Four is the only one that has the same number of letters as the number itself.
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Odds When the priest said today that chances are not endless, I thought of math. When you roll just one die, there are six different ways the die can land. When two dice are rolled, there are now 36 different and unique ways the dice can come up. This figure is arrived at by multiplying the number of ways the first die can come up (six) by the number of ways the second die can come up (six). 6 x 6 = 36. [courtesy of Ed Collins, edcollins.com] What if, instead, we could have concomitance, the fact of occurring together? Well, with one roll, we could get two three's. How about …  Richard Gwyn (ca. 1537 – Oct 15, 1584), father of six, schoolteacher, and author of both Catholic and satirical poetry, was martyred at Wrexham, Wales, for high treason by being hanged, drawn and quartered.
Not by eating flesh speadily And filling the paunch on Fridays And turning one’s opinion with the wind Were folk made Saints of old. I will ask Alexander (7) for a review, which he will give in five seconds - if it is thumbs-down, I will delete. We were talking about ladybugs, and I asked him, if you are a man, are you called a manbug? He liked a new word I gave him, paydirt, and screamed it from the bathroom for mother and tutor to hear. Father Robert Spitzer, SJ, past president of Gonzaga University, spoke eloquently about climate change, that electricity is the solution, and that fusion power is the solution to that, leading to cost-effective energy production and the desalinization of oceans and water aplenty, including a vortex that could draw hydrogen from outer space and suck all the water out of it. Fusion power is a proposed form of power generation that would generate electricity by using heat from nuclear fusion reactions. In a fusion process, two lighter atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus, while releasing energy. Devices designed to harness this energy are known as fusion reactors. I am not a scientist, so I refer you to Spitzer. He is founder and currently active as president of the Magis Center of Reason and Faith, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing educational materials on the complementarity of science, philosophy, and faith.
I blog about the things for which there is some competency and check and recheck whatever goes on this website. I have tutored a little science, like Earth Science, which interests me. Quora helps. Like of all of you, I am aware of peer pressures. I was raised to resist them and use my brain and encourage students to do their own research and not blindly accept anything, even what I say, and sometimes I make mistakes, which they correct! Father Pedro Poveda founded the Teresian Association whose women were involved in all levels of education from elementary school to higher education, for women. Teacher-training academies were established in many cities in Spain. On July 8, 1936, a firing squad murdered him. Age 61. The executioners were backed by an alliance of anarchists (of the communist and syndicalist type), who opposed the Nationalists (Falangists, monarchists, conservatives, and traditionalists). He was a priest, not a politician. On October 10, 1993, he was made a saint by martyrdom. See https://institucionteresiana.org/en/about-us/saint-pedro-poveda Franco was victorious. He died on Nov 20, 1975, at the age of 82, paving the way for Juan Carlos to be proclaimed King two days later and preserving the monarchy. (1) Is it what you assent to that makes you what you are, or (2) is it what you do that makes you what you are? What? Say that again. My blog is filled with people doing the most extraordinary acts: defending, helping, loving, making music, making art, teaching, tutoring, caring for, accepting, rejecting, evaluating, studying, practicing, thinking, wondering, pursuing, finding, being a brother, being a sister, fathering, mothering, worshiping, praying, hoping. I think the second proposition wins. No one earns Heaven, but He is watching...
A little boy goes to his father and asks, “Daddy, how was I born?”
The father, a little annoyed, puts down the book he is reading and says, “Well, son, I guess you will find out anyway! Your mom and I first got together in a chat room on Yahoo. Then I set up a date via e-mail with your mom, and we met at a cyber-café. There we sneaked into a secluded room and googled each other. “At last, your mother agreed to a download from my hard drive. However, as soon as I was ready to upload, we discovered that neither one of us had used a firewall. “And since it was too late to hit the delete button, nine months later, a little Pop-Up appeared that said: “You got Male.” I have a long-time friend who has transitioned. I keep my opinions to myself. When I fall in love with someone, as I did with my parents, the love is permanent. They had their faults, as do I, but their faults melted away. There are at least 12 people I’m in love with, all family, but the list of treasures has grown larger over time, from boyhood friends and co-workers, to teachers and college students, to friends at church and a priest or nun here and there, to a real X. I suppose I’m trying to say that I care a great deal for this individual, and faults have melted away. I’m talking about adults now. My students show me so much respect that I need not say anything about them. So, when an adult likes me, well, I’m undone. I especially like leaders and strong-willed people, intelligent, faithful, and dutiful, like Christopher Columbus, though my strong will can cause a conflict until I give in. I had to tell one of my students, no, Chris was smart. Sometimes loneliness is overwhelming, and other times love is. I am quite wound up a lot of the time. Not much peace, but there will be when I get to the other side, all the senses are activated, and everybody I loved and JC are there. When I finished reading this love letter, my nana came to mind. She would say, “You have an ‘I’ problem,” meaning the reflection in the mirror is the source. So it is with people in front of a camera, too. Note: the Catholic Church is the ultimate authority on morality. With all this romancing Latin I do, one might think I have it in my blood. Yes. My ancestry is 13% French. The rest is Celtic and a tiny bit Norse, but the language I speak and you speak is 29% French and 29% Latin. It and its spawn carry Catholicism to the world, and Latin fills up several Sunday hours and too many hours of reading, searching, assembling, and listening … and even tutoring. The way I see it, Latin had a lot of babies before she died, but perhaps, from the looks of it, I and others are involved in resuscitating and romancing the pretty lady.
