http://titlevariesslightly.stblogs.com Wanderings through the mental stacks of a Catholic librarian Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:52:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been getting a flu shot every year for years.  I've always thought this was just common sense, because every upper respiratory infection I get just goes directly into my lungs and stays for weeks.  It seems that the Centers for Disease Control have finally caught up with me.  In ... http://titlevariesslightly.stblogs.com/archives/152 I received good news in my e-mail. A foundation has given a grant to increase the accessibility of houses of worship in Chicago. This is of course terrific news. As our population ages, provided that we don't decide old people are too much trouble, we should see more of ... http://titlevariesslightly.stblogs.com/archives/151 Via Sandro Magister, rabbi Jacob Neusner (whose book A Rabbi Talks to Jesus was acclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI), and bishop Gianfranco Ravas discuss the revised Good Friday prayer in the Missal of Blessed John XXIII. If you've read some of the recent US press discussion on this topic, which has ... http://titlevariesslightly.stblogs.com/archives/148 WheelieCatholic was nice enough to tag me on this. Don't think I should have done it at work; the results are perhaps not quite average: Rules: 1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages). Improving Online Public Access Catalogs, by Martha M. Yee and Sara Shatford Layne. 2. Open the book ... http://titlevariesslightly.stblogs.com/archives/147 I had my Lent somewhat planned out I had certain things I was giving up and other things I was adding on. (My behaviorist training as a special ed teacher leads me never to try to wipe out a behavior without adding an incompatible one.) But you know, "If you want ... http://titlevariesslightly.stblogs.com/archives/146 [UPDATED: I was in a lhurry to say something and didn't have much time. So I ended up being rather trite. This trubute is a bit less embarrassing.] You can't be a forty-something (ex-)Evangelical Christian and not have heard of Larry Norman, but if you haven't, read this or this. These articles ... http://titlevariesslightly.stblogs.com/archives/145 From a Web site whose anonymity I am protecting: ANNOUNCEMENT: Next drawing is on Saturday, February 30, 2008 Ummm, okay. I won't count on winning, then.... http://titlevariesslightly.stblogs.com/archives/144 Just perfect. I'm not a mom, but I had one. So I know this is the real deal: [youtube width="400" height="400"]W95Y8hNQiH8[/youtube] http://titlevariesslightly.stblogs.com/archives/143 Hey, any bloggers out there using voice-input software and a PC to blog and do their other computer work? I'm having pain and numbness in my hands (the pins-and-needles kind) and am going in for tests on Friday. I suspect the doctors will tell me that I need to spend ... http://titlevariesslightly.stblogs.com/archives/142 May God call someone to act quickly in this matter; I am reposting this email message from the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation:  In Need of Your Help We release this emergency request on behalf of Geraldine Hayes, a patient in Volusia County in Florida. Geraldine has been in the hospital since August 2007. ... http://titlevariesslightly.stblogs.com/archives/141