That's been one of my favorite lines over the last couple years. When things would get a little crazy I'd just put my hand to my forehead and say “So this is what a stroke feels like”. Always gets a laugh. I won't be saying that ever again. On Tuesday October 26 around 5:40 PM... Continue Reading →
Football Pool
On the list of "Why do these things?" is playing a football pool. It's not a betting pool because 1: I'm note very good and 2: I'm cheap. So I play in a for fun pool sponsored by the St.Thomas Youth Group in Oshkosh WI. It's fun and keeps me in touch with the NFL... Continue Reading →
National Banned Books Week
The last week in September is the usual time to celebrate banned books. Yes, celebrate them. I do not support banning books. Any books. Having said that I suddenly realize the problem I always have with absolute statements. A book lauding raoe or children's pornography may need to be suppressed. But such books are rare... Continue Reading →
What I did On my Summer Vacation – Travel
Last but not least. We did get a bit of travel in this summer. We knew going in that there wasn't going to be a "big trip" this year but we had some fun with some little ones. Had some fun with several fireworks displays - Fourth of July, at a ball park and Labor... Continue Reading →
What I did On my Summer Vacation – Books
I've got to get this series done before snow falls! I did a LOT of reading this summer. It was actually kind of nice even though a lot of what I read didn't overwhelm me. The majority of my reading was actually books that I picked up at the annual book sale at my local... Continue Reading →
What I did On my Summer Vacation – Movies
It was a busy summer. And a pretty good one. So I'll break some of this down into bits to make it a little easier to take on. As always summer is actually a slow time for me watching movies. I am working on a couple of series along the way as well. TV Series... Continue Reading →
On getting blasted for an opinion piece
Last week I wrote/broadcast about a couple new comic creations that I didn't much like in a post called "Cartoons " I was away for most of the rest of the week so I only just caught up with the comments that landed on my blog. Holy smokes people! I didn't think anyone payed that... Continue Reading →
Loop the Lake 2010
Riding around Lake Chautauqua is something of a landmark for cyclists around here. The ride is somewhere between 41 and 43 miles depending on just how you do it. The terrain ranges from long hills to long flats with both urban and rural riding. Most of the roads have decent paved berms, in some cases... Continue Reading →
So here we go…
I promised to do some more blogging. Some actual real blogging, not just posting the scripts to my radio show. So as the title says... It has been very warm here of late. Temps up into the 90s are not common here in Great Lakes country. But we've managed to muddle along. Senior High Conference... Continue Reading →
Reflections on a day
One of the things I came to realize over my sabbatical was that my attention to detail had been slipping. Today a lot of that came home to roost. Most of today has been spent trying to get our diocesan youth ministry web page EYouthWNY.org fixed. That was a change in plans because the original... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 