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Meanwhile, what’s happening?

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Dear Mom, Health And Long Life To You

All this incessant blogging about politics, spiritual and secular, is just camouflage: I don’t really have anything that I can blog about that’s all that interesting, aside from several very personal family topics.
Well, rather than maintain complete radio silence (and rely too much on sources other than myself) I’ll try to tactfully refer to some [...]

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God Bless Little Vermont Towns

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Mini-Posts, Politics, Schmolitics

They know it’s silly, but still they do it, the darlings.
Vt. towns OK Bush ‘indictment’ - Life- msnbc.com
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. - Voters in two Vermont towns approved measures Tuesday calling for the indictment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for what they consider violations of the Constitution.

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Bad Bishop of Harare: Loose Canon

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Episcopal, Good and Joyful Things

Nolbert Kunonga, deposed bishop of Harare in Zimbabwe, is notoriously known as the “Bad Bishop” around here. He’s been embroiled in a dispute with his diocese where he’s currently squatting in possession of the cathedral, and refusing to allow worshipers, priests, and the acting bishop access. He commented recently in an interview:
“The cannons(sic) are clear [...]

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Go in Peace, Church Dividers

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Episcopal, Good and Joyful Things

Here are a few items I ran across the other day… yeah, I blog about this stuff too much, while I mull over real-world blogfodder.  I am in some ways coming around to the point of view expressed by a Canadian columnist:
Sin of hypocrisy
I suppose I should be charitable to those who are splitting my [...]

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Not-So-Happy-Landing: Greenskeeper Really Hacked Off

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Hot Off The Presses

This guy seems to think he’s got the traffic problem figured out - just fly his private plane over it and land on any convenient flat, open area… like a local golf course. We should think about this the next time we go to a show at the Marriott Lincolnshire, it’s always a mess getting in [...]

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