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December 2016

December 16, 2016

I will never try to make a snowman again

Not unless I can do it this well and for an awesome cause like they...

December 10, 2016

Yes it’s another Birthday weekend!

December is busy for me. Right now, I'm trying to keep up with a Patheos...

December 09, 2016

When it comes to the War on Christmas

The first question I have is, could someone please tell me what's wrong with the...

December 03, 2016

Tomorrow I turn 50

Yeah. 50. To quote Alec Guinness from the classic The Bridge on the River...

December 02, 2016

The 2016 Columbus Earthquake

Happened on November 26. When Curtis Samuel scored the winning touchdown against Michigan, apparently the...

November 2016

November 23, 2016

The president and the Butterball

A favorite scene from one of my favorite episodes of The West Wing. Happy Thanksgiving everyone....

November 22, 2016

A Dominican Friars’ Christmas Video

You have to love it. It's not that season yet (technically, that begins with...

November 20, 2016

I couldn’t do this if I had to

It's an old story, but you have to admit, that model is so many levels...

November 12, 2016

In honor of Monday’s Supermoon

Which will be a sight to see, weather permitting: Admit it, who doesn't sing...

November 11, 2016

The left goes bat nuts

Here. Demonstrating a self righteous zealotry that would embarrass a Spanish Inquisitor, Samantha Bee...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

Some thoughts on Halloween

Since I became a Christian all those years ago, I've run into a variety of...

October 30, 2016

The Martians are coming!

Or so they said on October 30, 1938. Everyone knows the story of Orson Welles...

October 29, 2016

I have been remiss in my duties

Last night I was watching the Indians steal a little happiness from Cubs fans, eating...

October 19, 2016

Movies to scare by

Speaking of Halloween movies, some years ago Simcha Fisher wrote a piece about movies she...

October 18, 2016

Yes, it’s another Birthday celebration

We've got millions of them. Our oldest is finally becoming an adult in the real...

October 07, 2016

Busy weekend

It's off to the Renaissance Festival, then yet another local Festival, fun Halloween season excursions,...

October 05, 2016

How we usher in October

This year we waited until October, though as the piece says, in years past we...

September 2016

September 28, 2016

Why I love people

A young man starts to propose on camera at a baseball game. He drops the...

September 28, 2016

Duh

Why do other colleges even try?

September 22, 2016

In praise of Autumn

Anyone who has followed my blog for more than a year or so knows one...

September 19, 2016

It’s international Talk Like a Pirate Day

For the more scholarly among you, here is a little piece about where the talk...

September 16, 2016

It’s almost here

My most favoritest time of year! It begins with Fall, the best season of all, and...

September 14, 2016

For the Gael who has everything

Your very own inflatable Irish Pub. Pipes and Guinness extra of course.

September 01, 2016

I’m not talented enough to convey how much I love the Fall

But the excitement that accompanies opening week of Football season is a nice place to...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

We will derive

It's the beginning of the school year for our homeschool. In honor of this wonderful time...

August 22, 2016

Trying to destroy the One Ring?

Google can help. There are times when I absolutely love the Internet.

August 17, 2016

Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards

We mean it. Don't. So archaeologists found a 2,000 year old scroll with spells on...

August 15, 2016

They’re here

Scary ghost stories and tales from the glories indeed. It looks like some strange occurrences...

August 12, 2016

A record 2000 years in the making

So Michael Phelps did it. He broke a record that has stood for over 2000 years....

August 08, 2016

For all your cucumber eating needs

Over at Morning Rose Prayer Gardens, there is a celebration of that little corner of...