Pregnancy Highlights: How Far Along: 20 Weeks Size of baby: Baby Bangert is the size of a cantaloupe Total Weight Gain/Loss: gaine...
Internetless tonight
I've been without internet connection for the past five hours (except my phone, but that doesn't really count). It was almost as bad...
Envivo De Michoacan
Of course I am here to learn Spanish in the best way possible, I believe – several hours each day in class – so far my classes are one on on...
1 Pound Down!
After a week of working out all 5 days, and eating just so-so, I am pleased to report a loss of one pound! I hope to keep this momentum goi...
My story and my trigger
I read a really great post this morning written by Lynn at Lynn's Weigh (love her, she's another one of my heroes). She tells the s...
CMBA Hitchcock Blogathon: THREE CLASSIC HITCHCOCK KILLERS
Alfred Hitchcock once remarked that, “in the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog.” He resisted such clichés , preferring a ...
Thank you & finding peace
Thank you! Tonight I finally sat down and read all your sweet comments from my SOS post last Tuesday. Most of you can relate to my issues, a...
Focus on Film Noir: Barbara Stanwyck
Three films of legendary star to be screened at Noir City 9 Her childhood has been called Dickensian and the rags-to-riches trajectory of he...
Western Spirituality, Aelred, Special Loves and Honoring
What’s Western about Western Spirituality? The key figure, in my judgment, is today’s saint, Aelred of Rievaulx. Eastern Spirituality, for a...
Tying The World Together
Today I have been involved in a mission that felt quite ordinary, humble. But an old friend put a grander label on it this week, a label tha...
SOS: I just don't care
Yesterday I was talking to a friend at work. She's someone I've known for over twenty years, in different jobs at the same company. ...
Christian Speech And The Arizona Shootings
Having heard a lot of confessions, some as a priest, some as a lawyer, I am rarely shocked by words. But I was taken aback by something I he...
Questions…Answered!
Hello friends! Please don’t disown me for being a bad blogger! The past week has been nuts! I’m pretty sure I put in close to 60 hours at wo...
No Loss, But No Gain Either!
I'm not exactly SUPER thrilled to be reporting that I had no loss this week. However, J & I did take a trip to Charlottesville, VA,...
Focus on Film Noir: Warner Home Video's Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 5
Released by Warner Home Video in 2010, Film Noir Classic Collection, Volume 5 is a four-disc showcase of eight double-featured films, a sa...