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Book Reviews
Vatican Council II: Constitutions, Decrees, Declarations (Vatican Council II) (Vatican Council II)
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Rating: 5
Review: A very enlightening book on the dogma and thought processes of the Roman Catholic Church. This is a must read for every Catholic person in the world, as well as every non-Catholic person of any religion! There is much in this book that I bet many "practicing" Catholics are not aware of. Please read, one and all!
St Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologica (translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province) (5 Volume Set)
Author: Thomas Aquinas
Rating: 4
Review: WOW! Be serious about the desire to read this book. It was hard to read at times, and required a lot of time and concentration to "get it". That said, it is used by the Catholic Church as the foundation for the current teachings of the Church, so it is an important read. Gets a 4 of 5 because of the way it is set up, which makes it hard to read.
Treasure in Clay: The Autobiography of Fulton J. Sheen
Author: Fulton J. Sheen
Rating: 5
Review: Bishop Sheen lead an interesting life in Christ. His studies and travels are awe inspiring. His writing abilities keep you turning the pages to learn more of his life. I only wish I could have heard him "live" on TV and met him in person. For those of Christian belief, reading his words would be of benefit.
There is a lot of hupla going on right now about the cost of fuel here in the US. Now mind you I don’t like it myself, but I can’t see the problem with what the fuel companies are doing.
This is a free economy Nation. That means you or a company is free to set the prices for your/their product(s). If we, The People, don’t want to pay that price, we don’t have to buy it, and after a time, the price will come down.
Having the government step in and control the prices doesn’t make sense to me. Now, I understand that fuel cost will and does impact the cost of food, durable goods, and pretty much everything else, but the best way for us to impact that is to not use as much of it for none commercial purposes. Start using buses, walking, major car pooling, go buy an electric car, etc. There are ways to lower your cost!
Keep in mind, if you go to Europe, or most countries fuel is over $5.00 per gallon.
Stop complaining and do something about it, walk it’s better for you anyway. (And that’s what I’m doing as much as possible, walking!)
Well, other than for the fact I will be sailing a good amount this weekend (and that starts in about an hour and a half from this posting tonight!!), I need to first clean house, then I need to get back to my studies. A friend of mine read the blog today and kicked me hard, figuratively, for not cracking the books, research, and other stuff I need to do for my dissertation. Guess I’ll take her advice and get to it!
But there will be some good sailing this weekend too!! And there is a BIG Sea Food Fest going on this weekend as well. Next weekend is a beach air show as well! Going to be a fun, though hot it seems, couple of weeks here coming up starting today!
For the past three months plus I have been eating better, doing ab rolls, push ups, and walking my dog more and for longer distances, all pretty much every day. It’s starting to pay off. I don’t have a scale, although I should get one soon, but my pants are now loose, and my belt is way too loose as well. Not going to buy new clothes, belt or scales till I get it down even more.
My goal is to get from the 290ish pounds I was, down to 210 where I feel the best. (I am a big guy even when I’m in shape!) The last time I did check my weight I was 265 about 2 months ago. Lost ~25 pounds since mid December of 2005.
… Don McCoy, who passed away last night about 2030 hours. He had a long life and was a great man from what little I knew of him.
I met him for the first time last December when I came down to Pompano Beach to “interview” for my new job. He and his wife Eileen took me in and found a house for me, made initial contact with the landlord, took me to look for furniture, etc. Great couple!
Don went out of his way every today to do things for me which I found to be very nice and helpful!
I only wish I could have gotten to know him better and for much longer!
May his being rest in peace in the Happy Hunting Grounds and may Eileen relish in the memory of their past together and not the sadness of loss!
Well now that I’m living in Florida my studies and work habits could get bad… The weather has been sooooooo good, it’s hard to stay in and work on my dissertation or to read or to study or to work on web pages, or to…..
Spent most of the weekend out sailing again, and let me tell you, if it’s not something you’ve done, you should! (If you are in the Ft. Lauderdale area, I can get you hooked up on the Second Star which does two charter cruises a day for $40.00 per person, up to six people per cruise for three to four hours of sailing on the ocean, and if you want, you get to steer the boat, play with the sails, etc!)
Now, on the good side, I’m getting back into shape, walking Kodi almost every day, doing ab rolls, pushups, and eating better. (Kinda embarrassing going to the beach, or playing on the boat being over 270 pounds and ghost white! )
I am going to have to start scheduling via my planner all my study time I need!
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