… up to his typical antics again. Read more

Thanks, Marc. This made my night. Read more

… I haven’t seen the Blessed Virgin Mary in my toast yet telling me otherwise, so I suppose that means my plans to walk the Way of St. James are still on. For those who are serious about going with me, here is the information I have thus far. In October 2013, I will be walking the entire Camino Frances route, starting from St. Jean Pied de Port, on the French side of the Pyrenees and finishing about 35 days... Read more

… the results are in and as predicted I did not win. However, much to my surprise I came in 5th for People’s Choice and Best Blog By A Woman. I was delighted to see I was 3rd in Most Entertaining, just below The Ironic Catholic. Read more

… some time ago I enabled comment moderation. Today I disabled anonymous commenting. By removing the immediate satisfaction of having a nasty comment published the nasty comments decreased in number. And really, I’m under no obligation to publish a comment, even if you email me demanding I do so. I really don’t like how the internet has created an environment conducive to combativeness. It makes it too easy for people to say things to others they would never dream of... Read more

… you have one more week left to make your nominations in the 2011 Cannonball Catholic Blog Awards. Read more

… Woman in Blue, c. 1903 Read more

… on my return trip to Italy, I am adding Assisi to the agenda. *new feature, Wanderlust Wednesday. Read more

… Other girls played with Barbies. I was a geek and huge Star Trek fan. When I was seven my mom took me to see Wrath of Khan. I left the theater that evening with a newly developed neurosis, the irrational fear that bugs were going to fly into my ears and eat my brains. Then two months later, while playing outside, a bee flew into my ear. I ran around shrieking and smacking myself in the head. The bug... Read more

… yeah. yeah. I survived the Great East Coast Earthquake of 2011. Our office building shook for a minute and then swayed for another minute. It was a bit like being on a boat. The “Great Quake” appears to originated around the DC area. Jokes in 3…2…1… Hm, let’s see. Some one dropped the Obamacare bill. Headlines read; B.O. claims quake is Bush’s fault. And this photo… The Obama administration begins post quake clean up Got anything you wish to... Read more