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<br />marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-40172975929227958412012-04-15T16:54:00.003-07:002012-04-15T16:56:37.864-07:00Niagara Spring:<br /><a href="http://www.friar555.net/NIAGARA_SPRING.gif">http://www.friar555.net/NIAGARA_SPRING.gif</a>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-38556629422719503672011-08-21T08:24:00.000-07:002011-08-21T08:31:43.776-07:00Radio Evangelization in the USAMaciej Figas, a relative of Fr. Justin Figas, who lives in Poland has a blog
<br />which contains much information of Fr. Justin Figas, OFMConv. Fr. Justin
<br />Figas was a noted Evangelizer in Western NY in the early 20th century. His
<br />radio program is still ongoing at:
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<br /><a href="http://www.rosaryhour.com">www.rosaryhour.com</a>
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<br /><a href="http://www.frjustin.blogspot.com">http://www.frjustin.blogspot.com</a>
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<br />marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-21060010685491035692011-07-12T16:33:00.000-07:002011-07-12T16:43:42.420-07:00<div><div><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixW0Bjjp3c5MxLiJICV3Wm_hLwj3nwF8rslj_xbsPwltoxO9EtJ32LNxtecWo9LyW0A2famngtHHxfRVNFMcIY3PGa6z0g0g5o5rkb7B7krcjuDhvcbKcsN8IdjSAlZDWTcIaW-A/s1600/zoo3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 273px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628613299035839106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixW0Bjjp3c5MxLiJICV3Wm_hLwj3nwF8rslj_xbsPwltoxO9EtJ32LNxtecWo9LyW0A2famngtHHxfRVNFMcIY3PGa6z0g0g5o5rkb7B7krcjuDhvcbKcsN8IdjSAlZDWTcIaW-A/s400/zoo3.jpg" /></a>A VISIT TO THE BUFFALO ZOO IN JULY, 2011</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.friar555.net/zootwo.gif">http://www.friar555.net/zootwo.gif</a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"></div></div></div>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-50862348561098356122011-05-16T16:34:00.000-07:002011-05-16T16:38:16.912-07:00<div align="center"><strong>THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN: OUR FRIAR CAMPUS MINISTERS!</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LoyCGfQCCFG3-kn9KZ75zBsBJ9P9H5XQXo_hYm-HcK_TNK-Nk2gKZYMGG2DArpJKimZ6h2S-DJzYBA9JsamyIhmXjuRO8K_17BIl0B7SQrXujFgWFWyUVifaupFcGdXUcgabmQ/s1600/campusministers.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 217px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607461947714750546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LoyCGfQCCFG3-kn9KZ75zBsBJ9P9H5XQXo_hYm-HcK_TNK-Nk2gKZYMGG2DArpJKimZ6h2S-DJzYBA9JsamyIhmXjuRO8K_17BIl0B7SQrXujFgWFWyUVifaupFcGdXUcgabmQ/s400/campusministers.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-65915876177759119952011-04-21T18:20:00.000-07:002011-04-21T18:23:52.577-07:00<span style="color:#333333;"></span><span style="color:#006600;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jcEJCm2R_RpYN03-6PoOPfUXC48lreIP8j5SaHzXiX35YUOyR-QvHbV43enSf3CjZtlAgm2J-gyubdd9EGwWUMNLry9su-T03yRW2fcp3l1XZX7XZ2Bym__eIjBY3KLERboqyw/s1600/meagan.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 309px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598211732047839314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jcEJCm2R_RpYN03-6PoOPfUXC48lreIP8j5SaHzXiX35YUOyR-QvHbV43enSf3CjZtlAgm2J-gyubdd9EGwWUMNLry9su-T03yRW2fcp3l1XZX7XZ2Bym__eIjBY3KLERboqyw/s400/meagan.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><strong>My Fourth Cousin Meagan on the occasion of her First Holy Communion. Congratulations and God Bless from fr. Marcel.