Monthly Archives: May 2007

Magnificat: Solemnity of the Visitation

 ”Jesus, who was in [Mary's] womb, hurried to sanctify John still in his mother’s womb.  Before Mary arrived and greeted Elizabeth, the child had not leapt in the womb, but as soon as Mary had spoken the word that the … Continue reading

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It’s Obvious to Me

“i’m just around the corner but i feel so far, have i lost my mind? it’s like i’m blinded by the things i see, holding my eyes shut keeps the truth from me now that i know how desperate a … Continue reading

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Los Ads

You may have noticed ads on the right side of our blog for the National Catholic Register newspaper and Faith & Family magazine. I get as tired of ads as the next guy, and that’s why we are only putting … Continue reading

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What If You Could See Jesus Performing Miracles…

…then would you believe? Most people would say yes–I remember when I was an atheist I said I would believe–if only Jesus would come and show me a miracle, preferably one that defied physics. And yet, in truth, I would … Continue reading

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Katie and I Just Realized…

…that, in spite of our devotion to him, we could never name our child Ambrose. “Ambrose Rose” is just a bit too awful.

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My CPU Is a Neural Net Processor…

…a learning computer. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator II That’s one of my favorite Arnold quotes because it uses just the right amount of real computer science terminology to sound believable, but of course in reality neural networks can’t do anything even … Continue reading

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Friday!

Aah, Friday.  It’s been such a long week, with the session wrapping up at the Capitol and the morning sickness requiring ongoing management and the wonderful husband needing love and the garden needing weeding and I needing incredible amounts of … Continue reading

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Maybe, I Don’t Really Wanna Know…Who You Are

Apologies on the title of this post: the Oasis lyrics from “Live Forever” always seem to pop into my mind when blogging. Sometimes we don’t want to know who someone is, so we never try to find out who they … Continue reading

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Baby Countdown Timer App

I wrote a little program this weekend that lets an expecting couple enter in their baby’s name and their estimate at the baby’s conception date, then it just shows you how old the baby is and how many days are … Continue reading

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Managing Morning Sickness

I think I’ve figured it out!  Here’s what happened this week. Tuesday was my roughest day thus far.  I was unable to keep any food down all day, getting sick morning, noon, and evening, and I felt pretty discouraged my … Continue reading

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