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Obamacare sucks!
So they call it a "tax," and that's supposed to make it constitutional. What it tells me is that they're taxing my health now. I object to having some bean-counter (mis)managing my health care. I'm quite capable of managing it myself, thank you very much. -
Writer's Block: Got the Munchies
Don't know if this counts as a snack, since you have to cook it first, I'll go for ravioli if I have any; otherwise, any pasta will do. -
Writer's Block: Tough Choices
In my case, that's a no-brainer. Family, hands down. -
The dinosaur question
The Dinosaur Question
Despite any ideas the media may have given you, Christianity and the theory of evolution are not mutually exclusive beliefs. The Catholic Church, for example, teaches that we may believe in evolution, provided we view it as guided by the hand of God, rather than being purely random. This is what is meant by the term “ ( Read more... ) -
The 9/11 coloring book
Here's a controversy I just don't get. Everybody's up in arms saying that a coloring book about 9/11 to teach children about our Second Day of Infamy is inappropriate; most of them claim it's because they don't want to expose their children to the concepts of death and grief. Here's why I don't get it: When I was three years old, an aunt died, ( Read more... ) -
God's infinite mercy
If you went to a Catholic school in the early 1960s, you probably heard the story: The wicked man dies, and no trick of the undertaker's art can erase the expression of horror from his face; the good man dies, and carries with him a smile that no trick of that same art can duplicate. Well, tonight, for the third time in my life, I have seen the ( Read more... ) -
Voyagers!
I just read a post by Spiderling, who asks if anybody remembers the 1982 show Voyagers! I tried to post a comment there, but it wouldn't let me, so here I am to tell everybody who does remember: If you find you still really like that show, there's some great fanfiction to be read over at fanfiction.net. You especially want to read those by Time ( Read more... )