Actually, it’s a “Dumb Ox” – St. Thomas’ nickname, and the mascot of Aquinas Institute of Theology. Yes, I know, it strikes fear into me too. And the headline is true, she gave up after a while, and emailed this photo around to her friends with that explanation. It’s still sitting on my craft table,…
Month: January 2009
AI, odd
What *is* this?
Orin’s wife Erin has been working on a piñata for “Spirit Week” at Aquinas Institute of Theology. Make your guesses in the comments what this piñata hopes to grow up to be!
catholicism, pope
JP2 in STL 10 Years Ago
Ten years ago, the Holy Father paid a pastoral visit to the St. Louis area, home of Shannon and Orin’s home, at the time, for less than a year. At the youth rally, one of the first events of his 30-hour visit, he was presented with a number of gifts, including a St. Louis Blues…
birthday, technology, video
Another More Important Birthday Wish
The Macintosh computer turned 25 years old over the weekend! Here’s the big Superbowl commercial that kicked things off:
CSW, weather
Celebrate Service – Catholic Schools Week 2009
Oddwalk again this year has a pretty busy Catholic Schools Week – if the winter weather cooperates, anyway. What a great theme this year – lets us really dig into our charism of “Community, Participation, Mission” and the God-given dignity of the human person. How will you celebrate service this week?
birthday, odd, random
Happy Birthday to Another “Other Guy”
So, Andrew Ridgeley, pictured left (on the left), is the lesser-known half of the 80’s pop group “Wham!” – and we heard on the radio this morning it’s his birthday. When Oddwalk helps out at the Shrine’s Earth Day, usually we take on the personas of Earth Man (Shannon) and The Other Guy “Orin.” So…
catholicism, pope, technology, video
We Think He Was Pretty Cool To Begin With
Jan. 23, Times Online, Richard Owen He may not be in with the local Emo cult, and you’re unlikely to see him hanging out at a skateboard park. But the Holy Father moved one step closer to cool today when he launched the Vatican’s own YouTube site on Google. Pope Benedict XVI said he wanted…
poll, technology, website
New look for the blog, same crappy content
The WordPress theme Ahimsa with lots of tweaks if you’re curious. Let us know what you think in the comments, or better yet, in the new OddPoll over in the sidebar, active until the end of the month. Voting has never been so much fun, so very easy, or so terribly pointless!