Category: General
Musings on April
It seems to be one of those immutable weather laws around here that once you seen police officers wearing their summer uniforms – short-sleeved shirts and their summer straw Stetsons – we’re going to get one last cool snap. You can march through the end of March with temps in the high 60s or low [...]
A Random TV Note.
Let me just say that NBC’s “Deal or No Deal” is a strangely-compelling show. I’ve caught it on the TV a couple times in the past month and I always find myself setting down the remote and watching it. I wish I could tell you exactly what it is that draws me in but I [...]
The Choral Tour – The Final Day
We’re about to embark for home – our vans are mostly loaded and we’re waiting for the last-minute stragglers (i.e. most of our Sopranos and Altos) to come down from their rooms, so I don’t have much time to post. There will be more about the trip, perhaps tonight, definitely tomorrow. I have plenty to [...]
The Choral Tour – Day Something or Another
Today was a good day though it didn’t start out that way. There’s something about being out on the road that drives people to general craziness. We are, you’ll be glad to hear, not immune to general craziness. In fact, given today, we may actually thrive on it. Today started with a bunch of bleary-eyed [...]
“Musician” Yanni Arrested
What can you say about a story like this? MANALAPAN, Fla. — The musician Yanni was arrested at his home after an alleged domestic dispute with his girlfriend, authorities said. What? There was a slapfight? Hair pulling? You know, two words I never expect to hear in the same sentence are “Yanni” and “domestic dispute”. [...]
One Racist Enters, Two Jews Leave.
I swear, if stuff like this keeps up, I’m going to need a scorecard to know how to rank the various minorities on the Hierarcy of PC. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –Two Jewish members of the state’s hate crimes commission resigned Thursday rather than serve with a Nation of Islam official appointed by [Illinois] Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s [...]
A Sad Loss
The Anchoress has lost a dear friend, suddenly. Please pray for her and her family as well as for her friend’s family in their time of loss. May God hold them all closer than normal in the next few days.
A Little Fearmongering is Good for the Soul, I Guess.
It appears that Google is taking a stand against the Justice Department in refusing to provide search result information to aid with child porn investigations. I’m not entirely sure where I fall on the issue, though Jonah Goldberg sums up the kerfuffle pretty well: The Department of Justice is in a lawsuit with the ACLU [...]
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