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July 2018

July 25, 2018

In Defense of Libraries

I once had to do a tricky take-home exam on Plato, over a...

July 18, 2018

Franciscan University Sent me a Survey

I don't know what they were thinking. All I do all day is prattle...

May 2018

May 21, 2018

To Share is Human, to Share is Divine

The other day, a wonderful reader left me a tip in the blog's tip jar,...

May 15, 2018

It’s Too Darn Hot

It's hot and humid out today, in case you haven't noticed. It was worse in...

December 2017

December 21, 2017

A Knock at the Door

There are two people who regularly knock at my door in a "shave and...

December 20, 2017

Biscuits, Guns and a Discount Turkey Sandwich

We rode the bus to the mall to see Santa. Rosie brought along her teddy...

December 14, 2017

Doing Christmas Wrong

I don't usually read magazines like Better Homes and Gardens, Country Living or Good Housekeeping....

December 10, 2017

Comfort and Joy in Downtown Steubenville

I was recently informed by a disgruntled reader that I "literally threw the entire...

December 03, 2017

How the Grinch Stole David Bowie

It was bound to happen at some time or other. I'm sorry that it happened...

November 2017

November 08, 2017

What’s For Dinner? Volume Three

I did it. I finally did it. I successfully made and ate stew. We almost...

October 2017

October 26, 2017

An Accidental Cosplay

I was having a terrible day. It all started with an advertising circular that...

September 2017

September 12, 2017

A Library for the Friendship Room

I went down to The Friendship Room with Rose, to drop off our widow's...

July 2017

July 06, 2017

The Firework People

There was an enormous explosion up the street. "That one's got to be illegal," I...

June 2017

June 20, 2017

The Toy Box Trap And The Heart of Christ

I am not a wise person, but I've become wiser in this respect: I realize...

May 2017

May 26, 2017

The Adventures of Tony, Cap, Donald and Bigfoot

My daughter does not play with Barbies. That's not for lack of exposure; she has...

November 2016

November 08, 2016

Election Schmection

What are you doing here? You shouldn't be here, you should be voting! Oh,...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

Halloween Rundown

(image via Pixabay) Halloween is over for the year, and we are sad to...

October 26, 2016

Finally, Some Good News

(image via Pixabay) As I paused to check Facebook in the middle of putting together...

October 25, 2016

Important Presidential Election Update

(image via Pixabay) I just wanted to give my fine readers a word of encouragement:...

September 2016

September 23, 2016

Huffle-puffle-buffal-uffle

(image via Pixabay) I took the Pottermore Patronus quiz. I should mention that I'm not...

September 23, 2016

Saint Pio, the Transfiguration and a Coconut Cake

(Image via Pixabay.) Today is the the feast of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina. I like...

September 16, 2016

Welcoming Witches: An Autumn Recollection

(Image via Pixabay) I wasn't going to start telling Halloween stories until October, but...

September 05, 2016

Stop Fleeing Evil and Pursue Good Instead

(Image via Pixabay) There's a meme going around Facebook again; you've probably seen it yourself....

August 2016

August 25, 2016

In Praise of Cinematic Cheese

(image via Pixabay) We've already established by now that I am the only critic on...

August 22, 2016

On the Vital Necessity of Having Fun At The Movies

(image via pixabay) So, it turns out that I'm the only person in the whole...

August 19, 2016

First to Finish: A Review of Ben-Hur

(Image: the official poster for the 2016 re-make of Ben-Hur, used in accordance with fair use...

August 12, 2016

No, Sex is Not the Nourishing Food of Marriage

(image via Pixabay) Did you ever see something on the internet that upset you immensely?...

August 11, 2016

The Universal Laws of Film

(image via Pixabay) You all know by now that I'm a great lover of films,...

August 08, 2016

Struggle to Perfect Your Loves, Do Not Struggle Against Them

(Image via Pixabay.) Once, I got a ride home from Mass on a cold...

August 05, 2016

Taxidermy, Canon Law, Olympics and Noodles: Things I Learned On the Internet Friday, August 5, 2016

(all images for this post are courtesy of Pixabay) Here we go with my semi-regular...