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West Coastin’: Of Meals and Temples

Posted in Dasad Adventures, Wanderings, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

‘Last scene of all
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.’
Sunday morning, crawling to the bathroom, my sense of touch had the nerve to up and leave me.  Even after stubbing my toe on one of the wine boxes, the numbing sensation in my accelerator [...]

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Diluted Sins

Posted in Dasad Adventures, Malarchy, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

“What did you give up for Lent?”  An honest response to this question typically requires a fair bit of chagrin, a prolonged sigh, and an explanatory tale that often begins with “Well, it’s like this . . . “  Regardless of their beginnings, no two stories are the same even though — more often than [...]

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Religious Rhetoric

Posted in Malarchy, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Some job requirement must exist among higher ranked members of the Arch Diocese that requires all parish pastors to speak in long-winded soliloquies.

Some need to introduce a syllabus before the homily:
“I have five points I wish to cover today: each with half-a-dozen subpoints, followed by a real world example, which I [...]

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Tights and Pinstripes

Posted in Wanderings, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

We drove up to New York on Saturday for the penultimate game at Yankee Stadium before its imminent demolition over the next year. Pat in particular wished to visit the “house that Babe built” once in his life, despite the fact that none of us are huge Yankee fans. I for one – though [...]

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Cent-store Jesus

Posted in Wanderings, tagged , , , on January 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Ready for a little blasphemy?
 Ryan and I were meandering about the mall earlier today waiting for Mom to finish a little shopping, when we spied something interesting leaning against one of the store entrances.  Framed in faded gold swirls and dusty flower buds, sat a tall oil painting of Jesus.  We slowed our pace a [...]

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Digital soul mates

Posted in Stumbling Sober, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

My sister-in-law suggests that I write up a personal description on this blog for dating purposes, to which I am thoroughly opposed. Personally, I never saw much dignity in such stratagems. Personal ads to me are like pinning “For Sale” signs on your forehead for buyers who are given free reign to criticize the peeling [...]

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