</strong></div>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-48742423561685247782010-11-17T13:25:00.000-08:002010-11-17T13:27:42.052-08:00DOMENIC_JOSEPH<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLk3BIVPiRf2twvg6keeVgPo57mZ_le4zp5S3EblolayackxHDePjd7ujPrgeBogCGdXBte2LFeqDt-TSGPQ0wwCKJOTzmMXkMBxzFUZkydDObUtyM5J6jN7DEqJq1nAOL7M1rtA/s1600/domenic_joseph.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 263px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540633413053930386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLk3BIVPiRf2twvg6keeVgPo57mZ_le4zp5S3EblolayackxHDePjd7ujPrgeBogCGdXBte2LFeqDt-TSGPQ0wwCKJOTzmMXkMBxzFUZkydDObUtyM5J6jN7DEqJq1nAOL7M1rtA/s400/domenic_joseph.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">UPDATE ON DOMENIC JOSEPH</div><br /><div align="center"></div>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-87667796684115224722010-08-06T17:51:00.000-07:002010-08-06T17:59:58.205-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rWZ8UdhDNL_d2nYjIqkfCy05eBOxct-KT9QPhxhqk5u6U2nwl4Kk2RbNYa3subkSTNtPnDbv0KgjAReOAx1AJsB3gV8GGrKvvTqsBh6f7z5Y9nczeklkTfgTANS1bVWkbYaYDg/s1600/meyers2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502464730925862306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rWZ8UdhDNL_d2nYjIqkfCy05eBOxct-KT9QPhxhqk5u6U2nwl4Kk2RbNYa3subkSTNtPnDbv0KgjAReOAx1AJsB3gV8GGrKvvTqsBh6f7z5Y9nczeklkTfgTANS1bVWkbYaYDg/s400/meyers2.jpg" /></a><br /><div>We said good-bye to Dick and Barb Meyers my helpers from Seneca Pointe. They are heading</div><div>for Okalahoma. Elenor and John (extreme right) introduced me to my favorite </div><div>congregation.</div><div>Dick is a poet. His Poetry has more than one level. You can read it on:</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.friar555.net/dickspage.html">www.friar555.net/dickspage.html</a></div><div></div>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-65270709379429587852010-08-03T13:47:00.000-07:002010-08-03T14:27:34.109-07:00The Golden Walking Stick<div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcc66;">THE GOLDEN WALKING STICK<br /></span><br /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501296312309550674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPt4BsMoX6LHQQ1VohkNhygRffW8nzak47lCfetZiLrwO-yASD9pGlnQ82Qo2eiSAZOrc9aBmk40PQAvV1XiFP4_URKYpQwa1GsB9JNzd7mWV-NlAvWCeiJP0o7CFrKVJ-Qo_biA/s400/GoldenWalkingStick-MaryCymerman.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501294554625142418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6FXQ8qO0I8zRVienD-ochOhczObVPhG22BjeQiJcU9X0ACuYX58nIoY8cg_6LEQQvefhbC6GNdxjPDbm3wo6mSK_G1MoEyczh9ntJFnISaOkhO0PFSzXFqvSC2zT4RDWIvyJTQ/s400/GoldenWalkingStick-HelenSabol.JPG" /><br /><br />The Provincials of St. Anthony of Padua Province, Fr. James and Immaculate Conception provinces, Fr. Justin, Order of Friar Minor Conventuals, currently presented Golden Walking Sticks to 96-year-old Mary Cymerman (mother of Fr. Alex) and Helen Sabol (mother of Fr. George). The idea was to pay respect to the role of parents in the vocations of their friar-sons.<br /><img class="gl_photo" border="0" alt="Add Image" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" /><br /><br /><br /><img class="gl_photo" border="0" alt="Add Image" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" /><img class="gl_photo" border="0" alt="Add Image" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" />marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-20720792830427186032010-07-18T12:29:00.000-07:002010-07-18T12:34:31.284-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl10ZXNJbam2ZzuJT_5ZkOPkvZCTdE0OMfmWNOY7g66AN7CEaOM84a92p7O69UVWcjfp8NEvtV36hJb7CueZ1YCcfxT6VQ9xwlMgZ1Sv5MyGv9I2WMheFsd7OR1ynl6hxcr_0dKQ/s1600/FAMPORTRAIT.