Author Archives: Deacon Chris
About the new design
As I recommenced blogging at deaconchris, it seemed appropriate to freshen the design and look of this site. WordPress makes it very easy to blog, and has dozens of ready-to-go designs that are very easy to use. As such I selected a new one that features a larger header. I also loaded a new header photo that [...]
Contagious Christmas Spirit
This weekend we took a quick road trip to North Platte. As we often do, we stopped in Grand Island for dinner. This time we stopped at Bosselman’s Truck Stop. As we sat down I noticed the man in the next booth. He must have been hungry, because there were three plates on his table, [...]
Fabulous Christmas Song
The other day I was skipping around the radio dial and happened onto the song Christmas Canon Rock, by Trans-Siberian Orchestra. The song is a cover / reworking of Johann Pachelbel’s Canon in D Major, with Christmas lyrics. The lyrics are beutifully delivered by the talented Jennifer Cella with gusto and feeling. Here’s a link [...]
Catholic Curiosities
The other day I picked up a pamphlet about a Novena to St. Jude in the back pew of Church. To those who work for the Church this is a regular occurance. It’s a sort of chain-letter kind of thing: Make this Novena to St. Jude Publish in a newspaper the results OR leave a [...]
Memorial Day BBQ
Enjoyed a WINDY day on Memorial Day. Lots of wind to irritate my Weber Smoker. Lots of “hot wind” stories told by George and Dad. . . Smoked beef (back) ribs were enjoyed by all guests. The bone remnants were enjoyed by Sophie.
All I want for Christmas is a Big XII Trophy
Nothing would taste sweeter than to see Big XII Commissioner Dan Beebe have to swallow his pride and present NU with the Big XII championship trophy to be hauled off to the new and improved Big Ten next year. By the way, throughout antiquity it was very common to take artifacts from those defeated in [...]
Thoughtful Sentiments, But . . .
I’ve been pondering recently things people say to make others (or themselves) feel better, yet are not necessarily true. For example: “I believe everything happens for a reason, God knows best.” – While God does know best, He doesn’t cause our actions. That’s why we have free will; to freely choose (which presupposes the ability [...]