Michael Steele, Chairman of the Republican party seems to think Americans don’t want health care. This video show Steele sidestepping questions. He says here he is not a politician. He’s the chairman of a political organization and we’re supposed to believe he is not a politician. Michael we’re not all looney. You are a politician … Read more
This afternoon and following a nap alongside the road near Cuba, New York I decided to drive north into the Genesee River Valley and towards Abbey of the Genesee. I spent quiet time in the sanctuary. I know God is everywhere but there is something special about this place. Maybe it’s the stillness, but there … Read more
Today I was back at Mt. Irenaeus after a week away. Today was the culmination of a Franciscan Sojourners retreat and though I was not a part of the retreat there were many familiar faces among those that were there for that event. Fr. Dan Riley, OFM is an eloquent homilist and today he was … Read more
Balloon Rally The air was crisp as it has been here nearly all summer and at 6:30 pm when we arrived in Wellsville, New York there were only faint signs of blue skies. At 7 pm balloonists and their fans were beginning to see signs that the skies were clearing and soon thereafter we were … Read more
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This week we’ve seen stalling and grand standing on health care reform by folks who don’t need health insurance because they already have government provided health care. We the people demand change. Those who represent us would have us believe that health care reform is a bad thing. Why then is the rest of the … Read more
This is a cross posting from my other blog. James Dean made a name for himself in the 1950’s movie, “Rebel Without a Cause.” In the past almost four years I’ve been determined to show that Linux and in particular Ubuntu Linux is a viable desktop operating system. I’ve proven it to myself time and … Read more
Today we lost another legend. Walter Cronkite was the man upon whom a generation of Americans depended for the news. In the days before cable news and now the blogosphere we depended on Walter Cronkite to give us the news. Every night at 6:30 pm I would sit in our family room with my Mom, … Read more
[brightcove vid=1417354856&exp3=10172910001&surl=http://c.brightcove.com/services&pubid=59121&w=300&h=225] I came across this on MIchael Jackson’s website tonight. It’s been a bit over three weeks now since we learned of Michael’s death. It’s hard to believe he’s gone. I was not a Jackson 5 fan, but I became a Michael Jackson fan in the 1980’s when he released Billie Jean. He just … Read more
Today Plain Foolish whom I have great respect for, mentioned a video that I felt compelled to view because of her recommendation. It is riveting and I recommend it to you. I hope you take time to watch these videos and to reflect on how we can do a better job of loving our neighbors … Read more
