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Category Archives: What Fr. Z is up to
SP3RN
Sometime ago I expressed interest in obtaining a Ham (amateur) Radio license. Did you know that St. Maximilian Kolbe is the only saint to have held an amateur radio license? His call: SP3RN … Okay… he is a martyr saint. … Read More
Posted in Ham Radio, Just Too Cool, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Ham radio, SP3RN, St. Maximilian Kolbe
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Watching Curiosity Land. Just Too Cool
This was so cool. I stayed up to watch the landing of the Mars Rover. I felt like a little kid again. First images: UPDATE New photos from Mars Rover Curiositas: UPDATE: I watched it again and it gave me … Read More
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Curiosity, JLP, Mars, Marvin the Martian, NASA, rover
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Curiosity to land on Mars TONIGHT!
I plan to watch the live stream of the Curiosity landing tonight. You? If you haven’t seen it yet, here is a video from the JPL about the terrifying landing stage: [wp_youtube]pzqdoXwLBT8[/wp_youtube]
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Curiosity, Mars, Mars Rover
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3 August A.M.: Long-Awaited Olympic Hyper-Excitment Sporting UPDATE!
I am settling in to review email, start an article for the paper, and, of course, probably just as you are, watch Team Handball (M – GER v IND, Match 33 in Pool B). I know you want your update. … Read More
Sorting and Throwing continues
I am still sorting and culling and throwing and organizing. Along the way I am finding interesting things! Well.. admittedly some of them have been in plain sight. This, however, was not. The first biretta I ever used. Pretty worn. … Read More
1 August: Long-Awaited Olympic Hyper-Excitment Sporting UPDATE!
You are probably about to clamor for updates in TEAM HANDBALL. Actually, it’s FIELD HOCKEY today. But first, remember this? I do! [wp_youtube]CVFWEhqUAPw[/wp_youtube] Remember what happened next? I do. The Men: The Women:
Sorting stuff
Some highlights of my sorting and throwing efforts. Here is a spiffy black velvet Low Mass set. The black is intensely so. I haven’t used it for a long time, now that I think about it. A detail: Eleven years … Read More
31 July: Long-Awaited Olympic Hyper-Excitment Sporting UPDATE!
I know you are all dying for an update on Olympic Team Handball, but before that, let’s return to the past. Last night I saw a little bit of the Women’s (Girls?) Team Gymnastics competition. I couldn’t help but remember … Read More
Gang of Priests – UPDATED
I am with a gang of priests for our annual get together. There may be a little less going on with the blog for a few days. This morning I gave a conference to the crew on causes of saints. … Read More
Wherein My Book Sorting Continueth: “How many branches of wax-candle light, How many drops of weary heart’s blood!
My book culling goes apace. One of the things I went through today were books on China and on poetry. On that note, I saw this on the site of the Laudator: A poem by Yuan Mei (1716–1797), tr. … Read More
