"Crouching Squirrel, Hidden Dragon"
Think you can do better? Post your title in the comments below.
This squirrel puzzles me; first he had his stint as the 'Evil Squirrel' who ate all our birdseed and broke two birdfeeders (we have won for now, though, using some duct tape and a gallon milk carton jug to keep him off the feeder...). But he's now crouching on the ground and 'sneaking' around while doing so. I've never seen this sort of behavior before!
Well, it's been quite a while since my last posting... I haven't had too much time since then to work on many things like my blog, as I am preparing for the Seminary's upcoming Kenrick-Glennon Days summer camp for young men who have some interest in the priesthood. I'm working on a special few videos for the camp that we will be playing for introductions, and these videos have taken a lot of my spare time!
I recently attended the Rosary Crusade prayer service (with Eucharistic Adoration, a Rosary led by the Archbishop, and Benediction) at the Old Cathedral, and I am now posting the information concerning the crusade (from the Rosary Crusade website) so you, too, can join in the effort to safeguard embryonic life in Missouri!
"Archbishop Raymond L. Burke of the Archdiocese of St. Louis launched a Rosary Crusade on May 9, 2006, to safeguard embryonic human life and prevent human cloning. The need for the Crusade in Missouri is heightened because of a proposed state constitutional amendment that will permit the use of public funds and guarantee scientists the constitutional right to clone human beings and destroy tiny human embryos for research purposes. The research in view violates both the sanctity and the dignity of human life.
I've been playing around with a cool little app from Apple called 'Dashcode,' and I've made a small counter widget that will count down the days left until Microsoft will (supposedly) release their next-generation operating system, Vista [wikipedia.org]... however, I suspect I will need to update this widget with new times, as Microsoft has been known to delay their recent product releases time and again (Vista, which used to be code-named 'Longhorn,' was originally supposed to be released in 2004... then 2005... then 2006... now 2007...).
Download and install this widget (requires Mac OS 10.4 or later).
I haven't posted in a while, but that's mostly because I've been on a week-long silent retreat at the King's House retreat center in Illinois. Since returning (and finishing the academic year!), I've posted pictures from the Cardinal Glennon College 2006 Graduation Mass and Reception (celebrated by Archbishop Raymond Burke). I will try to post a few pictures of birds and other natural sights from King's House sometime in the next week, but I have a few projects I'll be working on...
I attended a baseball game with a few other Seminarians at the new Busch Stadium yesterday; it was the first time I've ever entered the stadium, and I thought I'd share a few pictures and observations. (The game was awesome; Pujols' first at bat began the scoring with a home run in the top of the first inning!).
I arrived early so I could relax and see the stadium without tons of people walking everywhere, and while doing so, some birds perched nearby, so I took a few pictures of them. This one must've been angry that I was taking his picture...
I also snapped a picture of Pujols' home run in the top of the first. I love the way Pujols swings the bat; he has such a wide batting stance that his back foot is out of the batters' box!:
