The Birthday Cake

… because, frankly, I’ve seen very little news lately, due to my visiting sister-in-law.  A whole lot of talking, a ton of family time, and not much time for news.  She’s great for that.  So, instead, let’s talk cake!
Originally, Crash wanted an army-themed birthday.  Something with parachuters and tanks.  Yeah, okay, I can do that.  [...]

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Why Adopt THAT Child?

So, I got this comment.  As usual, I went to check out the blog of the person who commented.  One of his recent posts was a rant about “Why would anyone adopt internationally?”  His conclusion was that people who adopt internationally are selfish, looking for a “perfect” child and willing to pretty much buy one from [...]

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Blind Pro-Aborts

Kathleen Parker, the “conservative” columnist often cited as proof that even conservatives didn’t like Sarah Palin, has done it again on abortion.
For a long time, she said she was “pro-choice.”  Then she said she was sort of reconsidering.  (It seems a good place to note at this point in the discussion that a lot of [...]

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Catholic Campaign for Human Development Collection Next Week

The annual Catholic Campaign for Human Development collection is next week.  Traditionally collected in an extra collection the weekend before Thanksgiving, the CCHD mission statement claims:
Its mission is to address the root causes of poverty in America through promotion and support of community-controlled, self-help organizations and through transformative education.
The flyer in our church bulletin this week [...]

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End of Year Tithe Suggestion

If your family tithes, you probably have a list or a goal of how much to contribute for the year.  We divide ours into categories, then amounts, then rough out how to spread them out over the year.
However, if you go with the amount, I’d like to suggest a charity for your consideration if you’re [...]

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Friday the 13th

So, my morning started pretty ok.  DH got to sleep in because the base was on delayed start due to flooding and power outages from the nor’easter.  The public schools are all closed again (same reason), but that doesn’t affect us; homeschool would happen as normal.  After a bit of sleeping in because of the [...]

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7 Quick Takes Friday: New Camera

At long last, we have acquired a new camera (the previous one, after a long struggle, finally succumbed to its Diva-inflicted injuries).  The vagaries of technology and markets being what they are, the new camera cost significantly less than the old one, has more functions, takes sharper pictures, etc., etc.  (Gotta love the free market, at least while [...]

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The War on Terror, or on Islam?

When I first heard the news that there had been a massive shooting at Fort Hood, my first response was horror, a prayer for the victims, and a gnawing concern that this was going to turn out to be another terrorist attack.  Mentally, I squashed that last thought, even after I heard the shooter’s obviously [...]

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Discussion in Hollywood

And, no, I certainly do not mean the week of “volunteerism”-oriented programming.  (or the related spate of comic strips on “volunteerism”)
I’m not into the crime or courtroom dramas, so I didn’t see this when it came out.  My husband watched it online after getting an e-mail from Priests for Life encouraging everyone to check it [...]

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Argue About What’s Important

If you follow football at all, you know what happened with Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers, or, more specifically, the new management.  The details are a little fuzzy, with a lot of they said/he said.  Favre had been frustrated by the lack of good talent on the team; reportedly, he’d even offered to [...]

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