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An interesting, thumbs-up review of the V reboot which starts on ABC tonight.Leaving the political subtext aside, I found this part about the religious angle interesting:A handful of dissidents holds out against the rapturous reception given the Vs. Some are simply uneasy, such as the youthful priest Father Jack, who sharply criticizes the Vatican's embrace of the Vs as divine creations: "

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In fact, the comparison is pretty much Ludicrous City, next stop.But that didn't stop our DRE from press-ganging Elizabeth, Heather and me to be the Holy Family in our parish's Nativity Play.Let's see--I have a beard...and far more importantly, an infant. Dale III heard about the possibility of being one of the angels and wanted to know if he could be in "the sword fight." It took a second,

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But my son scored his first youth flag football points ever on a two-point conversion attempt during the 'Skins victory over the Buccaneers. A professional photographer caught the scene, and persuaded me to part with hard earned cash for a permanent keepsake.Frankly, him doing anything productive in a skill position role is slightly suspicious, given that his paternal genetics would suggest a "

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The Rev. John Shelby Spong simply couldn't care less about the Catholic provision for the Anglicans.Which is why he wrote 400 words about it and called people who disagree with his secular hard leftist worldview segregationists and whatnot.Both of these church leaders seem to me to be lost in the fog of antiquity. For that reason it matters little to me or to most of the world that they continue

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Thanks, sweetheart, for saying "yes," and then "I do."Was 1999 all that long ago?Time to find something "tin" that doesn't suggest "foil" in the same breath.

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Fr. Philip Powell, as is his inimitable Dominican habit (rimshot!), notes something significant about the announcement that Anglicans are getting a glidepath to entry into the Church:That belly churning howl you heard last night in the US was the collective wailing of the English/Welsh Catholic bishops as Papa Benny ground their lib noses under his bright red shoes. What a satisfying crunch that

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"The Detroit metro area now has the dubious distinction of having the lowest home prices in the country. Prices have dropped 51.7% to a median of $50,000. They're expected to fall another 9.1% and then stabilize."A *median* of $50,000. We should have stayed in that apartment, hon.Nah, not really. It's nice to say you own a home. We've built something together, have a lot of good memories, and

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She just keeps getting cuter--watch the transformation over her first two days.

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Elizabeth Christina Price made her earthly debut at 8:51pm tonight, via c-section. She's 6 lbs, 9 oz and 19 inches long. And beautiful all over.Pictures later, when the bleary goes away.Thanks for the prayers and good wishes.

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This time for sure!We are going in this morning. Elizabeth will be born today, the only question being the same way as her sisters and brothers or via c-section. If I could trouble you for prayers/thoughts that she has flipped back out of breech...well, we'd appreciate them.

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Heather's experiencing a lot of contractions. We're sending the kids over to the neighbors and are high-tailing it to the hospital.

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She has seven children and a husband who is in desperate need of swift, harsh correction.Note the Paypal donation button. If you don't like Paypal, ask Peony for information on how to mail something.

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It will sink in later.

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It's lonely here on Skullcrusher Mountain.Update--for your delectation, the lyrics:Welcome to my secret lair on Skullcrusher Mountain I hope that you've enjoyed your stay so far I see you've met my assistant Scarface His appearance is quite disturbing But I assure you he's harmless enough He's a sweetheart, calls me master And he has a way of finding pretty things and bringing them to me I'm so

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Heather came home yesterday. Elizabeth shares a name with the Queen, so she's intent on making a stately, royal entrance.Only with a lot more screaming, viscera and meconium.No later than October 14, though.

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...that is the question.We drove to the hospital last night to begin the induction process. The initial ultrasound revealed that Elizabeth was being very uncooperative: she has shifted from a head-down position into breech mode. Thus, they won't begin induction without proof that she's shifted back. That's possible, but far from a given. If she hasn't shifted this morning, they'll probably

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I stumbled across this interesting Youtube find--an alternate call of several of the great moments of the Miracle on Ice. The play-by-play was done by Curt Chaplin, a reporter for ABC Radio who covered the game from a camera stand. The tape had been lost and was just rediscovered in the last few years. It's very well done, and quite stirring as Chaplin gets caught up in the moment. His

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What are the circumstances under which a patient can, consistent with Catholic teaching, refuse to be fed intravenously?Take as given that, unlike the Terri Schiavo matter, the patient in question is in full possession of mental faculties.Citation of authoritative documents is not just welcome, but encouraged. Discuss.

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Think Tyson v. Spinks. Winner: Jack Webb, KO in the first round. Thanks to Donald McClarey for this find.

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The management of the Empire State Building offers a tribute to a profoundly evil regime.Communism: Wow!The ChiComs have racked up a body count that would have made Tamerlane blanch.Buy this, read, and re-read until it either sinks in or your guttering excuse for an "intellect" gives up the ghost. In any event, it's hard to make stupid comments while reading. Even if your lips are moving.And if

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How's that residential real estate market holding up?Uh...A record 7.58 percent of U.S. homeowners with mortgages were at least 30 days late on payments in August, says Equifax, up from 7.32 percent in July. Delinquencies are not only rising from month to month, but rising at a faster pace. More than 41 percent of subprime mortgages are delinquent. (That's quite an increase from 2007, when I took

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How else am I to understand the ferocious defense of noted rapist Roman "Everyone wants to f--- young girls" Polanski?I'm pleased to note the French public--and a growing number of public figures--are less solicitous of rapists than Les People are.

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To Jay Anderson and Steve Stirling, both of whom are aging like fine French vintages in oak casks.

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The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is hosting a relic of Saint Damien de Veuster (the Leper Priest of Molokai) on October 13-14.The Archdiocese of Detroit will be the first in the United States to display a relic of the Rev. Damien de Veuster, the unofficial patron saint of HIV and AIDS patients.Pope Benedict XVI will name Damien a saint on Oct. 11 at the Vatican.The relic, a heel of the

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Continuing thanks, folks. Grandma Jo's a tough one. Against all expectations, she rallied some today, squeezed my Dad's hand and again showed some level of responsiveness and awareness.Oh, and one of those stories that sends a chill: two weeks ago, Grandma Jo was visiting her sister. Her sister, hearing some activity in the kitchen, came in and found Grandma there."What's wrong?"Grandma said,

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