One last thing before I turn in for the evening: Have you ever wanted a way to express your Catholicism on your computer? If so, take a look at this post at American Papist. It appears that Ignatius Press has posted two really nice looking wallpaper images. Guess what I’ll be doing first thing...

My friend, Richard had a brief post about learning chant today. Given the fact that I spend a little bit of time at Benedictine abbeys, I guess I should give it a read. If you’re looking for a quick guide to learning how to read the actual chant manuscripts, look here. (Warning: Adobe PDF!)

This evening, for game night, we decided to watch Dark Side of the Rainbow. It was pretty freaky how the music definitely went with what was going on during the movie. If you have never read about the Dark Ranbow, check out the link. I’m still not sure whether Pink Floyd really tried to play the...

Have you ever tried to figure out how many miles per dollar your car gets? Check out this site, which is moving up the lines at Digg and Del.icio.us. Currently, my car is getting 10 miles per dollar. Ouch!

I spent some time after school this afternoon talking with a few second graders about life. During our ruminating, I was asked whether I had a wife. After saying I didn’t, I was informed that “I should get one so that I can cook for her.” Um. Alright. I also asked them what I would...

My brother, Brian, just sent me this link. The picture to the right here is an example of his work. What you see there is a painting that, when looked at from the right angle, appears 3-d. If you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page, you’ll see what one of the drawings looks like from...