Archive for December, 2004
Tuesday, December 21st, 2004
Very True
Pope: Age Brings More Need for God’s Help 11 minutes ago By ANGELA DOLAND, Associated Press Writer VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II made a rare allusion to his personal struggle with aging and illness, saying in a Christmas address Tuesday that each passing year brings a greater need for […]
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Tuesday, December 21st, 2004
Amazing!!!!
In this photo released by the Loyola University Health System, Rumaisa Rahman, is seen next to a hand a few weeks after she was born at the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill. Rumaisa, whose parents came from Hyderabad, India, weighed 8.6 ounces (243.80 grams) when she was delivered Sept. 19. She is believed […]
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Tuesday, December 21st, 2004
Silly, Silly, Silly!!!!
Christmas by Luke : A 17-year-old sea lion named Luke poses with reindeer antlers as a Christmas attraction at Tokyo’s Sunshine International Aquarium. (AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)
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Tuesday, December 21st, 2004
No Kidding!!!!!!!!!!
What popular song was originally written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas? 1. “I Wonder as I Wander” 2. “Deck the Halls” 3. “Go, Tell It on the Mountain” 4. “Jingle Bells” [answer below] Jingle Bells
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Monday, December 20th, 2004
This Made Me Laugh
— “Borowitzreport.com” wrote: FAILED MISSILE DEFENSE ROCKET WINS PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM Latest White House Ceremony Raises Eyebrows An interceptor rocket that failed to launch last week during a test of a proposed missile defense system confounded its critics today by receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a ceremony at the White House. President […]
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Saturday, December 18th, 2004
If You Look Closely, You Can See Anchorage
Undated image of Earth’s city lights released by NASA (news - web sites). The G8 group of industrial nations will discuss specific climate issues for the first time next March at a top-level meeting organized by Britain during its presidency of the group, the department for the environment said.(AFP/NASA-HO/File)
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Saturday, December 18th, 2004
Going Beyond the Nativity Scene, Protestants Rediscover Virgin Mary
Going Beyond the Nativity Scene, Protestants Rediscover Virgin Mary By Kim Lawton Religion News Service It’s Christmas — and for Protestants, that means it’s time for the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, to make her annual cameo appearance in creche sets, carols and children’s bathrobed Christmas pageants. But for some Protestant theologians and activists, […]
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Saturday, December 18th, 2004
Gay Episcopal Bishop Offers Concession
Gay Episcopal Bishop Offers Concession Associated Press As Anglicans around the world try to resolve their deep rift over homosexuality, the gay American bishop at the center of the fight is offering a concession to his critics. New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop V. Gene Robinson said Friday that he has volunteered to reduce his role in […]
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Thursday, December 16th, 2004
$200 Billion!!!
(plus, of course, thousands of lives): from the December 17, 2004 edition - http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1217/p01s01-usmi.html The rising tab for US war effort Spending may increase by 25 percent next year, which could push total costs for Iraq and Afghanistan to over $200 billion. By Peter Grier | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON - […]
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Thursday, December 16th, 2004
OK, I’m Getting old …
… and being a curmudgeon, but the status of the English language seems deplorable. Mike and Kevin, I am sure, feel I was hard on this, and perhaps I was. My attitude is, if one can speak properly, one can go in and out of slang, but, if one speaks only slang or street language, […]