IN 1492 In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He had three ships and left from Spain; He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain. He sailed by night; he sailed by day; He used the stars to find his way. A compass also helped him know How to find the way to go. Ninety sailors were on board; Some men worked while others snored. Then the workers went to sleep; And others watched the ocean deep. Day after day they looked for land; They dreamed of trees and rocks and sand. October 12 their dream came true, You never saw a happier crew! "Indians! Indians!" Columbus cried; His heart was filled with joyful pride. But "India" the land was not; It was the Bahamas, and it was hot. The Arakawa natives were very nice; They gave the sailors food and spice. Columbus sailed on to find some gold To bring back home, as he'd been told. He made the trip again and again, Trading gold to bring to Spain. The first American? No, not quite. But Columbus was brave, and he was bright. The singers sing in pseudo-Latin, but they sound great. Someone said it is ancient Romanian. The following lyrics are repeated: In nòreni per ìpe, in noreni coràh; tirà mine per ìto, ne dominà. The last time the refrain is sung, it becomes: In ròmine tirmèno, ne ròmine to fa, imàgine pro mèno, per imentirà. For me, words sometimes matter less than the feelings produced by, and the intent of, a song. Anyway, it is fun to sing the powerful lyrics with them and sound very Roman. I am no sailor, but I think tossing the stick over the side is to determine speed. One counts the seconds to pass-by. It would not be a jiffy, not on these craft, because a jiffy is 1/100 of a second.
Lion sited. BEWARE! --2 days ago a lion was sited chasing a cat in the late morning hours on Mohammed Lane. The cat was hiding under a bldg. & got away. This lion was hunting during the day--watch out for your pets & stock. Auburn, CA. (no pix)
“There will be no attorney or co-defendants at your particular judgment.” You are on your own. The number of rebukes is slowing rising. A rebuke is not throwing stones, but a decision to leave is a decision to duck, not one I will make. Carry on, Father Kolendo, my brother. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPziFmC1HMU
From one of the schools operated by the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. I recall Sister Mary Eileen, PBVM, 6th grade teacher, 1963, prettiest I ever knew, who ran out of the classroom to the principal's office when we were as naughty as we could be and made her cry. Think of Sister James in the film Doubt 1964. I am sure these children are angels. If you want to save money at Christmas, now is the perfect time to say Santa Claus did not make it through the pandemic. The turkey did.
 What is a plug? A source who has everything you need.
My plug fijisplash he got them all for the low and they real bro! Urban Dictionary I constantly urged college students to take their meds, legit meds, that is, not from a plug. Defending tradition is just one aspect of being a Catholic, and loyalty is truly a virtue. However, any attempt to expunge those with consuetude by throwing stones at them will fail. (I remember myself so to have done, and that is my common consuetude when anything pierceth or toucheth my heart - Robert Louis Stevenson.) The letter defending the Latin Mass matters. (For he who is not against you is with you - JC.) Carry on, folks, and here is the letter from the defender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIYpZYAYfhc Though not addressing this issue, Brandy Clark has something to say. The same goes for all those politicians throwing stones.
 Historical pictures of the Battle of Gettysburg and the Daughters of Charity nursing on the field. The vimeo video is narrated. My cousin entered the DC in 1961 wearing a habit with cornette like the picture opposite. She recently celebrated 60 years after serving as chairman of the board for two Bay Area hospitals.
https://vimeo.com/101180786 Oil on canvas titled Elegy circa 1900, owned by National Museum in Warsaw, in the public domain, artist Karol Tichy 1871-1939. The Daughters of Charity habit also appears in Paris street scenes. Here is a good teacher's solution to simplifying a square root sign under a square root sign. The solution gets rid of a square root under a square root.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNIZEBhGaKs Diary of a Country Priest (1951) is a French Art House film with English subtitles. I found the free version at last and highly recommend the film for its realism and loyalty theme. The writer did not sugar-coat anything, and the actor lost weight to play the role. Journal d'un curé de campagne (Diary of a Country Priest) 1951 [Robert Bresson] - Bing video
Thomas G. Dunn, d. 2017, photo taken 1973 when he was 27 and in SFFD, here holding first nephew  For more about my brother, visit https://www.dpllp.com/about-us/thomas-g-dunn-in-memoriam/
STEPFATHER AND SON Courtesy of piercedhands.com
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