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Sunday, August 8, 2004

No Read, No Write

I've been All Talk these days, no read and no write. I can't even sit still and make a few notes of my thoughts on a given subject. Talking, on the other hand, seems easier as never before. These past few days, I've been delivering sermons that take about 30 minutes. My companions tell me that is... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 4, 2004

What Protects Ants From Getting Diabetes?

Has there been a case of an ant that died due to diabetes? The question has been bugging one of my basketball friends -- Ricky -- whose cousin has diabetes. Ricky theorizes that if someone would like to find a cure for diabetes, he should look for it in an ant. Hmmm. Sounds reasonable to me. Any... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 27, 2004

A Toast, Umberto!

"We were all born under the wrong sign. And daily do we have to rewrite our own horoscopes." -- Umberto Eco, Foucault's Pendulum (my translation) Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 25, 2004

By The Waters of Babylon...

By the rivers of Babylon we sat mourning and weeping when we remembered Zion. On the poplars of that land we hung up our harps. There our captors asked us for the words of a song; Our tormentors, for a joyful song: "Sing for us a song of Zion!" But how could we sing a song of the LORD in a foreign... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 22, 2004

Plagiarism... Still?

I thought that the matter on plagiarism is finished. It continues still, I discovered, but with some names changed. One blogger has even categorized the denizens of Blogit into three types on the basis of their reaction to the plagiarism issue I suppose. And I suppose I have been included in the 70%... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 18, 2004

Making Me

How to make a The_Friar Ingredients: 3 parts friendliness 3 parts silliness 1 part instinct Method: Layer ingredientes in a shot glass. Add a little cocktail umbrella and a dash of lustfulness Username: Personality cocktail From Go-Quiz.com Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 7, 2004

I Am Warning You!

THIS WAY UP á The_Friar has fragile contents which may break! Username: From Go-Quiz.com Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 3, 2004

Politics... and Filipino At That

My post on Filipino politics (What I Took With My Morning Coffee) drew some comments. Here they are i agree I agree. The slow count of our votes also annoys me. Posted by digitalfilipino on June 3, 2004 at 2:22 AM ( link ) Friar, elections are veeeeerrrrrryyyyy interesting things, no? I cannot wait... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 20, 2004

I Am Sleeping Better Now

One of the nice things about my transfer to a new assignment is that I am sleeping better now. When I was still working in schools, I couldn't sleep without taking a sleeping pill. Now that I am working in a parish, I simply lie on the bed and sleep comes naturally. Is it because of the work... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 18, 2004

Oy Vey! My Blogs Are Buried 'Neath The Stack!

Can't anyone here take some days off Blogit without one's blogs pushed into oblivion? Sign in to see full entry.

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