December 2007
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they’re coming after him in waves
From KNX 1070 News: Restraining Order in Mahony Attack CaseLOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys have requested a temporary restraining order against a man they claim threatened Cardinal Roger Mahony and other church officials after he was kicked out of church for allegedly using drugs. Now I know what you’re thinking. Didn’t Cardinal Mahony just suggest […]
Becoming more Christ-like by the minute…
Mahony speaks to police! From today’s Los Angeles Daily News: “A man approached him and said: `You’re the cardinal, aren’t you?”‘ Vernon said Mahony told him. “The man shouted at him. It happened very quickly and the man just went off on him – shoved him, knocked him to the ground and kicked him a […]
Never walk alone
Tangentially related to the Cardinal Mahony story, the Catholic Church released this personal-safety comic book yesterday.
Just a Log
Over the years, I’ve been taking math courses at various universities. With each step through the sequence, I happily enroll in the next course, thinking, ‘now THIS is going to be the course with all math majors in it, no complainers, no one whining about too much homework or too many chapters being covered.’ I […]
I’m telling you, this is a weird story
Headline from a news report out of San Diego: Police Investigate Priests’ Claims Mahony Was Assaulted The police seem to be treating the priests’ claims with the same healthy skepticism the church brought to claims against the priests. Some interesting details in the article. What we learn is that Mahony took his beating beautifully: The […]
did this really happen?
Cardinal Mahony claims he was assaulted. Notice the skeptical tone of the story.
the lobby of nbc
There is a glass case by the elevators with various “gag” products, books and board games with Mad-Magazine style puns for titles. I’ve written for NBC on and off for over ten years, and the glass case has been there in the lobby the whole time. I worked on the John Larroquette show, had a […]
Geographic mismatch II
San Marino (population 29,615), Liechtenstein (34,247), and Andorra (71,822) are all fielding teams in the European World Cup qualifiers.
C. Thomas Howell
I’d be shocked if someone hasn’t already paired up pictures of him and Les Moonves. There’s a great match out there.
Jack Silbert, curator