Category Archives: General

Nothing New Under Sun and 1-2-3-4 isn’t the Dumbest Password

Posted on August 24, 2026 by Paul Harris

At least it was new to me, when the Israeli’s rigged the phones of Hamas to explode. Turned out they’ve been there and done that thirty years ago! Sixty years ago, 1962, the U.S. proved they could parachute a two … Continue reading →

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Mary, Mother of God

Posted on August 10, 2026 by Paul Harris
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Your Body Bag House

Posted on August 3, 2026 by Paul Harris

That’s what a member asked me years before while still in the parish. I asked a question about my house, and he responded, “That depends. Is it your body bag house?” This needs no explanation, does it? You know what … Continue reading →

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Of Shrouds, Carnivores, and Fathers’ Day

Posted on June 22, 2026 by Paul Harris

Wasn’t sure whether to include this as an entry for Fathers’ Day under the category of Families or  under Big Tech: Big Lie or Promise. Under that heading this reminds me of a classmate’s description of Death as an enormous … Continue reading →

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Lovingkindness Never Meant Anything to Me

Posted on May 25, 2026 by Paul Harris

The title belies the subject matter. The word itself is what doesn’t mean anything to me. I liken it to defining a word using the word which is a no-no. Kindness is loving and loving is kindness, right? Why is … Continue reading →

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AI Can Stand for Alien Intelligence, You Know

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Paul Harris

This blog is based on a March 2026 Harper’s Magazine article by Sam Kriss entitled “Child’s Play – Tech’s new generation and the end of thinking.” If my thoughts are scattered it may because I don’t know what I’m taking … Continue reading →

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I’m Just a Housewife

Posted on May 4, 2026 by Paul Harris

“I’m just a Housewife” is on page 24 of Gloria Steinem’s (She is the pretty feminist; Betty Friedan is the ugly one. Not surprisingly they did not get along.) The Feminine Mystique. The quote is in the first chapter titled “The … Continue reading →

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What To Make of These Things?

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Paul Harris

I made the mistake of titling a blog “The Most Controversial Ever” because I couldn’t think of a title before, during, or after writing. One of my sons saw it and wrote, “Which of your posts aren’t controversial?” Well, I … Continue reading →

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Adult Confirmation Class 9

Posted on April 10, 2026 by Paul Harris

After looking around the internet and seeing what pastors, particularly my generation, were posting, I decided that my audio only catechism classes were better than some of them, even the video ones, that sounded liked the biology professor in Wonder Years. What … Continue reading →

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Mama  was wrong!

Posted on April 6, 2026 by Paul Harris

Well, she was right and wrong. As any of my parishioners could tell you, certainly anyone who had been through one of my Adult Confirmation classes, I would use my mother’s ability to ignore my whining as if I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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