"The Corner" on National Review Online
"YES [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
"I am out of control. But that does not mean I am wrong.
"Posted at 04:58 PM"

Whoo Hoo! First post of a new day. I did the laundry, all the laundry, now I'm having trouble finding a place to 1) dry it and 2) put it away. I am reminded again that I have way too many clothes. I should give some to the poor.

Mark 6: 7-13: Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village. Calling the Twelve to him, he sent them out two by two and gave them authority over evil spirits. These were his instructions: "Take nothing for the journey except a staff--no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. Wear sandals but not an extra tunic. Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave, as a testimony against them." They went out and preached that people should repent. They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.

Mark 10:21: Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

I had to go out twice to get hangers to have a place to let the clothes drip dry. It's ridiculous. (4 t-shirts Alysse.)

I'm also sweeping. While I was out getting the hangers the second time, I bought rechargable batteries for my digital camera. So I should be able to take some pictures for any of you who've been wondering what my rooms here at Notre Dame look like.

SJahaza (8:10:49 PM): i should go do laundry
Jeanetta (8:10:54 PM): AGAIN
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SJahaza (8:11:19 PM): again?
SJahaza (8:11:28 PM): i've haven't done laundry for [a while]
Jeanetta (8:11:33 PM): didn't you do laundry yesterday
SJahaza (8:11:36 PM): no
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Jeanetta (8:11:39 PM): oh wait
Jeanetta (8:11:42 PM): that was me
Jeanetta (8:11:55 PM): i did laundry
Jeanetta (8:11:58 PM): nevermind

Here is a recording of the opera Poulenc wrote based on the topic.

FT May 2000: Following the Lamb I'm definitely checking out this book, and maybe the fictional accounts as well.

SJahaza (4:22:07 PM): bah! it's national pledge week on NPR
Jeanetta (4:22:46 PM): haha
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SJahaza (4:27:07 PM): aaahhhhy!!!!!!
SJahaza (4:27:11 PM): it;s so ridiculous
SJahaza (4:27:14 PM): ahahahhahahah!
Jeanetta (4:27:19 PM): ?
SJahaza (4:27:22 PM): run away! run away!
SJahaza (4:27:34 PM): pledge week
SJahaza (4:27:37 PM): sorry

Suprising news....college campuses are for....Bush.

I got these cool reptile and amphibian stamps at the post office today.

P.E.T.H. (People for the Ethical Treatment of Hair) is currently boycotting this site.

Joan has gone off the deep end, again...

From This American Life, comes word that their internet streaming at $100k per year costs public radio listeners more than it does to pay Terry Gross's salary according to the Philly Inquirer. This reinforces my faith in the accuracy of markets for making judgments about the relative values of goods. If you're flush, feel free to send some of your cash WBEZ's way (they're the producers of TAL.) (If you're feeling really flush [or even if you're not] you can always send some of that cash my way as well. Just email, and I'll respond promptly with the address.

(We now return you to your regularly scheduled blog.)

Jeanetta just called and said her internet connection was down. You may now mock her w/o fear of reprisal.

Update 8:30 PM: Jeanetta is back on-line. However, feel free to continue mocking her.

So today's mail brought an invitation to join the ACLU (yeah, right), money from my Mom (yeah!), an Indiana UP brochure for their philosophy books, and a book I had ordered for my history exams. Finally, there was a latter from Gov. Jeb Bush dated a week ago saying he had done all he could to save Terri Schiavo's life, but that the laws tied his hands. Luckily Gov. Bush is a better politician than he is prognosticator. A pretty nice haul.

Timothy Wheeler on Gun Control on National Review Online

"In a marvelous moment of candor, a federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) committee has reported that it cannot find any evidence that gun-control laws reduce violent crime."

Wow....

Michael Potemra on In the Cut on National Review Online
"He and Frannie start an affair, but, as these things often go, she becomes ambivalent about him: On the plus side, he satisfies her in bed; on the minus side, she remains somewhat troubled by the fact that he is, in all likelihood, himself the serial sex murderer. Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em."

Well then...

This is a great episode of This American Life from WBEZ in Chicago. It's about a group of teenagers from Chicago on a mission trip to WV. They record them for the week. It's awesome!

Words Are Weapons: Does anyone have a better source for this quotation?

"The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers:
Is it true?
Is it kind?
Is it necessary?"
- Arabian proverb

Jeanetta! Do something about your Senator! Timothy P. Carney on Arlen Specter on National Review Online

Better take a look at that old potting soil in the garage. It could catch fire.

No Wilson Commons Loading Dock Hmm...actually there is one, it's just not accessible to you, though maybe it would be if you asked. It's behind Frederick Douglas and there is a tunnel running to WC. Doh! Fact checking, good old CT.