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I texted my friend Father John Rutten complaining, “Be careful and keep the pagans out of your trees or they’ll do what they did to Lumen Christi ;-)”

After having a nasty viral upper respiratory infection, I finally feel better and am back at work toady.  I did manage to nap and read several books from Sunday through Thursday, but I would rather not have been sick to do that.

Two days until the start of Spring, and we’re getting a few inches of snow to cap off the Winter.  Yippee!Supposed to start blowing around at rush hour this evening which will make it all the more necessary for Spring to get here.

May you always have walls for the winds, a roof for the rain, tea beside the fire, laughter to cheer you, those you love near you, and all your heart might desire.Irish Blessing

Video of the week on Almanac, 22-Feb-2013 where they added audio, “Ice” by Brian Crain

Our new friend’s name is “Reno”.  He’s a male shorthair that we got at the Ramsey County Animal Shelter on Sunday, 10-Mar-2013.  He seems to be acclimating quite well.

It’s already getting out of control in Saint Paul, and we’re a week away from the drunken Irish festival date.  I had a flat tire this morning, so I dropped off the car to get the tire repaired and took the 74S bus to work.  When I passed Mancini’s, a truly marginal restaurant, someone had…