Well, not really, but Brian Saint-Paul over at Inside Catholic, who always seems to come up with these fascinating archeological pieces, has done it again: Archaeologists working in Venice have uncovered what may well be the first known example of a European “vampire.” The woman, buried with a brick lodged in her mouth, was the victim of a late 16th century plague outbreak. Until relatively recently, we didn’t know how the disease was spread. As a result, Medieval Europeans cast... Read more
Just go read it. It’s a little rude. But it’s definitely different. UPDATE: This is different, too, (thanks to reader Michael) Kind of all comes under the heading of Luke 8:17 – For there is nothing hid which shall not become manifest, nor secret which shall not beknown and come to light The point of this post was not to be rude. It was to look at how oddly these anagrams so frequently do reflect a truth. Whether that is... Read more
When my kids were little, and school was out, and we were indoors for a few days straight due to rain, everyone would start to feel a little bit trapped. Especially if we were looking at 4 or 5 days of rain on a non-pay week, where there wasn’t much money, entertainment and escapism were at a minimum. Even getting to the parks was out. Like I said, we would feel a little bit trapped. So, in order to move... Read more
The piano is annoying as hell, but watch it. As Vodkapundit says: Obama finally found a cut he likes. You know, we could raise money for scholarships for these kids and many others in just a few hours, if the president really wanted to – if the president really cared – and was not so beholden to teacher’s unions. Really. Hundreds, maybe thousands of kids helped into better school environments – in a matter of a couple of hours. How... Read more
Che, of course, is a bizarre affectation to the musical. Read more
First read this Then this. Then this Then this Then this and this and this Then this More: Going Down With A Fight A Bad String of Pearls will break and trip up Reporting it wrong Liar Sneek Destroyer Downright Milhousian Elitist Vanishing history Then Ignoring or Ignorant? (Quite a different response than this one Flickering light The Forgotten Man Then the Last American President Read more
We all know there is no way President Obama will take up Rush Limbaugh’s offer for a live debate on his radio broadcast. Or is there? In the comments section, Gayle (comment #21) made a brilliant suggestion: Why not urge Rush’s tens of millions of listeners to pledge $10 or $20 each, to go to a charity of the president’s choice, if he will debate? Of course, leaving the charity up to the president, may not make everyone happy. He... Read more
Responding to First Things, wherein a Catholic Sister goes all Defiant-Hippy-Sit-In and Non-Violent-Barricade on Rome (who dares to come ask her what she and her sisters are all about), Siggy goes all Sigmund, Carl and Alfred on the sister. He’s a tad rough, but I do believe he means it well. Read more
Lots and lots of gloomy emails being sent my way. Now, now…As Granny Weatherwax says, I can’t be having with that. Here’s a little scripture to ponder and a bit of instruction from an old Irish ham hand at looking on the better side. Hear, O Lord, our prayer of supplications, and deliver us fro your own sake: grant us favor in the presence of our captors, that the whole earth may know that you are the Lord, our God,... Read more
It says a great deal about a writer when he or she can start and stop blogs with some regularity and still manage to not only maintain the readership, but grow it. Amy Welborn – whom the above sentence describes well – has begun a blog over at Beliefnet, and she calls it Via Media! She explains how it all came about here: About six weeks ago, I wrote to Steve Waldman, annoyed with one of his posts. He wrote... Read more
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