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 287px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495330772202207538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl10ZXNJbam2ZzuJT_5ZkOPkvZCTdE0OMfmWNOY7g66AN7CEaOM84a92p7O69UVWcjfp8NEvtV36hJb7CueZ1YCcfxT6VQ9xwlMgZ1Sv5MyGv9I2WMheFsd7OR1ynl6hxcr_0dKQ/s400/FAMPORTRAIT.jpg" /></a> THE KORNOWICZ FAMILY REUNION WAS HELD ON SATURDAY JULY 17TH AT<br />EMERY PARK. I CELEBRATED THE EUCHARIST WITH THE WHOLE GANG AND<br />USED QUITE A FEW CLICKS. THE FOOD WAS GREAT; THE COMPAN Y BETTER.<br /><br /><div align="center">FURTHER PHOTOGRAPHS MAY BE SEEN AT:</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.friar555.net/kornowicz.html">http://www.friar555.net/kornowicz.html</a></div>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-60479942332564844012010-04-20T17:43:00.000-07:002010-04-20T18:17:02.515-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3zn8bkFr6QsrGZI3ohRVfwVqJzxUbCLKzpaCN184p60tTAZWzoCYVjsacSUmAWUzLKyDE0aJl2R4gAvExPJZERyVUO0y2qn4giukWZiGk4KVHEoGdMKcrCfWQgCkjsb5LHvb0Q/s1600/sfrancis7.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 223px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462390143036492610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3zn8bkFr6QsrGZI3ohRVfwVqJzxUbCLKzpaCN184p60tTAZWzoCYVjsacSUmAWUzLKyDE0aJl2R4gAvExPJZERyVUO0y2qn4giukWZiGk4KVHEoGdMKcrCfWQgCkjsb5LHvb0Q/s320/sfrancis7.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><br />THE OLD BALL GAME<br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkX7bcsCQ7CQqf8He9wUfYDRWkV8HaXELe81ksMEXuDQFL_5J2_Z4SceG4a99QpRmIHrS57EsLGMTl0NMB0RhZ2giRJDzzvGsY7bQhs8pmVUEHMFpSrUvfVhAEx7nl6A9AQLXpmQ/s1600/sfrancis3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462385399658388594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkX7bcsCQ7CQqf8He9wUfYDRWkV8HaXELe81ksMEXuDQFL_5J2_Z4SceG4a99QpRmIHrS57EsLGMTl0NMB0RhZ2giRJDzzvGsY7bQhs8pmVUEHMFpSrUvfVhAEx7nl6A9AQLXpmQ/s320/sfrancis3.jpg" /></a><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">ST. FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL GAME IN</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">ATHOL SPRINGS, NEW YORK. HAVING</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">BEEN AN ALUMNUS FOR MORE THAN</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">50 YEARS, IT WAS GOOD TO CLICK SOME</span></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">PICS OF THE DRAMATIC PLAYS OF THE </span></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">GAME.</span></strong><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I5cK9xznHbqnRXI3sccvzi0aaHf3sXM1eSoUBtdZhDnohXpNu0B_crt0V1WrrV8p7LJmdULlupzjopMJemrooAyMXznDshosFIjGB34cfMwxSCQEFHCXwvDWpdv80BWv0Qt0dQ/s1600/sfrancis6.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 224px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462387159554241234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I5cK9xznHbqnRXI3sccvzi0aaHf3sXM1eSoUBtdZhDnohXpNu0B_crt0V1WrrV8p7LJmdULlupzjopMJemrooAyMXznDshosFIjGB34cfMwxSCQEFHCXwvDWpdv80BWv0Qt0dQ/s320/sfrancis6.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><div>TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME..</div><div>TAKE ME OUT TO THE CROWD..</div><div>BUY ME SOME PEANUTS AND CRACKERJACK</div><div>I DON'T CARE IF I NEVER GET BACK...</div><div></div><div>SO ROOT, ROOT FOR THE HOME TEAM</div><div>IF THEY DON'T WIN IT'S A SHAME...</div><div></div><div>THEY WON!!!