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First off, let me confirm for an emailer who asked if I’d tried the Irish Cream coffee from Mystic Monks (see their ad at my right sidebar): yes, hellyes, the Mystic Monk Irish Cream coffee is delicious – very smooth. I bought some as a St. Patrick’s Day gift and of course had to get some for myself, and I’m enjoying a cup right now. I’m not a big fan of flavored coffees (except Hazelnut as an “after supper”) but... Read more
Now that my furnace is fixed (and I seem to have another of those blasted ear infections) today is the mental health day I tried to take yesteday. I leave you the gem of the day, Vanderleun taking off from the famous “Salsa/Selter/Show-about-nothing” episode from Seinfeld (clip below) and runs with it, brilliantly. The only trouble is…remember, America loved the “show about nothing.” Obama: You know it must be impossible for a Spanish person to order seltzer and not get... Read more
One of my favorite Lenten Hymns: I like that they superimpose the lyrics so you can sing along with this lovely hymn, which is not difficult to master. English translation here. More on it here. My second favorite hymn of Lent is the Pange Lingua: you can hear it here. Related: Sing, my tongue; in praise of Holy Week Read more
Voting for the Catholic Blog Awards will close on March 17. If you haven’t had a chance to go vote for your favorites (I’ve listed some of mine, here) this is a good time! The top-ten vote-getters in each category are here, and I’m honored to be in a couple of ’em. If you’ve voted for me already, then as my Auntie Lillie used to say, “I t’ank you” Opinionated Catholic has a funny. Read more
Over at the Corner, they’re quoting Bruce Thornton: [Europe is not reproducing because] “children are expensive. They require you to sacrifice your time and your interests and your own comfort. If your highest good is pleasure, if your highest good is a sophisticated life, then children get in the way. Why would you spend so much money and so much energy on children if your highest good is simply material well-being? That’s sort of the spiritual dimension of the problem.”... Read more
Okay, got lots of emails from folks decrying the “racism of Barack Obama’s pastor,” Jeremiah Wright, in this video. I watched the video twice, and I don’t know if I’m seeing racism. I think I’m seeing anger, some of it reality-based and quite justified, some of it politically expedient for emotional manipulation, and some of it just strange. “Jesus was a poor black man who lived in a country and in a culture that was controlled by rich white people... Read more
Brian Saint-Paul, over at Inside Catholic notes exciting archaeological news from Greece, Britain and Rome – I love this stuff! In Thessoloniki (yes, that one), workers digging a subway tunnel uncovered 886 ancient graves, constructed over a period of about 500 years. […] …residents of Cambridgeshire, England, found a surprise in their nearby woods. Someone — the story is unclear exactly who — re-discovered an ancient Roman villa, initially identified by a local explorer two centuries ago. Because the site... Read more
:::I was supposed to be out of town today, taking a mental-health break, but instead my furnace went acting all wonky and since my husband is not even in the same hemisphere as I am right now, I’m the furnace girl. Fortunately my new shipment of Mystic Monk Coffee has arrived, so I am happier about this than I normally would be. While I await help, please enjoy (I hope) this post from a while back, which I find gets... Read more
Fausta is looking for people to go over to her comments section and answer the question: is Hitchens right when he says “For most men, if they can’t make women laugh, they’re out of the evolutionary contest. They’ll never going to get laid… If you can’t make them laugh, you’ll never have a chance.” I think he’s totally right. When you make someone laugh you help to take them outside themselves which helps them to appreciate you more. I think... Read more
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