I trust this man’s judgment in all things giqueteque: He played Jeeves and Cardinal Melchett, but he’s also a whiz with personal gadgetry. Stephen Fry » Blog Archive » What witchcraft is this? What is new is that there is no secondary screen; the whole exterior of the phone is pure glossy violet plastic, giving no hint of display capability. The image appears to be going on somehow inside the very surface of the plastic cover. What’s more, if I close the phone while playing a track, a music player now appears – a touch-sensitive music player at that. It…
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Yesterday started out cold, and got really, really, REALLY cold, just like the weather report said it would be: … Arctic airmass to bring dangerously cold wind chills… … Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until 12 PM CST /1 PM EST/ Sunday… A Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until 12 PM CST /1 PM EST/ Sunday. High temperatures this afternoon will struggle through the single digits across much of northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana… while reaching around 10 above across parts of east central Illinois and central Indiana. West winds of 10 to 15 mph will result in…
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Wow! this is the second story to get “press” from the releases I was sending out last week… ironically, it’s based on a shorter, earlier version that I had edited down to remove some of the quotes in the hopes that it might be more likely to be run as a shorter item. It was sent to the same publisher, different little suburban paper. Bishop to visit Episcopal church in Elk Grove :: Lifestyles :: PIONEER PRESS :: Elk Grove Times Bishop to visit Episcopal church in Elk Grove January 17, 2008 Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of the Episcopal…
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At last! One of the press releases pays off, very modestly. I sent PR #3 earlier to all my news contacts, and it’s more of a peppy upbeat thing than this one, which is cut and pasted from the original PR with quotes inserted by the diocesan communications guy – I had asked him to pass it along to Episcopal Life Online. That’s okay, I’ve got a contact now… we’ll see how that pans out. U.S. Episcopal Bishop To Visit EG Church By TOM ROBB Journal Reporter The presiding bishop of the United States Episcopal Church, the Most Rev. Katharine…
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A family member may be benefiting from this program; they live in a group home in a distant town in Illinois. Or maybe not – need to know more. Illinois Project Gives Families a New Way To Aid Disabled Kin – New York Times Danny and Fay Moore have lived with anxiety since the births of their daughter and their son, both mentally retarded as a result of the genetic disorder Down’s syndrome. The Moores shape their family life around providing special schooling and counseling for Stacey, 7 years old, and Aaron, 4, who are growing into adventurous, fun-loving children.”Our…
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The Salt Lake Tribune has an article about Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s days as an LDS bishop. It’s an interesting sidelight on an aspect of the man that many people are curious about – his faith and where he stands. You might admire his stand on abortion, except for running as a pro-choice candidate in order to get elected in Massachusetts. It’s interesting that people still remember an incident that took place in a hospital room. Salt Lake Tribune – Mitt and his faith: Remembering when candidate Romney was Bishop Romney Not everyone shared that positive view of Romney. Though…
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It’s very nice to see some friends getting good publicity! Episcopal Life Online – ARTS [Diocese of Southern Ohio] Mary Wanamaker spends most of her time in real life. She works at Columbus State Community College in the mathematics department and is a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, a newly restored Gothic Revival building in Capitol Square in the heart of Columbus, Ohio’s capital and largest city.At Trinity, Wanamaker serves on the vestry, chairs the hospitality and newcomer committee, and manages the church’s website. But in her downtime, this 49-year-old engages in “Second Life” — an online, 3-D virtual world…
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Obama wins convincing victory in Iowa — chicagotribune.com This is my candidate. This is my choice for leader of the free world. This is the man I would be proud to call President of the United States of America. Yes, it’s ridiculous that a year or more of campaigning in just a few “early primary states,” and one night of essentially backroom kibitzing in little meeting halls all over one Midwestern state puts a stamp of approval on just one person in each party, with dwindling hopes for others unless they do well in a small Eastern state. By the…
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I haven’t blogged the big news in great detail yet, but here it is: Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, head of the Episcopal Church, is coming to visit St Nicholas in Elk Grove Village, my parish. She’ll be wearing her pointy hat and carrying her curly stick and all, and we’re over the moon about it, and also now the panic is setting in. Father Steve wrote a press release, and I’ll be sending various versions of it out to The Media, and area Episcopal and other churches, and probably to area social service agencies and support groups. The gist…
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We’re just back from our New Year’s visit to David’s parents; we took the new route and once again, it was no faster, but is a lot less complicated. It’s cold, cold, cold, and it snowed all last night and most of today. As we came back, along a long, 2-lane country road that leads to the new extension of I-355, we watched threads of blown snow whip across the blacktop. There are still farms out there, but the blight is already taking root: all kinds of chain restaurants and big-box stores are creeping along, with more construction obviously coming. Still,…