Category: Around St Blog’s

It’s a boy! I got a call from Papa this afternoon! Davey’s little brother was born at 8:58 this morning. They haven’t picked a name yet; I naturally suggested Pius but Papa wasn’t sure he liked the ring of “this is Davey and his little brother, Pius.” But perhaps he will reconsider. The little one… Continue reading News from Mama Chirp and Papa Honk!

Stopped by Dylan’s this morning to see if there was any news, and indeed there is — great news from Dylan’s mom, Marylou, posted last Friday in the most recent comments box: today is Friday the 13th…good day.. Just wanted to let everyone know.. Dylan is finally out of the hospital.. Thank you for all… Continue reading GREAT NEWS and ANSWERED PRAYERS

MUST remember this next time someone starts prating to me about overpopulation: On the issue of overpopulation and starvation, I know an equally viable and more profitable way to bring that to a close. The world governments can set a mandatory death date of 60.5 years. On that day, the government agency will euthanize you… Continue reading Father Tharp on Overpopulation

…to Joshua Claybourn on the loss of his mother.

Every so often, we get a hit from someone searching for Franklin + Jennings + blog I’d been trying to come up with something amusing (it’s been a while since I did a funny search string post), but I’m happier to be able to just supply the link at last.

“I’d like to learn more about classical music but haven’t any idea how to go about it. What would you suggest?” I would suggest heading straight over to Vociferous Yawpings, where Mark Windsor has started a great series of posts answering precisely that question Classical Music 101 Classical Music 102

Kathy the Carmelite and her husband!

We had a gully-washer of a thunderstorm yesterday afternoon. In my neighborhood, there was a lot of rain, but it came and went quickly. The sun was actually coming out when my husband called, wanting to know if we were okay. I told him, yes, we’d had a little rain, but nothing terrible. He didn’t… Continue reading Darn!