Karen Marie died last night in her sleep. Karen Marie’s death notice in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (with guest book). “As for me, my life is already being poured away as a libation, and the time has come for me to depart. I have fought the good fight to the end; I have run the race… Continue reading Please pray for the soul of Karen Marie Knapp
Ouch!
Last night while we were sitting on the couch watching Top Chef, and my daughter randomly pinched me on the arm. I looked at her and said “Hey, what was that for?” “I just wanted to see what you would do…” “Huh?” “Well, I did this to each of my brothers and they all had… Continue reading Ouch!
Going Yellow!
Yesterday we were having fun with the whole Simpsonize Me website. Some of the characters looked pretty typical and others looked a lot like my kids. For example, Berylla Moss:
Tagged!: the tech edition
I was tagged by Alicia. 1. How long have you had a cell phone? (If you don’t have one, why not? What would prompt you to get one?) I had a cell phone for a while in 1997 and dropped the subscription. I got a new one in 2002 and have had one since then.… Continue reading Tagged!: the tech edition
First report on Deathly Hallows
Vacuuming? Check. Swimming lessons? Check. Dinner? Check. Receive and read the book? CHECK. Started reading at 3:50 PM; finished around 10:30. (I did take breaks to for dinner, bedtime stories, etc.) Much to think about; much to discuss. But I just have to say…
My Saturday Plans
1. Vacuum the family room. 2. Take Hambet to swimming lessons. 3. Make dinner (bratwurst on the grill.) 4. Wait for the THUMP on the doorstep that means the UPS man’s brought my book: . Drop everything and start reading, remembering to take it slowly. 5. Kick myself for not having plugged this book when… Continue reading My Saturday Plans
Happy Ratatouille-viewing Catholic
I’ll leave the robots to Pansy and just blog all-Ratatouille all the time. I’d love to write a long, leisurely review but Happy Catholic Julie wrote a good one, so I’ll just link to it and say, “what she said”: When “Fin” came up on the screen, I suppressed an impulse to applaud. No need.… Continue reading Happy Ratatouille-viewing Catholic
“Please invade us”
OK to invade and remove Mugabe, Ncube tells Brits Saying that he is prepared to lead the overthrow of President Robert Mugabe but that the people are not ready, Bulawayo Archbishop Pius Ncube has told reporters that Britain would be justified in invading Zimbabwe. The Courier-Mail reports that Archbishop Ncube told London’s Sunday Times the… Continue reading “Please invade us”