Category Archives: Misc

Photo of the day: Phipps house B&B Hudson Wi

Phipps house BB Hastings011 Originally uploaded by !!MNPhotoGuy. My wife and I were able to get away from the wild craziness of regular life this past weekend. We went to the Phipps House in Hudson WI for a Friday night … Continue reading

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Veterans Day Celebration

I want to offer a special comment of heart felt gratitude to all Veterans that have ever served in the US military both active and reserve from before the actual beginning of our country until now.   I also want to … Continue reading

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Twin Cities Providence Academy receives high praise

Richard John Neuhaus writes: Friday and Saturday in the Twin Cities left some distinct and positive impressions. There was the Paul Holmer Lecture under the auspices of the MacLaurin Institute, with an overflow crowd at the Hubert Humphrey Center. It … Continue reading

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Jesus Appears on Wardrobe

Another Jesus spotting, this time in a wardrobe.   I will not comment on this one. 

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An Extra hour with you

It is a rainy autumn morning this Sunday morning as we turn clocks back with an extra hour to spend quietly before going off to church.  This gives me some extra time to read some scripture, to meditate to drink … Continue reading

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This is how much my blog is worth…

Well woman at Thinking on a blog pointed me to a really cool tool to see what advertisers might be willing to pay for your blog.  Frankly it blew me away.  My blog is worth…. My blog is worth $90,326.40.How … Continue reading

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How Much Is My Blog Worth?

Inspired by Tristan Louis’s research into the value of each link to Weblogs Inc, I’ve created this little applet using Technorati’s API which computes and displays your blog’s worth using the same link to dollar ratio as the AOL-Weblogs Inc … Continue reading

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People are desperate for Jesus

Though the Bible does not give a detailed physical description of Jesus Christ, some people believe they’re seeing an image of the Son of God on a silver maple tree in upstate New York. Complete story here…

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New Camera

I have finally broken down an ordered a new camera.  Some of you that know me know that recently I have been consumed by my new hobby/passion photography.  I had purchased a point and shoot type digital camera last December … Continue reading

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Where in the world are my visitors from?

I found a really neat tool today that tells me where my blog visitors are coming from, in the entire world.  Now is this awesome or what? You can see the tool here… The information is always changing but it … Continue reading

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Perfect worship

I had one of those days of perfect worship yesterday.  Do you know what I mean?  I spent the morning at church and my whole day was transformed for the better because of it. Let me explain.  I am on … Continue reading

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Life is busy…

Life must be to crazy right now because I am too tired or burned out to post anything.  Nothing of interest is coming to mind and I have not had any time to read other blogs or listen the any … Continue reading

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They made it home…

My wife and son made it home yesterday from the youth campout.  What a relief.  As always there are all kinds of great stories about great laughs had and little mishaps that occurred.  But all in all if no one … Continue reading

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Your prayers must be working

Your prayers must be working, because things have been going very well at home while my wife has been gone camping with the junior high kids.  Frankly it has been quit remarkable.  I am home in the evenings with the … Continue reading

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My wife is a saint

My wife is a saint.  Or maybe she is just insane.  You see, she went tent camping with forty or so junior high school kids up into northern Minnesota.  If you know anything about camping in northern Minnesota you will … Continue reading

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What I did on my summer vacation…

I am back from our family summer vacation and I must admit, I enjoyed it immensely.  It was a combination of relaxation, adventure and fun.  Now remember, we live in Minnesota so we do not get to see the more … Continue reading

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Vacation Tomorrow

Our much needed family vacation will be starting tomorrow.  My body is like that of a zombie, with starting a new job (actually being a self employed computer consultant with all the rigors that go along with that) and chasing … Continue reading

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Pictures from Iraq the news never shows

We almost never get to see the the little successes we that we have accomplished in Iraq, the human side of the war.  Well here is an opportunity to do just that.  There are real American’s over in Iraq and … Continue reading

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Thought Of The Day

Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health.Julia Child

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Keep your childish point of view!

Kids….When I look at a patch of dandelions, I see a bunch of weeds that are going to take over my yard. My kids see flowers for Mom and blowing white fluff, you can wish on. When I look at … Continue reading

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You know it’s summer

Man, you know it is summer when you have a low temperature for the night of 80 degrees.  This is so awesome! Yesterday afternoon I was able to sneak out of work and get out on the boat.  I had … Continue reading

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F.A.T.H.E.R.S

F.A.T.H.E.R.S F     faithful. A     always there. T     trustworthy. H     Hnoring. E     Ever-loving. R     Righteous. S     Supportive.

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EMP: America’s Achilles’ Heel

By Frank J. Gaffney, Jr.President, Center for Security Policy The following is adapted from a speech delivered on May 24, 2005, in Dallas, Texas, at a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar on the topic, “America’s War Against Islamic Terrorism.” If … Continue reading

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The Next Adventure

I gave my notice at work today!  I am resigning.  There were a few moments of trepidation, but all in all I think it went very well.  I am back to the world of self employment as a computer consultant.  … Continue reading

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State Quarter Battle

Hey Minnesota readers (and all you www.fraterslibertas.com visitors),  you may or may not have heard about the little dust up going on between the governors of Minnesota and Colorado over the design of their respective quarters. The quarrel has been … Continue reading

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