<br /></div><div align="left"><br /><br /></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></strong></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></strong></div>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-36140399842469851032010-04-04T08:05:00.000-07:002010-04-04T08:11:57.092-07:00<div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">MY WEB PAGE LOCATED AT:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://www.friar555.net/">http://www.friar555.net/</a></span></div>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-62557457466079617012010-01-26T14:56:00.000-08:002010-01-26T15:03:13.918-08:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTkoX3SnjgEnCxOUJjsDJOiM7qtRgaNLRwCYkoweXjXgY9IOE4TmCvLJoyr4wP3rPnlJl2CMgpH0QJ22-OJtM5_MJLiIQuV3FXM_tVKDKXtrLHtLuZsMWs7w37FfZGAhorAnL3w/s1600-h/46dom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431186438154200162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTkoX3SnjgEnCxOUJjsDJOiM7qtRgaNLRwCYkoweXjXgY9IOE4TmCvLJoyr4wP3rPnlJl2CMgpH0QJ22-OJtM5_MJLiIQuV3FXM_tVKDKXtrLHtLuZsMWs7w37FfZGAhorAnL3w/s400/46dom.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;"><strong> HEAVEN-<br />CATCHER</strong></span></div>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-41594738098303912342010-01-26T14:46:00.000-08:002010-01-26T14:54:47.502-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNioRDD2JIHTml1oLIqTIQwL7SXl9WVhE7eKaQVZYB6jtTWZYEdR9VWGp5_TJmpZzQhu71JZmL2xpPNMwwkeKxNs3UW_r_ZbKOSIo232rSGMs83BGsO36tesO8wMZEgNf765V1A/s1600-h/38dom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431185461682243634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 356px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNioRDD2JIHTml1oLIqTIQwL7SXl9WVhE7eKaQVZYB6jtTWZYEdR9VWGp5_TJmpZzQhu71JZmL2xpPNMwwkeKxNs3UW_r_ZbKOSIo232rSGMs83BGsO36tesO8wMZEgNf765V1A/s400/38dom.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dxppp-vKjDSM1axGZqO3X-lTVCAUndY2iRClcw3qs4wAoNJB0CzIsHSufgJWYTRrsYIDlsgDQV8idOtV201k183V8hixUtba_30UTQE4qx5_CiMTPRGVTqRWfEbi_jOMBAUOmw/s1600-h/57domfriar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431184969394264370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dxppp-vKjDSM1axGZqO3X-lTVCAUndY2iRClcw3qs4wAoNJB0CzIsHSufgJWYTRrsYIDlsgDQV8idOtV201k183V8hixUtba_30UTQE4qx5_CiMTPRGVTqRWfEbi_jOMBAUOmw/s400/57domfriar.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;">SHARING A PIC OF A WONDER-FULL ADDITION TO THE FAMILY</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;"> MY GREAT GRAND</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;">NEPHEW, DOMENIC JOSEPH.</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-36080915547700131822009-07-31T04:35:00.000-07:002009-07-31T11:27:10.076-07:00THE SAGA OF SCOOP AND CHOMP<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaG83qHBGswetqojO-NALLc_kEnuWrzI6_zhH6_9RBCZ9wwNMLt1Sxg36PjNc0xcnRxllNOsF4e-0W9itGKMQP3k3CQoiqMrXyr9iPiLqUGtzzJlR0dx3egZTTIxAnE4Duj21ZpQ/s1600-h/squirrel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364690408949464946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaG83qHBGswetqojO-NALLc_kEnuWrzI6_zhH6_9RBCZ9wwNMLt1Sxg36PjNc0xcnRxllNOsF4e-0W9itGKMQP3k3CQoiqMrXyr9iPiLqUGtzzJlR0dx3egZTTIxAnE4Duj21ZpQ/s400/squirrel.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><center>AROUND THE FOURTH OF JULY<br />SOME RULES DID NOT APPLY<br />AND ROUND THE SEEDY EATIN' PLACE<br />APPEARED A WHOLLY DIFFERENT FACE.<br />A BABY SQUIRREL SOUGHT FOOD TO EAT<br />INVADING FEEDER WITH NO RETREAT<br />HE FROZE AT TIMES<br />HIS ABSENCE TO FAKE<br />THE CAMERA'S TAKE. </center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center>AROUND THE NINTH OF JULY<br />TO MY SURPRISE AND WONDER<br />SCOOPER BROUGH HIS BROTHER!<br />SCOOP AND CHOMP THEY DID<br />ALMOST DEPLETED THE STORE.<br />AND I IN SILENT QUEST REMARKED,<br />"ARE THERE MANY MORE?"</center><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364597725725676594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 393px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nxIIVLmcWxZiy9m_1-c9xUuQJHxgZML_w-WbcfhufRSUmxe8fwGryJGAYFafEXkEcxWrlDtebXxHaAtrTRz7mmmxmVY9X2UMNuRt356cPKiFtvVHzyZr_vtCP0Kf60HLbD85VQ/s400/chomper.