Another Dry period. The layout is horrible. Work is bogging me down. My family is beautiful though.

Been a while, but here weeeee gooooooo!

News & Features | City of God

“For the most part, though, Monaghan has been less interested in strengthening existing institutions than in creating new ones. The parts of his empire are varied (see “Monaghan’s Empire,” page 18). But they have two things in common: they promulgate Monaghan’s highly conservative brand of Catholicism, and they owe their existence to his deep pockets. Building this network has not been cheap. According to Business Week, Monaghan had parted with $450 million of his $950 million fortune by the end of 2004, a giving rate that ranks him ahead of Bill Gates and George Soros.”

Wow. HALF! Now that’s insane.

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Television (Stalin for Time)

“A common subject of Bishop Sheen’s talks was the evils of communism, and one of his shows on this topic in early 1953 was long remembered because of an eerie coincidence. On that occasion, Bishop Sheen gave a dramatic reading of the burial scene from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, with the names of prominent Soviet leaders — Stalin, Beria, Malenkov, and Vishinsky — substituted for those of Caesar, Cassius, Marc Antony, and Brutus. From the Bishop’s lips came the pronouncement, “Stalin must one day meet his judgment.” Stalin suffered a stroke a few days later and was dead within the week.

Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not. “

They’re encouraging this young boy to urinate on the U.S. Flag. It angers me. Slightly. Should it anger me more?