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Occludine 16, 27.

CONCEPT

COMMENTS
– So much to talk about… so much.
WEEKEND
– For some reason, even though the highs were high and the lows were low (emotionally speaking) this
weekend seemed to last a week. On Friday I went over to Jessica’s for a laid back evening of
Monk and tuna cassarole.

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Occludine 13, 27.

CONCEPT

COMMENTS
– Things have been uneventful lately. Maybe it’s time to make something happen.
Make something happen.
– Last night I’d been planning on going out to a gallery opening in the South Loop with Sam and Sky, but I felt crappy all day, and opted for a quiet night in instead (see why things have been uneventful?).

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On Death.

EVENT

I often criticize the Flint Jounral’s day-to-day operations, but defend their occasional moment of brilliance.

This editorial on the recent Supreme Court decision to ban the death penalty for minors is a moment of brilliance.

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But what if they don’t let you "eat of this bread"?

BODY

I spent some time this morning reviwing the Catechism entries on the Eucharist, and while I don’t feel nearly equal to the complexity and history of the argument, I’ll take a stab at it anyway.

I was raised Unitarian, and while I feel Catholic through and through, there’s a spark of contrariness and inclusiveness that’s been pulled along with me.

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March.

DIARY

From Cosmo Doogood’s Urban Almanac:

MARCH is American Red Cross Month, Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Ethics Month, Help Someone See Month, Honor Society Month, Humorists are Artists Month, Mirth Month, Irish-American Heritage Month, International Listening Month, Mental Retardation Awareness Month, Music in Our Schools Month, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Month, Collision Awareness Month, Eye Doctor Month, Frozen Food Month, Kidney Month, Prepare Your Home to be Sold Month, Talk with Your Teen About Sex Month, National Umbrella Month, Women’s History Month, Optimism Month, Play-the-Recorder Month, Poison Prevention Month, Youth Art Month

The Almanac is an inspiration in many posts here.

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Occludine 12, 27.

CONCEPT

COMMENTS
– I’m feeling sick enough now that I woke up at two in the morning with trouble breathing, and right now I’m dizzy. It’s pretty superficial stuff, but I realize that I’ve now spent a full month with a continuous cold of sorts.

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Why this will never be a formidible blog.

BODY

Look… I’m an American in body, mind, and spirit. But like most Americans, the flavor of this wine is highly influenced by where it’s aged (the midwest) and from which roots it’s drawn (Irish roots). Without going into a convoluted explanation of my Irish-German-Swedish-English-and-maybe-Jewish background by way of Ellis Island, Pittsburgh, and Flint, I’m from a small but complicated group of people, working-class but financially stable and with cultural aspirations.

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Occludine 11, 27.

CONCEPT

COMMENTS
– Any number of friends and adversaries posted insightful, well-reasons entries on a range of subject. I wanted to respond to a majority of these, but yesterday was so hectic in the end, I didn’t respond to any. I’ll try to hit on at least one today.

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