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center>RETURNING FROM A TREK TO JOHNSTOWN, PA<br />FOR THE CLOSING OF TWO OF OUR CHURCHES<br />IN CAMBRIA CITY, I WAS SADDENED BY THE<br />PROCESS OF CHANGE WHICH HAD BROUGHT<br />SUCH SADNESS TO THESE WONDERFUL PEOPLE<br />OF THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS. ALTHOUGH SADDENED,<br />MY HEART FELT THE LOVE OF THESE HARD WORKING,<br />DEDICATED AND FAITHFUL FOLKS AND I WAS<br />UPLIFTED BY THEIR PATIENT COURAGE.</center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center>JULY 20, 2009</center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center>WHILE WORKING ON THE PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT<br />MY EYES SHIFTED TO A MOVEMENT TO MY SIDE.<br />THERE HE WAS - CHOMPER, COMING FROM BEHIND<br />THE CHAIR WHERE I KEPT THE SUNFLOWER SEED.<br />I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND CHOMPER THE SQUIRREL<br />TAKING OVER MY ROOM. HE HAD GNAWED HIS WAY<br />THROUGH THE SCREEN IN MY BEDROOM WINDOW AND<br />SLIDE THROUGH A 5 INCH WINDOW OPENING. KURT<br />REPLACED THE SCREEN AND...YOU GUESSED IT...<br />AN HOUR LATER, HE HAD CHOMPED THROUGH THE<br />SCREEN A SECOND TIME. THIS BRAZEN DISREGARD<br />FOR MY PRIVACY SPAWNED A DECLARATION OF WAR.<br />ANTITHETICAL TO MY SPISRITUAL LOVE OF NATURE,<br />I AN FORMCED INTO ABANDONING ANY KIND OF<br />FRATERNITY WITH THIS LITTLE SQUIRREL. FROM<br />NOW ON, IT'S "START HOARDING YOUR ACORNS<br />CHOMPS, THE BIRDS WILL NEED THE FEED WHEN<br />SNOW COVERS THE GROUND."</center><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364598622621215954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 366px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhl8bCf4OYoQUdS8IJnqXnTqEybZ0y-uIzKcL6JNNXu1qbQQZHc2xS5B-pdwSEfBDyI9d3Rcb8Fd9Eh25ZvflQW7Jw9fY7pIQkOLo_ZVZ9Y8fGrVSEv1ItfhoHsnJDwnp30-NEuQ/s400/screen.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center>JULY 23, 2009<br /><br />CHOMPER DID IT AGAIN. ELEANOR FROM THE ROSARY<br />HOUR GIFTED ME WITH A METAL VENT SCREEN TO<br />PREVENT CHOPPER FROM ENTERING MY ROOM. COMING<br />IN FROM THE STUDIOS, TODAY, I NOTICED SEED<br />SHELLS ON THE FLOOR. "THE WAR CONTINUES I<br />SAID TO MYSELF WITH SOM RESERVATION. I WENT<br />TO THE WINDOW WHERE I HAD INSTALLED THE METAL<br />SCREEN. CHIPS WERE ON THE FLOOR. CHOMPER<br />HAD GNAWED THE WOODEN FRAM OF THE METAL SREEN<br />AND WAS PROBABLY SOMEWHERE IN THE HOUSE. AS<br />I PONDERED, WEAK AND WEARY OVER THE WHOLE<br />SITUATION, I HEARD A DISTURBANCE DOWNSTAIRS.<br />FR. STEVEN HAD CORNERED CHOMPER AND MANAGED<br />TO CHASE HIM INTO THE GARAGE, WHEREUPON THE<br />CULPRIT WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE. SHOULD I RAISE<br />THE WHITE FLAG OR TAKE DESPERATE EFFORTS!</center><center> </center><center> </center><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364598802028732450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 391px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 289px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzYLXFyqjeDrtTkuvjt5IHFTrXveRIV8Nb1rmcoN6MT_wH_3W6EVfoCf0ZbrtXiNLH9xLVjYsO_ArmyK-n6He_x5oX7jjX6_XUxUzjNw5nIL-tJOuOTG1loD-y-gz0wP94dNt6w/s400/woodchips.jpg" border="0" /></div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364692362167354674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 395px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-SSdmIb3fZlfbx5zD6bdTqRtCMo7jmPyZeNAg7BOyb01yzIm3uWNRt4OvAQh5fOI60UNid81K3rMJWd6ZEpulixR9gVG_gheNPGvxC1kRVj2xDM1yuCKGBCrLF_aIuij9MUtOA/s400/metalscreen.jpg" border="0" />marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-4195739569144692632009-06-27T12:42:00.000-07:002009-06-27T12:53:24.623-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_aM7jA6wzkH0oCEj8Y840mgmuVgzyvX0WcznTIkEJ3Eg0m6WxtDIaFKl97XNXPvGaQ95JYP2zuC0Re2XMkiR-UGEu9v1ejhRkrVQzCiThDwCZDi41X3BThKuOB2-JfPAYnswbQ/s1600-h/easyriders.