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Catholic Husband
December 19, 2022The Year It’s Been - Catholic Husband
As the calendar turns over to another year, it’s the perfect reminder to check ourselves. Are we using these moments well, or do we need to yet again set down the things that are holding us back and embrace the daily rituals that take us one step closer to the people that we aspire to be?
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December 19, 2022
Toyota Chief Says ‘Silent Majority’ Has Doubts About Pursuing Only EVs - WSJ
“Because the right answer is still unclear, we shouldn’t limit ourselves to just one option,” Mr. Toyoda said. Over the past few years, Mr. Toyoda said, he has tried to convey this point to industry stakeholders, including government officials—an effort he described as tiring at times.
He gets it.
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Haiku
December 18, 2022Decorating Cookies
Precautions taken;
Doesn’t matter, a big mess!
Beautiful mess, tho.
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December 18, 2022
Vatican Dismisses U.S. Antiabortion Activist From Priesthood - WSJ
The statement didn’t specify the infractions for which Mr. Pavone was being disciplined but said that he had been “given ample opportunity to defend himself” and to “submit himself to the authority of his diocesan bishop” before being found guilty in a proceeding under church law.
Not sure the facts, but the optics are worse than terrible.
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December 18, 2022
Christmas cookie day.
🎄🎅🏻
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December 17, 2022Clean House
A daily struggle,
Keeping the mess in check, away.
Done; satisfying.
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December 17, 2022
Pre-dawn is my most productive time block.
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December 16, 2022Gate Comes Down
Small girl growing up,
Master of the stairs up and down.
Top gate came down. Nice!
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December 15, 2022Rest is Best
Three of four are sick.
Calling it; take the day off.
No day off for Dad.
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December 14, 2022Hello, Neighbors
Moved in years ago,
Finally met my neighbors.
They were pretty chill.
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December 13, 2022
DOJ Arrests Sam Bankman-Fried For Running Out Of Bribery Money - Babylon Bee
Republicans criticized Democrats for blatantly seeking bribes by invading the personal space of Mr. Bankman-Fried for more bribe money, insisting that crypto coins were inside the computer. They then instructed agents to break open all computers in search of the valuable coins.
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December 13, 2022Office Christmas Party
My first one in years.
Kids had a wonderful time;
All made some new friends.
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December 12, 2022Push Through
Mondays are busy.
Laundry, school, work must be done.
Glad when it’s over.
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Catholic Husband
December 12, 2022The Prodigal Son - Catholic Husband
I think it reminds us of the relationship that God wants with us. He doesn’t just want us to pray, but to pray actively. He doesn’t want us to just go to Mass every week, but to go joyfully. He doesn’t want us to just pick up our cross, but to embrace it.
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Haiku
December 11, 2022Inside Internet
A stroke of genius
And some physics. We did it!
Cable runs inside.
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December 11, 2022
Being a homeowner feels so great.
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December 10, 2022Soft Morning Glow
Hard to start early,
Christmas tree is nice in dark,
Metaphorically.
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December 9, 2022Coffee Shop Work
Kids and Dad sit down;
They do school, I do my work.
Coworking remotes.
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December 9, 2022
Biden Bails Out the Teamsters - WSJ Opinion
Democrats are calling Republicans stingy for refusing to spend more on Covid, including treatments for the uninsured. But Democrats appropriated a mere $24 billion for vaccines and treatments in last year’s Covid bill and none in the Inflation Reduction Act, which included $369 billion of climate pork.
$36B in tax dollars to bail out a retirement fund for a very small, specific group of Americans.
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December 9, 2022
Three homeschool kids, a toddler, and a self-employed remote worker walk into a coffee shop…
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December 9, 2022
Morning prayer by the soft light of the tree.
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December 8, 2022I Piano
Little girl climbs up,
Plays keys with joy and delight.
Look! I piano!
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December 8, 2022
Russia Releases Brittney Griner From Penal Colony in Prisoner Swap Deal - WSJ
Women’s basketball star Brittney Griner has been released by Russia from a penal colony, President Biden announced Thursday, in a negotiated prisoner release deal that exchanged her for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout
Basketball player 95%+ of Americans had never heard of for arms dealer portrayed by Nicholas Cage in a major motion picture Lord of War.
Hostage diplomacy works!
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December 7, 2022Fast Errands
City appointment.
Ran errands while I was there.
Faster without kids.
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December 7, 2022
Congressional Negotiators Start to Run Out of Time on Full-Year Spending Bill - WSJ
The National Defense Authorization Act bill, unveiled late Tuesday, would also rescind the requirement that members of the military be vaccinated against Covid-19
Makes a bad decision, worse.
What about all of those troops we besmirched and discharged? The people we poured time and money into and then told them that we didn’t believe their religious beliefs were important? The careers we cut short, the talent we lost, all to make a stupid point?
Great message for the next “mandatory” thing… just wait it out.
I guess the lesson here is that intellectual colonization doesn’t work. Maybe next time, ask politely before pulling out the clubs?