The Huck Upchuck

I'm still trying to sort through what it means that Cardinal Dolan agreed to congregate with and give a benediction and his blessing to ...

I'm probably a bit overly attentive to this than most people are, but as a Catholic who was quite turned off by Ayn Rand's dismissiv...

I think this song (if not the video) is awesome, too: The acoustic version, which I like more:

Wow!  It's been way too long since I last posted.  I've really dropped the ball in keeping up with my weekly Resolution Update posti...

Well, it's been a while since I posted anything on the blog, much less kept up with my Resolution Updates. But I've got good reaso...

OK.  I'm a day behind, but I have a good excuse. I was participating in a Posse Plus Retreat and was really occupied with retreat act...

This medieval joke of a candidate actually called Barack Obama a snob for, of all things, wanting to make sure that every American who wants...

OK.  Back to the regular Sunday updates.  Sorry I missed last Sunday, but it was Mardi Gras.  More importantly, it was Thoth Sunday. And I w...

This Dickens classic is perhaps his second best-known book, following A Christmas Carol .  But how many have actually read the original?  I,...

There is this growing outrage on the part of conservatives for the Obama Administration's expression of regret and apology for the burni...

Just got back from watching the Blue Jays pull a come-from-behind victory against St. Paul's, in a rematch of last year's state cha...

Well, it's once again that time of the month when my lovely bride will again be out at the Palmer Park Arts Market setting up her booth ...

Can't say I'm too thrilled with the lyrics or the entire message, but when the moderately cleaned-up version gets played over and ov...

Most conservatives will argue that they are for smaller government; but those who identify as social conservatives are decidedly not, even i...

Well, I finally made it to the gym to re-start my exercise program and get back on the weight loss track again. I did put myself on the sc...

As a liberal, it would seem obvious to many that I find the remaining crop of current GOP hopefuls to be abhorrent.  But what I've notic...

The last of my grandfather's siblings has passed away after a brief illness. And so passes another generation. I have fond memories...

My ride this year was awesome.  As usual, I'm always sad when it's over.  But you can't enjoy the event if it doesn't occur ...

Lately, I haven't really had much to say or write about on the blog, so most of my postings have been rather perfunctory just to keep up...

OK.  The debauchery is over.  I did manage to take pictures on Sunday, but I wasn't able to get to the gym to weigh myself.  So, no Sund...