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352097347655254370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_aM7jA6wzkH0oCEj8Y840mgmuVgzyvX0WcznTIkEJ3Eg0m6WxtDIaFKl97XNXPvGaQ95JYP2zuC0Re2XMkiR-UGEu9v1ejhRkrVQzCiThDwCZDi41X3BThKuOB2-JfPAYnswbQ/s400/easyriders.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ffffff;">SEEN AT THE CURRENT JUBILEE CELEBRATION: TWO EASY-RIDERS<br /></span><br /></div>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-50108689799888915442009-05-16T13:59:00.000-07:002009-06-27T12:41:48.126-07:00Jack, the lhaps!<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMzOVyBxBeq4P06BPryJBqCuDu8wk_6S9yViAv_ELS-9NhaWULqn3MJJ1GuhT8kzwJn6L6RWOmkKNpAa-mY386FBfjDlkvqcwV9ueC91jjeOe673Etvx6ZpkqKtoKlDBQX9q8iw/s1600-h/lhasaapsa.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336529985558016770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMzOVyBxBeq4P06BPryJBqCuDu8wk_6S9yViAv_ELS-9NhaWULqn3MJJ1GuhT8kzwJn6L6RWOmkKNpAa-mY386FBfjDlkvqcwV9ueC91jjeOe673Etvx6ZpkqKtoKlDBQX9q8iw/s400/lhasaapsa.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong> </strong>I met Jack again in May. He invited me with a happy and energetic</span></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">greeting. He is still the Alpha Male and confident of his realm.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">Protector extraordinaire and aware of all within his domain, he is </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">careful in accepting those who enter it. Jack is of Eastern disposition.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">He is a Lhasa Apsa with a haircut. </span></div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">I am grateful to Joy and Mike for introducing this joy to dogdom.</span></div>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-77738988069582875982009-05-10T09:32:00.001-07:002009-05-16T14:45:03.405-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSrF-_xTyT_NJYFNq-lFU2oIr8s_17L5uCnxUFaI9wgKWVYdp0yEEmzCA0KensgeGzQS521DpNARHyyAo1FvF67vl-sE59Ravcq4mNb_i0xeqwwH1MePUDUUchEDhixU7mi656w/s1600-h/horseshow.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334234611564544146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 349px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 279px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSrF-_xTyT_NJYFNq-lFU2oIr8s_17L5uCnxUFaI9wgKWVYdp0yEEmzCA0KensgeGzQS521DpNARHyyAo1FvF67vl-sE59Ravcq4mNb_i0xeqwwH1MePUDUUchEDhixU7mi656w/s400/horseshow.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>FLORIDA DRESSAGE</strong><br /><a href="http://www.friar555.net/dressage.html">http://www.friar555.net/dressage.html</a>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-12285027690790641382009-03-03T15:55:00.000-08:002009-06-27T13:09:58.223-07:00<strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">A VISIT TO NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugDI-LyiL4KABoalq_0DJZZoFic7x1StcVb5G4g6qRI6Dm_VJYoHPVl4W4V6fWsr5Yx73TtsTtNwrrHthe47ivFu11hUtOziiKp5aXpU11-SqG9IZthr7LunDbNmixndYt07sAw/s1600-h/cool2.jpg"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309125319992894498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 115px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugDI-LyiL4KABoalq_0DJZZoFic7x1StcVb5G4g6qRI6Dm_VJYoHPVl4W4V6fWsr5Yx73TtsTtNwrrHthe47ivFu11hUtOziiKp5aXpU11-SqG9IZthr7LunDbNmixndYt07sAw/s200/cool2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">The