We're one day closer to Easter, and I can't seem to get out of the rut of teaching this week. Please hang in there with me - I'll get back to personal stories, but so much is going on in…
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Six years ago on April 19th, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected the 265th Pope since the time of Christ, and took on the name Pope Benedict XVI. Since yesterday I talked about the first Passover, I though tonight I might…
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It's Sunday night and I'm in Dallas for a quick visit with one of my clients - trying to decide which of two stories to write about. Because today is Palm Sunday, marking the triumphant entry of Christ into Jerusalem,…
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Well, it's April 15th, and unless the 15th falls on a Saturday, Sunday or federal legal holiday, it is Tax Day - when our tax returns are due. But oddly, this year, none of the above situations has occurred, yet…
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I went to the dentist today. I think I have twenty four crowns and eight veneers, so you might think that this is a scary visit every six months for my check-ups. Those of you who have been following this…
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For the past several days, I have been writing about space events that I recalled from my childhood. But there is at least one other noteworthy event that occurred on an April 13th. And it happened far before there was…
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I got all inspired writing about Yuri Gagarin and Frank Borman and all the space stuff last night, and frankly, I used to be quite interested in space. Especially when I was younger, around the time of the first space…
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Tomorrow morning, Tuesday April 12, 2011 marks the 30th anniversary of STS-1, the first lift-off of the shuttle Columbia, from launch pad 39A at Cape Canaveral, Florida on April 12, 1981. And for those of you old enough to remember…
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Hi! I'm back. For those of you who have been following this blog, yesterday was the first day that I have not written a post in 49 days. And if you read my last entry, you know that I was…
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Well, tonight marks the 49th straight night that I have posted my blog. It seems difficult to believe that seven weeks have already passed, but I checked the calendar, and sure enough, tonight is #49. And that brings up a…
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