Category: General

Since Daniel has been away at school for a year now, we decided that it would be a good idea to take a little road trip to Indiana (10-13 October) and see how his living conditions were.On the way down, we saw a strange sight… The Oscar Meyer wiener truck parked in front of a…

Want to see who’s statements you agree with most often?  Go to the ABC News: Match-o-Matic quiz and follow the instructions.  My results: link via email from John Treworgy, Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:00:10 -0700

Time magazine this week focused on the Bailout of Wall Street.  It starts with a quote from a reader letter, “Bear Stearns, Freddie Mac, AIG… It’s as if a corporate crime wave has swept cross our nation.” from Jeff Morris of Saugerties, New York, then the editors add, “Dazed and Confused A common theme in…

A BankA place where they lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.DentistA person who extracts both your teeth and your money.JuryIt consists of 12 people chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.PessimistAn optimist with experience.CityA large community where people are lonesome together.FriendshipA ship big enough to carry two in…

Today during Sunday Morning on CBS channel WCCO in Minneapolis/Saint Paul they played a “Political advertising break.”  It featured a toddler sitting in a high chair playing with a bowl of spaghetti noodles and giggling.  A timer counted up to 30 seconds, then it was back to the mayhem.

Latecomers eat bones.Never insult the crocodile before you cross the water.A person without faith is like a zebra without stripes.Before you go out with a widow, ask first what killed the husband.The lead cow always gets whipped the most.from an article by Fr. Dennis Dease in Saint Thomas Magazine, Fall 2008 about my friend Charles…