BBC NEWS | Americas | US mother used children in scam This lady takes the parental cliche "…but they're all woooorth it" to new levels.
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I started browsing old headlines for 1998 at Anglicans Online, because I wondered why the bishop of Chicago didn't sign a letter of apology to gay Episcopalians after the Lambeth 1998 bishops' conference passed the notorious "incompatible with scripture" statement on homosexuality. I found out that we didn't have a bishop at the time – +Frank went on to be Presiding Bishop, and +Bill wasn't elected until November of that year. I barely paid attention to the news items from Lambeth then – I wasn't really part of a parish yet, having just moved to Illinois the year before –…
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TARflies Times: Elimination Report – Kevin & Drew What’s this rumor about a 30-minute unaired penalty that contributed to Kev and Drew getting eliminated in Leg 2?
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Archbishop of Canterbury: Shouldn’t Ordain Gays (tags: Episcopalian Anglican GayClergy betrayal)
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Kris Longknife: Mutineer, by Mike Shepherd =:) =:) =:) That third smiling alien is flickering a bit, in my estimation. I’m not quite done reading this book, but I’ve read enough to form a reasonably informed opinion. I’ve read all or most of the Honor Harrington books (such as The Short Victorious War (Honor Harrington (Paperback)) ) by David Weber, and although I got bored with them because the formula had worn a little thin for me, I liked the idea of reading SF books about galactic warrior women. This one struck me favorably; as the first in the series,…
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Announcements: Myers Park Baptist Welcomes Gay Persons A refreshing sign of tolerance: a Baptist church sturdily asserts their welcome is extended to all. For this, the church will probably be excluded from its local Baptist association. (tags: Baptist GayRights Justice) Americans for Truth » Illinois Homosexual Legislator Introduces “Gay Marriage†Bill Today Ewwwww. This anti-gay group is based in Naperville. (tags: gaybashing Illinois)
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There’s something that’s been building and building for months now; I feel really overwhelmed and stressed out much of the time, while simultaneously feeling like I’m not pulling enough weight for other people on my team. Problem is, the tasks that I currently cover don’t play well with each other. Also, the new technology that we’re supposed to be using for making reservations leaves much to be desired. Here’s a partial list of tasks, some of which I’ve been totally neglecting because the first two tasks take up the great bulk of my time: Small group hotels (taking up about…
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The storm we were threatened all weekend has finally blown in with a vengeance; We heard stuff hitting the house that sounded like rain or sleet, but no, it’s heavy snow and maybe also sleet too. High winds, and white stuff coming down fast. Tomorrow’s going to be interesting, because we could have a lot of snow on the ground by morning. Weather
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George Lucas: Empire was the worst Star Wars movie » Netscape.com Ran across a reference to this whilst browsing around chasing down references to the next Star Trek movie. Apparently, George Lucas said at a Publicists' Guild luncheon that "The Empire Strikes Back" was his worst movie. Funny, my friend Kevin and I had just agreed that "Empire" was the best.
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Maybe Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania wasn't the best place to hold the recently concluded Anglican Primates' Meeting, what with the local populace all freaked out about a sex-maniac demon bat that attacks only men and all. Actually, the ultra-conservatives bishops here at home seem to be all freaked out about sex-maniac demon bats all the time, which is pretty self-centered of them if you ask me. I mean, they assume that sex-maniac demon bats are interested in older white males with a penchant for purple and a "thing" for Biblical authority. Phew! At least our PB ++Katherine was immune. Good…