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Author Archives: morningtower
Imagine
“Imagine there’s no (abortion), it’s easy if you try. . . “ Okay, that probably makes John Lennon roll over in his grave, and curdles Yoko Ono’s soy milk, since they were trying to ‘imagine’ no god or heaven, but … Continue reading
Posted in Web/Tech
Tagged Abortion, Deacon Greg Kandra, Joanne Schiebel, Respect Life, Steve Jobs, The Deacon's Bench
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R.I.P. Steve
If you know me even marginally, you know I am an Apple fanatic. I have been crazy about Apple computers since they first came out, and am a big admirer of their co-founder, Steve Jobs. I understand that it is … Continue reading
Solar Decathlon
One of my oldest son’s best friend is an amazing young man named Joe Armstrong. I feel like his is one of my own children, as I really think he spent as much time in my kitchen when he was … Continue reading
Thoughts On Quilting
I have been really getting into this quilting thing! I think the trick was to give myself permission to be imperfect. That, and the fact that I realized that our quilting teacher in North Carolina, although excellent, was a tad … Continue reading
Sorrows
Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Sorrows, which in itself sounds oxymoronic to me. Somehow, “feast” and “sorrows” just don’t mix well in my mind. But in the Catholic understanding of spirituality, those two things do, indeed, … Continue reading
Endless Summer of Quilting
I love seasons, and in particular, I love to have four of them. But apparently we are only having Summer this year in South-Central Texas. Temperatures are projected to be back in the 100′s this week! This is not the … Continue reading
The Gates of Hell
Photos are starting to just pop up everywhere, so I thought I’d share a couple I found on KXAN, a local news station. (see below) A few folks have asked me if we are prepared to evacuate, and yes, we … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Only In Texas
Tagged Bastrop, Evacuations, Fire, Hurricane Hermine, KXAN, St. William's Round Rock
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When Hell Breaks Loose
I didn’t realize how much fire affected me until I started reading the reports of all the fires and homes being lost and livestock and pets being in harm’s way. Suddenly, it all came rushing back to me, the memories … Continue reading
Global Warming
So, apparently I’m not the only one who thinks that the global warming thing has reached ridiculous proportions.
Posted in Current Affairs, Humor, Politics
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Gardasil, Revisited
With Governor Rick Perry of Texas tossing his hat in the ring for the upcoming presidential frenzy, er, I mean campaign, everyone seems to be talking about his salad days with making Gardasil a mandatory vaccine for young Texas girls. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Kids, Politics
Tagged Cervical Cancer, Gardasil, HPV, Merck, Rick Perry, Vaccinations
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Gene Simmons Military Tribute
I love this!!! Thank God for our veterans!!
Virus Season
It’s that time of year, and Abby has managed to come down with some sort of a virus. Starting Sunday evening, she began running a really high fever. By Monday, she had a very sore throat, a bad headache, overall … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Kids
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Frozen Wasteland
We had a major snow storm in December, which resulted in snow on our back deck until January. The snow finally melted, just in time for the next major storm to hit last weekend. We got 11.5″ of snow. So … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Random
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No More Snow! Please!!
They are calling for yet another winter storm this weekend. I think there has been one week since December 18th that we have not had several inches of snow on our back deck. We had to pay to have the … Continue reading
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Freezing Fog???
Seriously? Freezing fog?? I checked the Weather Channel online and they had a “Severe weather report” regarding Freezing Fog?? Good Grief!!!
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