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Happy 20 Years, LadyBug

Jan 10, 2010 | ,

She bumps into things, makes us get up early, pees on the floor, and is as demanding as any Chinese Dowager Princess could be expected. But we love her, and give her whatever she wants and needs. AKC certified as "Lady Flower II", our shihtzu turns 20 years old today. Yes, that's probably a record somewhere (all of New York?), or at least easily in the oldest 1% of all dogs in the world today. The "oldest dog in...

Becket’s Last Stand

Dec 3, 2009 | , ,

I heard rumors that my Philosophy Professor, Robert Nielsen, was retiring, and felt a great desire to hear his traditional end-of-year recitation of Beckets Last Sermon, of which here is an excerpt ... I have spoken to you today, dear children of God, of the martyrs of the past, asking you to remember especially our martyr of Canterbury, the blessed Archbishop Elphege; because it is fitting, on Christ's birthday,...

Why? Facebook, that’s why.

Oct 6, 2009 |

I don't update much here, since I "tweet" snippets of everyday life on my Facebook wall.  I really submerged myself into it .. but sans games.  Getting together with old friends keeps me busy enough.  In fact, I just had Sunday brunch with an old grade school pal I re-met through Facebook.  Unbelievable. It's almost like school where you're able to see and hang out with people you know every day -- the opposite of...

Sep 25, 2009 | ,

I read this in the DaDs (Dads & Daighters) newsletter ... Can you pledge to have dinner with your family on September 25? That’s "Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children." My response ... Call me old fashioned, but who else's family WOULD you be having dinner with?  The very idea that we need a special day to have a family eat a meal together is a testament to how REALLY bad things really must be...

Cemeteries & Death

Sep 3, 2009 | ,

I was at St. Hedwig's cemetery the other day.  A beer can sat on a momument next to that of my grandparents.  I thought it was litter at first, but it was unopened.  Maybe funny for some, but meaningful to them.  Reminded me of stuffed animals left on the graves of children. Followed some turkets into the woods in the back, and looked in the usual dumping pile to find a glass jug that I promptly salvaged. When I...

A Real Weekend

Aug 23, 2009 | ,

I have no way to describe it, really.  It was so full of life.  First, we visited Christina at her dorm on Saturday as she was moving in.  Mer put together a care package of food and stuff, and I grabbed an extension cord she needed from Big Lots on the way.  We only stayed a few moments, really, but it brought back memories of dorming and even visiting her college years a generation ago.  And yes, I was a bit...