– I’m going to be in Michigan for the next several days and will be taking a break from blogging. Blue Skies Falling will resume on Monday.
– PICTURE OF THE WEEK –
TrekEarth: Collective activities along the Ocean.
– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
Which kind of salad dressing do you prefer?
Gemma is one of my most trenchant and honest friends, which is why I mix it up with her in detail… I’m posting here a comment in response to Gemma’s post Palin(g) in Comparison. Here’s what I think:
… Read the restHm. Well, I was evidently off in the last comment that I posted, and I agree with you that we are presented with an opportunity to “appreciate” Palin.
EVENT: Palin is a footnote; Clinton is a chapter. Read More »
This was a very quiet month.
It was the last month at my lease at an address on the Eastside of Flint: Maryland Ave between Minnesota and Iowa. I’d been working at Angelo’s all summer, hadn’t really made any money, hadn’t really lost any either, and I decided to take a break.
… Read the restDiary: September 2003. Read More »
– What an eventful week for the world! The DNC wrap-up, McCain’s running mate announcement, and Hurricane Gustav. Incredible. My week was pretty cool, too… During the week I did my usual divide between work and writing devouring most of my free time.
… Read the restThis month struck me as I climbed out of a dizzy and wonderful summer. This summer I had participated in the restaging of The Seventh Dream at Flint Youth Theatre, attended the Reynold’s Young Writers Workshop in Granville, Ohio, came back just in time to see the Smashing Pumpkins in concert with my best friend, got a crush on a girl, took a trig class at Mott college, played Friend Hare in FYT’s version of Bambi, and started dating a 16-year old named Lori.
… Read the restDiary: August 1996. Read More »
– PLACE OF THE WEEK –
Wikipedia: Nigeria
– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
How can I rebuild this blog’s readership… right now it’s getting about 10 hits a day, which is about 10% of what it was getting when I stopped blogging last December.
– LINK OF THE WEEK –
USA.gov: Back to School
– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
What city would you choose to host the next Democratic National Convention?
A point of frustration.
The Catholic Catechism is quite explicit in stressing the importance of charity, even relative to other virtues:
… Read the rest1826 “If I . . . have not charity,” says the Apostle, “I am nothing.” Whatever my privilege, service, or even virtue, “if I .
Body: We have faith and hope, but where is charity? Read More »
