The Vatican issued a 12-page set of guidelines with the approval of Pope John Paul II in a bid to stem the increase in laws granting legal rights to homosexual unions in Europe and North America.

“Marriage exists solely between a man and woman … Marriage is holy, while homosexual acts go against the natural moral law,”…unless it involves a priest and young boy.

“Legal recognition of homosexual unions or placing them on the same level as marriage would mean not only the approval of deviant behavior … but would also obscure basic values which belong to the common inheritance of humanity.” …of course clergy members molesting children is acceptable behavior

“Allowing children to be adopted by persons living in such (homosexual) unions would actually mean doing violence to these children … (placing) them in an environment that is not conducive to their full human development.” …[[insert your own comment here]]

At least they have thier priorities straight…

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The office I share with Ben and John is very cold.  We have turned the thermostat all the way up, but its just not enough.  Ben and I have recently grabbed extra computers and monitors to use as space heaters.  It seems to help.

The telemarketer are suing to stop the federal no-call list.  I have never bought from a telemarketer.  I WILL NEVER buy from a telemarketer.  My response to them varies between wasting as much of their time as possible to telling them I am on the no call list and hanging up.  Do they really think that if they keep trying to annoy me that I will eventually buy?

BTW: To get on the no call list, go here

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I think I just rode up the elevator with Charles Manson.

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I took the kids to the lake this weekend.  Once again, the kids spent a large amount of time fishing, but this time the fish fought back…I was maliciously attacked by a bluegill or sunfish while swimming.  The assailant bit my nipple 3 times within a few second window.

We did manage to catch several fish, including a 1.5 or 2.0 lb catfish.  Danielle was playing with a rubber worm in the boat well, and a LARGE bass took it.  We pulled him in close enough to get a good look, but he snapped the line before we could get the net.

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When we got home from the lake, I noticed that the grass was a little brown.  I went to turn on the sprinkler system, an it was showing an indicator that it didn’t have power.  I figured out that it had blown a fuse. 4 hardware stores and an hour later, I found a fuse that would work.  I bought 3.  As I went to install it, I noticed a spare fuse attached to the inside front panel.

I’ve already blown one of the new fuses, so I likely have more troubleshooting to do.

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Finally an answer to why I have had 2 accidents in a month and some many near misses.  The question is, do I have the disease or the 2 teenagers plus countless others who have tried to broadside me, cut me off, …

• Me: What floor?
• Him: 3 please.
• Me (thinking to myself): Oh Computer Associates…
• Him (looking at me in my shorts, sandals, and T-shirt): Casual day today?
• Me (looking at him in long pants with collared shirt and tie):  Everyday is casual day.
• Him: NOOOOO…You should be wearing a tie.
• Me: We’re a development office, not sales….no one see’s us
• Him (mutters something)
• Elevator: [ding]
• Me (smiling and thinking to myself): There is one thing I still like about my job

• Mother (very pissed off): Did you just disqualify my daughter?
• Me: Maybe, what lane?
• Mother: Lane 2.
• Me: Yes, she did a little bit of a flutter kick on her last three strokes.
• Mother: It was either a flutter kick the whole race or it wasn’t. My daughter swims Fly all the time. THIS HAPPENS EVERY WEEK. AS SOON AS ONE TEAM STARTS WINNING, THE OTHER TEAM’S STROKE JUDGES START DISQUALIFYING SWIMMERS FROM THE OTHER TEAM.
• Me: I have no idea what the score is, and I don’t really care…
• Mother (storms off)

Things I could have/would have said if she stayed around…

1. You caught me. I figured when I disqualified my own kid in the 100 IM that you wouldn’t have figured out I was cheating.
2. What else is your daughter swimming? I’ll make sure I keep a close eye on her so I don’t blow another call.
3. Maybe if you would spend some time working with your daughter on her kick instead of yelling at me, there wouldn’t be any doubt as to if she was legal.
4. Those voices in your head are right. We really are all out to get you.

The interesting thing is, I wasn’t even suppose to be working. They begged me to work because this woman’s team didn’t supply any stroke judges. She also accused one of the other stroke judges of cheating.

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In retrospect, her daughter might have had more of lazy leg than a true flutter kick, but the one leg was definately recovering higher and dropping lower than the other. And it is possible that I blew the call, but to think that I would intentionally cheat for a summer league swim meet…COMMENTS