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December 2024

December 07, 2024
  I went down to Jefferson Lake, to see the ice. We've had two very...
December 05, 2024
Killing is wrong. There can be no question about that. Killing is sin. It's a...
December 02, 2024
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke: Jesus said to his disciples: “There...

November 2024

November 29, 2024
  The phone was buzzing when I woke up. It was a notification that a...
November 27, 2024
  On Monday morning, I took the Lady of LaBelle to get her weekly food...
November 25, 2024
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John: Pilate said to Jesus, "Are you...
November 22, 2024
Hello Friends, I made a real post about twelve hours ago and there'll be another...
November 22, 2024
I keep seeing people talking about bringing prayer back to public schools. I saw the...
November 20, 2024
  I dreamed the stars were falling. I've been exhausted for days. Jimmy's boy and...
November 17, 2024
I woke up terrified, and sad. I have been learning to be happy for nearly...
November 16, 2024
  A Catholic gentleman on social media said that our current situation with male voters...
November 14, 2024
On a chilly mid-November afternoon, I went outside to turn over the compost heap. I...
November 11, 2024
A Reading from the First book of Kings: In those days, Elijah the prophet went...
November 09, 2024
  I haven't been in the best shape, the past few days. I can't imagine...
November 06, 2024
There is little to say, but I'll say it again. I did this eight years...
November 04, 2024
  I suppose this will be the last of my lighthearted and snarky Election Updates...

October 2024

October 31, 2024
  My aunt-- not one of the mean ones-- said she looked forward to Halloween...
October 30, 2024
  I was ripping out the last of the tomato cages, when the shrieks began....
October 30, 2024
All right, everybody, gather round. It's less than a week before election day. Time for...
October 28, 2024
  Jimmy's boy came by again. He's been coming every day now-- sometimes with the...
October 27, 2024
Today, we had Donald Trump's great big pre-election rally in Madison Square Garden. I don't...
October 26, 2024
I just want you to watch something. This video contains the portion of a speech...
October 24, 2024
  I remember going to the Holocaust Memorial and seeing the pile of shoes. I...
October 24, 2024
  Hi folks, this isn't a real post. This is just my every-couple-months boilerplate where...
October 23, 2024
  Someone left the lid off the sandbox again. The Artful Dodger has at least...
October 21, 2024
We've got two weeks left. As I write this it's Monday night. As you read...
October 19, 2024
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark: James and John, the sons of...
October 18, 2024
    I went to the Wildflower Reserve, to see how the world was going...
October 17, 2024
  I wanted to see the comet. I heard about the once-in-a-lifetime appearance of Comet...
October 15, 2024
  The cold chill of Autumn blew in just as my thirties ended. On Friday,...
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