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Monthly Archives: November 2007
Where Does He Get Such Wonderful Toys?
So asked the Joker with grudging respect after Batman ruined his (nefarious) fun in the Tim Burton Batman movie (around 1989). I’m asking myself the same question about Microsoft. It seems all we hear about nowadays is Google–they’re the hot … Continue reading
Posted in Technical, Work inspired
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The Elephant in the Room
The elephant is pornography. The sin of lust by way of pornography is widespread amongst men in our country, yet we rarely talk about it. Why? Because many men have lusted after women by looking at pornography and rightfully feel … Continue reading
Posted in Masculine Spirituality, Theology of the Body
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Snow Day!
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody. Devin and I had a good visit with my family (more about that later) and an adventuresome trip back to Austin from New Mexico. What happened, you ask? Well, we left Deming, NM on Saturday morning and … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic Life, Grapevines and Nature
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The Rose-Colored Glasses of Childhood Memory
I have great memories of camping with my family as a little girl. Eating freshly caught trout for dinner. Telling stories around the campfire. The boys’ tent emitting various odorous gases, if you know what I mean.  So, I … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic Life, Grapevines and Nature
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Camping At Colorado Bend
I took Katie out on our first camping trip together this weekend! Many thanks to all of our friends and family who offered to lend us their camping gear and gave us good advice: Katie grew up camping often with … Continue reading
Why Was Jesus Baptized?
In a sermon given by my old Baptist pastor about 7 years ago, he made this offhand remark, paraphrased: “The reason I know that baptism does not wash away sins is because Jesus was baptized, and He had never sinned, … Continue reading
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Republicans and Nazis
Comparing someone to Hitler or the Nazis has become a standard way of demonizing a particular person or organization because it is accepted by all rational people that Hitler and the Nazis committed heinous atrocities. Well, it seems that, to … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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The Sign of the Cross
I found this blog recently through a series of other blogs’ links written by a man who I think has been an Evangelical pastor and is considering the Catholic Church. He posted recently about a meeting he had at a … Continue reading
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Fall Bee Inspection
I inspected our bees today and took a 5-minute video of the highlights. The main goals were to dust powdered sugar on the bees so that they groom off varroa mites and to set a trap for the small hive … Continue reading
Posted in Grapevines and Nature
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How Can I, Unless Someone Instructs Me?
Those were the words of the Ethiopian eunuch to Philip in Acts, chapter 8 of the Bible. The eunuch was reading from the prophet Isaiah, and the Holy Spirit prompted Philip to ask him if he understood what he was … Continue reading
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