Fr. Rob Johansen writes: I am grieved to inform you that my father, Robert Johansen, Sr. passed into eternity on Wednesday. He was 70 years old. He in Texas at the time – he had gone down there to get all in readiness to put his house up for sale. He and my stepmom had been living in Milwaukee for the past 18 months. My Dad was my biggest supporter, my biggest fan. I have more about my Dad on... Read more

One of the things that perpetually surprises me is when somebody gets upset when a giant corporation like Disney makes a movie full of PC pieties, or sponsors some celebration of gay sex or has yet another of its former tots grow up to be a screwed up vixen who is not a Role Model for America’s Youth. I mean, complain all you like about such actions. But don’t act *betrayed*, as though Disney was trusted family. People think DisneyCorp... Read more

…have performed an Orwellian kidnapping of some poor autistic kid in the UK and are making life hell for him and his father. Read the story, feel the outrage, then sign the petition. Bureaucrats, being bullies, are cowards and responsive to sound and light from the public. Perhaps if enough folks sound the klaxon about this, he can be restored to his family for Christmas. Unleash the power of the blog! All you social media readers, please put this on... Read more

…their cool new website! Read more

sends along this little factoid in a spirit of corporate patriotism: Why attackers can’t take down Amazon.com Anonymous tried to take down Amazon.com with an intense traffic spike, but the site has ample server capacity to withstand it. Amazon mystifies me. They ran for years without turning a profit, they seem to sell everything to everyone, and they are better prepared for cyber-terror than the Feds. I have this theory that they are a vast corporate cyberstate that is preparing... Read more

in response to yesterday’s Dog Video. This clearly demonstrates that the real reason for the extinction of the dinosaurs was the evolution of the cat: http://www.liveleak.com/e/ea6_1289755150 Read more

Screaming mobs discomfit the Royals in their limos (probably good for them) and flaming jerks cut down the Thorn Tree at Glastonbury. There’s hope for the tree (since it’s been cut down before by Cromwell’s flaming jerk Roundheads). But the country seems to be unraveling. Of course, all this is distorted by the lens of media. What we see is confined to a small area in front of the cameras at London. The rest of the country is probably going... Read more

I will use the million dollars for good purposes–such as not posting more of this sort of thing. Don’t forget: there’s still the entire Star Trek Animated Series. How long can you hold out against the pain? One millllllion dollars! Back tomorrow! Read more

A readers asks prayers: For Jamie, a young wife who almost died last year following a miscarriage. She’s pregnant again and anxious about a safe delivery. For Beverley, a 78-year old woman in delicate health who’s facing knee surgery. For Jeannie, a young widow who’s about to have a pre-emptive double mastectomy. Also, another reader writes: I just want to ask for prayers for all my students, who will be taking their final exams next week, and also for myself,... Read more

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