tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39673982024-03-13T19:10:44.183-07:00My Bulletin BoardOdds and EndsTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03301315952002763412noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967398.post-13470504986610704302013-03-12T11:05:00.004-07:002013-03-12T11:05:23.022-07:00The Intrinsic Disorder of MeThis is worth reading.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03301315952002763412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967398.post-71784256890240435982013-03-12T10:37:00.004-07:002013-03-12T10:37:39.640-07:0087 year old Biblical scholar to preach meditation before voting beginsHere's the link. I love this quote he gave in an interview last year:
“I think it’s prayer, and certainly not hermeneutics, that is the keystone of the Christian life,” he said in a 2012 interview. “We need to come down off our pedestals, empty ourselves of intellectualism and pride. We need much humility, we need to recite the Rosary and the simplest prayers, like those of popular Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03301315952002763412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967398.post-31891375602393053832013-02-27T20:21:00.004-08:002013-02-27T20:21:47.473-08:00Weak and CreakyMy lovely wife shared this poem at our Poetry Night last Saturday. The theme was "Love Poems".
Weak and
Creaky
by Choma
When I'm old and
gray and feelin' weak,
And my bones play a symphony when they start to creak.
I want someone I can laugh with still,
When I get old or I get ill.
To spend my days with enjoying the sun,
To Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03301315952002763412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967398.post-77333530960582698672013-01-31T09:12:00.004-08:002013-01-31T09:12:48.355-08:00Wonderful Sleight of HandThanks to The Anchoress for linking to this.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03301315952002763412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967398.post-42730492770364239412013-01-31T09:10:00.001-08:002013-01-31T09:11:41.167-08:00PapermanWatch the animated short Paperman. You'll love it.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03301315952002763412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967398.post-61832955782675595052013-01-18T07:15:00.001-08:002013-01-18T07:15:10.307-08:00Catholic Fiction dot NetDon't want to lose this link either. For when I'm looking for a good book to read.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03301315952002763412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967398.post-22487394224040232112013-01-18T07:13:00.000-08:002013-01-18T07:13:47.649-08:00Riparians at the GatesI got here from Happy Catholic, a mention of the book Frming Intentional Disciples. Read her post on her books: Should I be Homeschooling, and something about Classroom Management for Catechists. I wish I'd had that one when I taught PSR!Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03301315952002763412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967398.post-51082792571876982582013-01-18T07:09:00.001-08:002013-01-18T07:13:24.784-08:00Catholic Writier's guild BlogThis looks too interesting to lose! Check it out here.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03301315952002763412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967398.post-24718047571281730762011-12-01T17:29:00.000-08:002011-12-01T17:29:05.034-08:00
Check this out! Happy 18th birthday, Caroline!Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03301315952002763412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967398.post-65685944832779581132011-10-30T09:31:00.001-07:002011-10-30T09:31:45.446-07:00Amanda's Christmas list 2011
Brain Teasers
Rebus puzzles
Word scrambles
A Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Treasury: A Special Selection for Teachers [Book] by Richard Carlson in Books (can be found on Amazon.com)
Colorful socks
Jolly ranchers, lifesavers, peppermints (red and green), etc.
Feel free to get things not on this list, but this will give you great ideas of what to look for.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18035747052395548705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967398.post-91052776879282128952011-03-13T11:20:00.000-07:002011-03-18T19:17:30.223-07:00Amanda's Birthday list 2011Activity booksRebus puzzles
Crossword puzzles
Word scrambles
BooksA Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Treasury: A Special Selection for Teachers [Book] by Richard Carlson in Books (can be found on Amazon.com)
MusicRain and Thunder CD (or some other "nature" like CD)
Soundtracks Aladdin
Pocahontas
The Land Before Time (original movie)
Feel free to get things not on this list,Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18035747052395548705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967398.post-54091222470033736612010-11-16T12:01:00.000-08:002010-11-17T12:37:06.968-08:00Amanda's Christmas list 2010Activity booksRebus puzzlesMath-related puzzles (elementary level preferred)Crossword puzzlesSimple logic puzzlesWord scramblesBooksA Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Treasury: A Special Selection for Teachers [Book] by Richard Carlson in Books (can be found on Amazon.com)MoviesToy Story 3MusicRain and Thunder CDSoundtracksAladdinPocahontasMulanThe Polar Express (I want Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18035747052395548705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967398.post-66702266909732595962010-11-16T08:58:00.000-08:002010-11-30T13:41:33.196-08:00Mom's Christmas list:So far, all I have gotten from your Mom is:A small to medium rice steamer (taken)a nice breadknife under $20one of those tea-flower thingies (blooming tea): she has the pot for it, just needs the actual tea thingyI thik she could use long sleeve tops, warm socks, etc.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03301315952002763412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967398.post-78066898787489834582010-10-05T09:00:00.000-07:002010-11-30T13:40:29.294-08:00Dad's Christmas List 2010Laptop sleave (14 3/4 by 9 3/4); not black or gray or navy--something bright!Warm winter pajamas"Everybody Loves Raymond", any seasonA nice journal, for a prayer journalBrown Belt, size 38White socks, ankle or mid-calf lengthBaseball score bookLong sleeve knit shirts--with a collar or without --size M or L depending on how they runGolf shoes, size 10 1/2Goodies of any andTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03301315952002763412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967398.post-1072296303926769522003-12-24T12:05:00.000-08:002003-12-24T12:06:26.860-08:00Merry Christmas!Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03301315952002763412noreply@blogger.com