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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Where some of you are
I took a snapshot of locations that show up in my stats when people visit the blog. There were far more “unknowns” than I have seen in the past, which is curious. Also, the places listed are often approximations. … Continue reading
Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks!
My little brush with hurricane Isaac, and very close brush with a tornado it spawned, and the wreckage of the neighborhood where I was, made me especially interested in this image from Astronomy Pic of the Day: Explanation: Should you … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged APOD, hurricanes, King Lear, tornado
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Democrat’s edit “God” out of their party platform
From The Weekly Standard I learned that the Democrats, as the meet in their convention and as they rewrite the (savagely pro-tax-paid abortion on-demand) platform, have removed the word “God” from their working text. 2008 Platform: “We need a government that … Continue reading
My view for a while
I’m heading out of the hurricane and tornado zone. Let’s hope there isn’t a mid-flight TEOTWAWKI EMP while I’m in the air. Or at all, come to think of it, unless it is as a proximate prelude to the Lord’s … Continue reading
The DNC’s agenda: abortion… abortion… abortion… more abortion…
A reader alerted me to this from LifeNews: MSNBC Host: “Get Your Abortions Now In Case Republicans Win” by Steven Ertelt | Touré Neblett, a co-host of The Cycle on MSNBC, is garnering criticism from pro-life advocates today after sending … Continue reading
Hey! Catholic Dems! Look at what you are supporting!
From The Catholic League: Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a Democratic National Convention (DNC) event hosted by Catholics for Choice (CFC): If the Ku Klux Klan were hosting a panel discussion on racial relations at the Republican National … Continue reading
Posted in Blatteroons, Dogs and Fleas, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, Slubberdegullions, The Drill, The future and our choices, Women Religious
Tagged anti-catholic, Catholic Democrats, Catholic League, Catholics for Choice, Democratic National Convention, DNC, November 2012, Pres. Obama
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Curiosity’s curious visual odometry system
Here is something for your Just Too Cool file. This got my attention not only because it deals with Curiosity, but also because of my budding interest in ham radio. The newest Mars Rover, Curiosity, is tagging Mars… with Morse … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged Curiosity, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, Mars, Mars Rover, NASA
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QUAERITUR: To attend a Polka Mass or not to attend?
From a catechumen: My family and I are not yet Catholic, but I will be completing a “Summer” RCIA class and will be brought into the Church sometime in December. I’ve studied and read and prayed about this for nearly … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Priest instructs us to stand during the Eucharistic Prayer. Fr Z POLL!
POLL BELOW! From a reader: Father, today I attended a rather liberal parish (the choirmaster was wearing a Nuns on the Bus t-shirt). After the Sanctus, 3/4 of the people began kneeling, while the rest stood. The priest paused from … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Introducing new parish families at Mass
From a reader: It seems from parish to parish many have the custom after the closing prayer when announcements are given to ask new families or visitors to stand up and introduce themselves. It can add a bit more time … Continue reading
