Monthly Archives: March 2010

When we saw this on the news, I had to share it here! I’ve heard of dogs chasing cars before. I always wondered what the dog would do if it actually caught the car…

I know. Shocking, isn’t it? Well tomorrow is the birthday of my dad’s wife. They’re what is referred to as Snow Birds so they’re in Florida right now. I wanted to send a gift but I didn’t want to send … Continue reading →

Today I would like to share with you exactly how ignorant the people are who have children attending the elementary school across the street from me. I am not quite sure how these people managed to pass a written exam … Continue reading →

The cops I saw on Sunday were real. The robbers… well at least in my imagination, they were real. But let’s backtrack to Saturday. Saturday has nothing to do with the Sunday police but it does have something to do … Continue reading →

Did I mention I’m not a morning person? In spite of that, I managed okay during our week in Rome. The way I managed was this: Go to the coffee machine. Hit the button for espresso. Watch a thimble’s worth … Continue reading →

On Thursday, our last day, we had Mass in St. Peter’s. The main celebrant for the Mass was Fr. Danny, one of my boys. I’ve known him since he was a senior in high school & Steve was a freshman. … Continue reading →

or Wednesday, Part II But before I get to the second half of our day, I was reminded last night about an incident that happened that morning before our papal audience. There is a bus terminal near the Vatican. My … Continue reading →

Wednesday was another dreary, cold day but we didn’t care. We were going to see the pope. We had tickets for the weekly papal audience. Frank & I had gone to a papal audience 10 years ago when Pope John … Continue reading →

What better place to spend a cold, dreary, rainy Tuesday in Rome than the Catacombs of St. Sebastian? We started our merry trip in an hour’s worth of Roman traffic. Apparently there were protests going on. Streets were blocked. The … Continue reading →

Just to be clear – this was not a vacation. Vacations mean you get to sleep in. We did not sleep in for the entire trip. Not that I’m complaining. I knew it would be that way going in but … Continue reading →