Category Archives: Fun and Geek Stuff

I Chase Squirrels? or Chasing Squirrels?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by admin

First thanks to the excellent Opinionated Catholic for chiming in. I checked domain names and ichasesquirrels is available in just about every domain. Chasingsquirrels is available as .co or .net. For a blog I think .net is more appropriate. Why … Continue reading →

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Idea for the social-political blog name

Posted on May 9, 2012 by admin

I have mentioned before my discomfort with using this blog to comment on social-political issues. And may start a new blog with a different title for that. Been trying to think of a catchy title. I have never been good … Continue reading →

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Well shucks – h3ck doesn’t count?

Posted on March 16, 2011 by admin

With sincere apologies. Created by OnePlusYou – Free Online Dating

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Visit the online porch of “Positive Infinity”

Posted on July 19, 2010 by admin

Had a comment on the post about the article by Ross Douthat which turned out to be a trackback from Positive Infinity. Website with thoughtful and interesting posts from someone with an interesting story. Been there many times over the … Continue reading →

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I write like Stephen King (and a few others)

Posted on July 19, 2010 by admin

Thanks to my good friend Chris Brady who is dean of Schreyer Honors College at Penn State University. His recent post “I write like lots of folks (and reflections on biblical scholarship)” in which he runs a few samples of … Continue reading →

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And now something completely different – original Star Wars movies in 4 minutes

Posted on April 8, 2010 by admin

I thought this was just brilliant. It helps to know this is a remix of a rather good song “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z with Alicia Keys. Which itself incorporates an original song “Empire State of Mind” by only … Continue reading →

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Not feeling the warm liberal fuzziness (or) "Bleep you and die Senator Lieberman!"

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Rick

This may cross a line. There is a man I love and respect – whom I regard as a better man/husband/father/minister than I am – whose social-political views are often very different from mine. We are “friends” on Facebook. He … Continue reading →

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Society for Biblical Literature meeting – day 3

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Rick

Been strange but good this year. Enjoyed the time with my friend Chris Brady and chance to meet some of his friends and colleagues and fellow bibliobloggers. Lunch at Bacco’s was excellent and only $15. Dinner at Ralph and Kacoo’s … Continue reading →

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Have you tried repent- I mean *rebooting*?

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Rick

I make a little extra income taking care of the computers and network at the church where I serve. We also have *cough several cough* computers at home – most of them old and seldom used. How often has a … Continue reading →

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Metropolitan Opera performance of "Tosca" and blasphemy – confirmation please

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Rick

H/T Opinionated Catholic. I discovered (that is came to appreciate and enjoy deeply) opera about 1 1/2 years ago. My daughter and I attended a simulcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s performance of “La Cenerentola” by Rossini last year and we … Continue reading →

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