I like Dan Brown books.
They're quite a guilty pleasure
Just don't tell my friends

Quote of the night: "'Yes' is actually from a frozen semen litter - her sire died 20 years ago.". Thanks for sharing, Dave.

OMG, this is the cutest video ever! I can only hope this is what happens between my baby and my dogs:

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Have you ever noticed that Punxatawney Phil sees his shadow every freakin' year? Yeah. That's what happens when you turn a quaint old tradition into a ridiculous media circus that scares the poor thing half to death. What else do you expect? Please. Of course, it's still a great movie, but alas, my days off are so busy trying to catch up from ( Read more... )

I had my first appointment with my obstetrician today. i had met with her NP, but this was my first time meeting her, and I can see why she was recommended to me. She was telling me that the doctors in her practice tend to attract certain patient "types" - like one of the guys has a lot of doctors for patients who tend to be very high-maintenance ( Read more... )

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081114/ap_on_re_us/obama_catholicsRead more... )

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On October 21, 2008, the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith sent a letter to the Maryknoll community stating that Fr. Roy Bourgeois, a Maryknoll priest of 36 years, has 30 days to recant his belief and statement of public support of women's ordination or he will be automatically excommunicated. Fr. Roy Bourgeois attended and gave the homily ( Read more... )

...and I have to say, though I don't think McCain would have done a bad job, I'm excited to bring a child into the world during an Obama presidency.

On another note, there are people driving down Washington St. in Roslindale beeping their horns. On the way home from work, we passed a small gang group of "urban" youths standing at a bus stop ( Read more... )

Just got home from one of the best weekends I've had in a while. Ray and I went to Maine because we had tickets last night to the Great Big Sea show in Portland. I figure that this fetus/embryo or whatever it is (I know, I'm a nurse, I should know these things, but I'm Catholic and I'm only supposed to know that life begins at conception ;-)) is ( Read more... )