H/T Instapundit Thanks to Michael Yon for permission to disseminate this awesome photograph, which he describes thusly: A Muslim man had invited the American soldiers from “Chosen” Company 2-12 Cavalry to the church, where I videotaped as Muslims and Christians worked and rejoiced at the reopening of St John’s, an occasion all viewed as a sign of hope. The Iraqis asked me to convey a message of thanks to the American people. ” Thank you, thank you,” the people were... Read more
Ahem…yes, I really am working on my project. I really am. It’s just that I suddenly remembered that I need make-up. I’m not really a girly-girl, but as I approach 50 I find that my skin – which was never much to praise, being ruddy-Irish – is not tolerating liquidy makeups which I never liked using anyway, because they feel heavy on my skin and eventually melt off my oily face (we could solve most of the world’s oil problems... Read more
I’m supposed to be working on a project, so naturally, I am over here looking at knitting patterns. This one is beyond my skills (and my pocketbook), but that doesn’t stop me from wasting my time looking at it. As I’ve written elsewhere, I’m a deplorably bad knitter – much better at crochet – and yet I love knitting more than crocheting, so there you go. But even though I wouldn’t dream of trying to make the thing, isn’t it... Read more
Deacon Greg posted this terrific video over at his place, and while I don’t usually like praise music but this song’s not so bad, and the gorgeous images (coupled by the words of John Paul the Great) is really very effective. And, if anyone is feeling especially vocation-y and curious about Poor Clares: Read more
From Musing Minds, a couple of tests: Seeing Giuliani endorsed by Pat Robertson doesn’t completely turn me off the mayor (it’s actually an appreciated surprise, all things considered)…that’s because endorsements don’t mean much to me or to the other 4 people who answered the question. That might be because I think for myself, as the poll says, or because – surprisingly – I am Russian! Your Inner European is Russian! Mysterious and exotic. You’ve got a great balance of danger... Read more
Sigh. Which means I am only writing at one: <img style="border: none;" src="http://www.criticsrant.com/bb/readinglevel/img/junior_high.jpg" alt= I’m sorry I can’t remember where I got this to give a H/T. Unsurprisingly, Dr. Helen, Dave Justus and Deacon Greg write smarter than me. Than I. Whatever. Read more
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Every cent raised for Project Valour-IT goes directly to the purchase and shipment of laptops for severely wounded service members. As of October 2007, Valour-IT has distributed over 1500 laptops to severely wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines across the country. The fund drive for Project Valor is still going on – it will continue until November 11, Veteran’s Day, and if you have not had a chance to pass a few bucks into their worthy cup, please consider doing... Read more
I just recently wrote: It’s time for the press to declare themselves either free guardians of the public trust or owned members of a political movement. They can’t be both. and elsewhere: my generation [is] preaching to a generation that did not need the conditioning or the indoctrination – they were not being raised with the same reality as my generation’s, or the ones before, of women being held back by gender expectations. The reason I bring it up is... Read more
…particularly if he’d done it in drag. With an Elvis impersonator crooning just two floors below him, Rudy Giuliani, R-N.Y., took aim on Friday at both Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and her husband, former President Bill Clinton. Speaking at a town hall in Berlin, New Hampshire, Giuliani first set his sights on Hillary Clinton and used humor to answer a question about Clinton’s much analyzed debate response on whether she supported a plan to grant driver’s licenses to illegal aliens in... Read more
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