Archive for October, 2007
Monday, October 29th, 2007
Bella On a Second Reflection…
…was even more moving than the first time.
Lillian and Leila got to see the movie this past weekend (as they commented about in Katie’s post just below this one) and they were similarly touched by it.
Katie and I went yesterday as guests of Texas Alliance for Life, the organization that Katie worked at this past [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Entertainment by Devman
Saturday, October 27th, 2007
Bella
Bella Bella Bella.  Bella Bella Bella.
You see? I’m drilling it into your subconscious. Now for the power of suggestion.
Go watch Bella this weekend. Please watch Bella this weekend. It would be very good for you to watch Bella this weekend. Bella is playing in theaters across the US this weekend–why don’t you spend 1.5 hours [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life, Entertainment, Love and War by Katie
Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Would the Real Devin Rose Please Stand Up
Well, it turns out that people named Devin Rose in this world are, at least with two data points collected, pretty clever and cool.
Why? Well, I changed my email address from an old one to my current gmail one with the Texas Alliance for Life (TAL), but TAL entered the address slightly incorrectly into [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Technical by Devman
Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Global Warming: The Debate Is Not Over
And dissent from Al Gore’s rigid orthodoxy, which brooks no opposition, no matter how reasoned, is vital, to keep the debate open and to keep voices from being silenced.
Tell ‘em, John Stossel:
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1 Comment » - Posted in Grapevines and Nature, Politics by Devman
Sunday, October 21st, 2007
“And If the Mountain Defeats You…
…where then will you go?”
– Saruman in the Fellowship of the Ring movie
I heard earlier this week that Sam Brownback was dropping out of the presidential race.
I’m disappointed because he is a man who believes in the sanctity of marriage and the sanctity of human life, which stems from his strong faith in God, and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Love and War, Politics by Devman
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Whoa, God!
On Sunday at Mass, I was sitting in the pews when I was sort of thunderstruck by an theological thought. It was the Offertory of the Mass, and I was praying as I always do, offering my “time, talent, and treasure” upon the altar, so that all of my little measly gifts could be united [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Catholic Life, Love and War by Katie
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
“He who controls the spice…
…controls the universe!”
– Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
And he who controls academia, has great control also over the minds and hearts of the future leaders of the United States and the world.
But unfortunately at many universities, the professors in power keep an iron-hold on their own ideology and prevent professors who disagree with them from ever being [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Politics by Devman
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
Eduardo Verastegui’s Story and More Bella!
The Bella movie site has a good page full of videos, reviews, stories, and links to information about the movie, including the story of lead actor, Eduardo Verastegui.
No Comments » - Posted in Entertainment by Devman
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
Tooting My Own Horn
Everybody, today is my 28th birthday. Hooray! Thanks, dear God, for the gift of life. Thanks for a wonderful husband who takes me out to a very nice restaurant where we have a very nice bottle of wine and some very nice filet mignon. Thanks for my new china teapot, which will help me to [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life by Katie
Monday, October 15th, 2007
The Last Negative Post Before a Positive One, or, Jimmy Carter’s Panegyric
Panegyric: A hymn of praise
Katie has (rightfully) scolded me for posting several negative blog entries in a row (excepting the brief Egg Report, which was mostly positive), but I have to get one more negative one in there before promising to post a positive one.
It’s about Jimmy Carter and a recent panegyric written about [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Masculine Spirituality, Politics by Devman
Monday, October 15th, 2007
Way to Go, Bishop Aymond!
For rebuking St. Edward’s University in their misguided decision to invite Fr. Curran to speak.
Pope John Paull II offers us the Theology of the Body, which teaches the truth of who human beings are as male and female, created to be gifts to each other.
Fr. Curran can only offer the same sad “sexual revolution” garbage [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Theology of the Body by Devman
Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Egg Report #4
122 eggs, about $2 per egg.
Lobelia and Gertrude did not mourn long at all for Eunice. They have each been laying an egg a day for many weeks now!
The bad news is, they got into the garden once by squeezing through the gate, and I found them in it, digging up our rows and taking [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Love and War by Devman
Saturday, October 13th, 2007
The Most Inconvenient Truth
My coworkers and I have great conversations.
On Friday we got into a discussion about Al Gore, global warming, and faith.
It was prompted by the announcement that Al Gore had won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to promote awareness of global warming and impending catastrophe.
My coworkers wanted to know why I was so down [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Politics, Work inspired by Devman
Saturday, October 13th, 2007
Allen Hebert’s Blog
My friend Allen created a blog recently about him and his family (with 8 beautiful children!).
I complained to him that I couldn’t make comments on his posts, so perhaps he will figure out how to enable that soon.
No Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life by Devman
Friday, October 12th, 2007
UNICEF and UNFPA Promote Abortion
I receive the Friday Fax from C-Fam, and they do a great job of informing me of what the United Nations actually does with regard to helping or hurting families and people.
Sadly, and contrary to what these organizations say about themselves, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) work unceasingly to [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Politics by Devman
Friday, October 12th, 2007
Bella Is Coming to Austin!
I found a page on the Bella movie site that lists the theaters that Bella will open up at on October 26th in Austin.
The movie is well-worth your time. I am constantly amazed when I look at the descriptions of the inane, vulgar, or just plain dumb movies currently playing–that seem to have no trouble [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Entertainment by Devman
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
Remember When?
Dear Devin,
Do you remember a year ago when we were on our honeymoon at Bear Creek Cabins? Remember reading “The Hobbit” to each other? Remember hiking in the Gila Forest (Gila Wilderness, NM) and kissing under the trees?
Remember coming to our new home as husband and wife? Remember coming home from work on your first [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life, Love and War by Katie
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
Crescendo Pathfinding
I reached a milestone today in Crescendo development:Â Pathfinding is working!
For those of you who pathfind naturally, this may not seem like much, but let me assure you that it is a great accomplishment for any silly computer creature, whose intelligence is only as great as what we program it to do.
Pathfinding is simply finding [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Technical by Devman
Sunday, October 7th, 2007
A Year of Grace
Katie and I are celebrating our one-year wedding anniversary today!
We took a day trip to the Texas hill country, visiting Johnson City and Fredericksburg. We went to a cool place called Wildseed Farms, which grows and sells lots of wildflowers, as well as other kinds of plants.
Here are some pictures:
How much has happened in this [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Love and War by Devman
Saturday, October 6th, 2007
Perelandra, the Devil, and Spam
I realized recently that spam email is sent by real persons, with names and houses and pets.
Spam seems so anonymous; we know that it is almost never from the person it says it is from because spammers disguise their real identity, and yet real people send it out, and–especially in the case of licentious spam–whether [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Love and War, Masculine Spirituality, Saints and Angels by Devman
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
It’s Fun to be Catholic
My dear friend, Meghan, is in the midst of PhD work at the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and the Family in Washington, DC; her dissertation will be on Hans Urs von Balthasar (an amazing 20th century theologian). She recently found this quote in her reading, it made her giggle, and she shared [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life, Love and War by Katie
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
My Turn to Brag…
…about my wife, Katie!
Well, as you know, I have been bragged on by Katie quite often of late, all glory be to God, but now, it is my turn to brag about her because, you see, she has an essay featured in the latest edition of Dappled Things!
It is the Mary, Queen of Angels 2007 [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Catholic Life, Theology of the Body by Devman
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
Our Sick Chicken
Please say a short prayer for Eunice, one of our chickens, who has been sick with a respiratory illness of some kind for a few weeks. She doesn’t look like she’s doing well.Â
Thank you!