So today I let my grade school students watch excerpts from Fantasia 2000. Yes it made a light day for me, but hey, part of my job is to get these kids to appreciate music other…
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I have been fascinated by the unusual all my life. One of my very first written works was a school assignment exploring the validity of ESP and paranormal phenomena. Though I was very young at the time, I immediately found myself fascinated by performers like Yuri Gellar and David Copperfield, and these days I'm absolutely blown away by people like Derren Brown. Even today, I want to believe that abilities exist which have no valid scientific explanation. I have been reading Stephen King novels for as long as I can remember, and I'm a sucker for tv shows like "The X Files" and "LOST". One of these days, I'll tell all the stories that have been floating around in my head while I've been busy trying to live life.
Anne Rice Leaves Lestat for a Child
Originally posted on Blogger.com, January 10, 2006: I love Anne Rice‘s books. I haven’t read many, but I’ve been captivated by the ones I have read. “The Witching Hour” was my first, and had been my…
John and the Book of Revelation
I had a flash of potential insight during Mass this morning. Our second reading was taken from the Book of Revelation, one of the early chapters introducing the Lamb who was seated on a throne…
Potential
There has been a lot of activity in the news over the past couple of days. Two stories, with more similarities than differences, have caught my attention. I’ve been seeing a lot of coverage about…
Familiar Versus Unfamiliar
Holy Week is coming up soon, which means the season of Lent is coming near its end for another year. Next week is also my Spring Break (finally!!) so I may not have as much…