It’s been a long time since I went to a Catholic church, but today I went to my friend’s grandfather’s funeral. I am amazed how rote the experience of Mass is for me. I think that given the readings for a given day, I could probably recite 60-80 percent of the Mass from memory. The [...]
This is for Facebook. RULES: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about [...]
After the Fire Fades In the unquiet mind of misery thoughts dash and dart during the night. Sleep becomes fitful, stopping, starting, ending, as morning comes too early. Even the birds are confused singing spring songs in November. The train rumbles in the distance. Heartburn wakes me at 4:30, or another nightmare. I am living [...]
The New York Times reports today that Alexandr Solzhenitsyn died at 89 of heart conditions. I read his book One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich when I was in high school at my debate coach’s recommendation. It truly was a fascinating account of the horrors of the Soviet prison system under Stalin. Today [...]
Yesterday I heard the most disturbing report on the radio that I’ve ever heard in my life. A man in Virginia forgot to drop his 21 month old son off at daycare on Tuesday of this week. He also forgot that he had his 21 month old son in his car on his way to [...]