Hey! It’s Orin’s Dad’s birthday today! He turns 82 years young. That’s him on the giant slide show from NCYC 2005. He goes by Doc to friends, but his given name is Orville. You might suspect that he has a website, like, say, www.orvillejohnson.com; while that looks like an interesting fellow, that’s not him. If…
Month: February 2007
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Happy St. Valentine’s Day
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.I love thee to the depth and breadth and heightMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sight.For the ends of being and ideal Grace.I love thee to the level of every day’sMost quiet need, by sun and candlelight.I love thee freely, as men strive for…
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And it is sufficient in our faith as well
From the old tales of the Balem Shem Tov and the Hasidic rabbis: When the great Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov saw misfortune threatening the Jews it was his custom to go into a certain part of the forest to meditate. There he would light a fire, say a prayer, and the miracle would be…
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Harvard U. names first female president
Harvard has been around for 371 years… it’s about time! “Drew Gilpin Faust recalls her mother lecturing her that “this is a man’s world, sweetie, and the sooner you learn that, the better off you’ll be.” It was a lesson, she wrote in a memoir, that she refused to accept. On Sunday, Harvard University named…
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Creatures of Habit
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But how about malt-o-meal?
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Vista: Cancel or Allow
Thinking of installing or (perish the thought!) switching from Mac to Vista? Watch this “I’m a Mac…” ad and you may reconsider!
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When Orin went "all rock star"
“My favorite part of the DCYC trip was all of the live music, especially from Oddwalk Ministries. When Orin went all rock star style and when Chris, from Limit 3:16, was bombing on the guitar Jimi Hendrix style!” said Thomas Adams, an 11th grader from Our Lady of Guadalupe. — referring to the Diocese of…