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Archive for May, 2006

Everyone to Rocket, Rev It Up Now…
Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

In one of my more lucid moments today (one of my children has given me a virus), I watched the live announcement that Roger “The Rocket” Clemens, has signed on for one more year for the Houston Astros baseball team.
Rocket said that he’s doing it because he wants the team to win one more time [...]

A Diagnosis of Autism
Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

Last December I posted a 12-day long live blog about my younger daughter’s sensory integration therapy. Some of you have asked for an update, and I thank you for your concern.
After some extensive evaluation Miss “S” has been diagnosed with autism. She’s less impaired than a lot of patients, but there nonetheless. There are things [...]

A little Two Kingdoms action in the Roman church:
Newsmax reports that Pope Benedict XVI criticized a Romanist radio network on Thursday. The radio station was ridiculing Jews for demanding compensation for property confiscated in WWII, among other things.
Saying that the church should stay out of politics, the Pope declared in an address at St. [...]

On the flight home I read the latest in a series of books by Joel C. Rosenberg, The Ezekiel Option. It follows The Last Jihad and The Last Days, and the next book, The Copper Scroll, is due out in August.
The books tell a story that is leading up to the end times. In Jihad, [...]

Robertson Leg Press
Friday, May 26th, 2006

Pat Robertson’s press handler, call your office. NOW.
I wish this were simply ripped off of the Onion’s headlines.
AP reports that Pat Robertson says he has leg pressed 2000 pounds. The record for FSU football players is 665 lbs. One picture is stamped 1994.
CBN spokeswoman Angell Vasko said Friday that Robertson was not available for [...]

The New York Times has an article about a vaccine that is quite successful against HPV, a family of viruses of which two have been demonstrated to cause cervical cancer. HPV is sexually transmitted.
Dr. Wheeler and most other public health specialists argue that vaccinating young girls and eventually, boys, before they become sexually active is [...]

Ascension at Memorial
Thursday, May 25th, 2006

LW Divine Service II, First Setting was officiated at Memorial Lutheran Church by Pastor Murray. The choir played handbells during the prelude and sang during the first hymn and offertory. They were a very good group; I doubt I could jump in and join them like some choirs. The Cantor doubled as organist and [...]

Americans for Prosperity chronicles five more votes in the House on the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill.
Rep. Tiberi (R-OH), who had been voting for all the measures to strip out the pork, finally found some pork he liked. A No vote on this amendment denotes the desire to spend the money:
Strike $1,000,000 for the Juniata [...]

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