chat with a person from Australia who insists that Kerry will be a better president than Bush, although he admits that he cannot tell me anything Kerry has done in the last 20 years that suggests he would be good presidential material or – more importantly – CIC material. “Elections are about the [...]

Filed Under: Election 2004, Election 2008, It's all about me! Me! ME!, The Fourth Estate

A Sense of Humor Helps

October 27, 2004 By

Was discussing this report of a bin Laden sighting with my pal and dearest little brother in Christ, Greg. He sighed in exasperation and said, “What is this guy, Bigfoot? Sightings? Don’t they realize Bush is going to trot him out on The Tonight Show this Monday?” I needed that laugh. We’re all too edgy [...]

Filed Under: It's all about me! Me! ME!

The Book of Tobit is useful and under-utilized

October 20, 2004 By

Earlier, I wrote that I am in the process of putting together the liturgy for my brother’s funeral. That’s not just a hard sentence to write, it is a difficult task to set oneself to. It requires a willingness to say, “yes, I suppose this must be done, and better to do it now, when [...]

Filed Under: Bookchat, Catholicism, Faith, Here and Queer, It's all about me! Me! ME!, My brother S, Saints