The Iraq supplemental that Congress (the American people) and the Bush Allies are haggling over will add 124 billion dollars to the cost of the Iraq War.
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Solo flight
Today was a day that I had been looking forward to and afraid of at the same time. It was my first solo flight in nearly two years. Today was one of those picture perfect days in Western New York.
Living for others
Today was one of those beautiful days of mid spring that abound in Western New York. May is a time here when Mother Earth comes back to life.
Quo vadis Domine?
Tonight we watched the 1975 classic movie, “Oh God”, starring John Denver and George Burns. As I sat here with my wife viewing this wonderful story I was reminded how Scotian the movie actually is.
Our special friend
This morning soon after getting out of my bed I wandered out onto our enclosed porch. I looked out the windows and to my amazement an old friend
St. Pacificus
Tonight after a lovely dinner in Ellicottville, New York with my wife and daughter I drove over the mountains to Olean, New York. On my way I passed through the sleepy little hamlet of Humphrey.
Non-violence in Iraq
This bright light came to me in an email from Pace ‘e Bene non-violence service. From April 29 to May 6 in Iraq not only the rumble of bombs will be heard. A network of associations of the Iraqi civil society, belonging to different political and religious affiliations, will carry on peace initiatives on the … Read more
True Happiness
Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Helen Keller