first of March came relatively quietly, unlike the proverbial lion. Nancy, my cousin, and Fernando, originally from the Azores took the road that hugged the Canadian banks of the mighty Niagara River. Fernando drove the entire length of this glorious connector between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. From the Peace Bridge to Niagara on the Lake on the shores of Lake Ontario, our journey started with a view of the Buffalo Skyline from </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7bEJ_rP-KpdUYi295cmC52tkHQ1juuLnbgTJQ79Ir_KKxvlDzscr2pXpvJ9KC6i44amXYlmYRSZJcxQY9v7io21KUlP0KFfN7p_hpwVizENAaNbM3knuakpuIijsT6lLbMOzcg/s1600-h/falls4.jpg"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309118292668845122" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 193px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7bEJ_rP-KpdUYi295cmC52tkHQ1juuLnbgTJQ79Ir_KKxvlDzscr2pXpvJ9KC6i44amXYlmYRSZJcxQY9v7io21KUlP0KFfN7p_hpwVizENAaNbM3knuakpuIijsT6lLbMOzcg/s320/falls4.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ffffff;">the vantage point of the Old Fort Erie.</span></span></strong><span style="color:#ffffff;"> </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;">This was </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Fernando's first visit to Niagara Falls</span></strong><br /></span><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#ffffff;">Driving north we enjoyed the waters edge. The willows that loved the river's wetness had</span></strong></div><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#ffffff;">a tinge of gold that would be greened by the warming sun of March's good-bye to Winter.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#ffffff;">That's if the Old Man would only let up on the</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#ffffff;">one digit degrees. Tufts of clouds dotted a very blue sky, a welcome sight in this winter's dreary, dull days. Shortly after Chippewa we stopped where the river fell in a thundrous roar. The mist painted a fantasy of frozen whiteon guard rail and leaf-bared tree.</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZlYVIjvqWhgTssqlFp8959aVU98mXA0hsa0IawYzuTwb2gii7SIDgjICEV6zq6j6rPT6ObbZTeWBeXHN5BS90PqEE7rZ5e4eyuO1LIMJ0D_GLcJ5GIf4dLuq5ApTd3lTTBssYA/s1600-h/falls31.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309124181674858898" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 297px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 188px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZlYVIjvqWhgTssqlFp8959aVU98mXA0hsa0IawYzuTwb2gii7SIDgjICEV6zq6j6rPT6ObbZTeWBeXHN5BS90PqEE7rZ5e4eyuO1LIMJ0D_GLcJ5GIf4dLuq5ApTd3lTTBssYA/s320/falls31.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-FWLuoAHj0ZTLMVhS9rv3Fw0tIZHVbG0__FhS4hUeDNQotBLeEqI5N1n63wpXKWhNYKgJ_5rAbkjbR9ROHAPf7u89LnxpwwF3hMqPZ7socOdtbUhAsfrdt1Mg1W4-cA1V3uJPg/s1600-h/icetree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309124568126423362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 330px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 195px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-FWLuoAHj0ZTLMVhS9rv3Fw0tIZHVbG0__FhS4hUeDNQotBLeEqI5N1n63wpXKWhNYKgJ_5rAbkjbR9ROHAPf7u89LnxpwwF3hMqPZ7socOdtbUhAsfrdt1Mg1W4-cA1V3uJPg/s320/icetree.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZlYVIjvqWhgTssqlFp8959aVU98mXA0hsa0IawYzuTwb2gii7SIDgjICEV6zq6j6rPT6ObbZTeWBeXHN5BS90PqEE7rZ5e4eyuO1LIMJ0D_GLcJ5GIf4dLuq5ApTd3lTTBssYA/s1600-h/falls31.jpg"></a></div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZlYVIjvqWhgTssqlFp8959aVU98mXA0hsa0IawYzuTwb2gii7SIDgjICEV6zq6j6rPT6ObbZTeWBeXHN5BS90PqEE7rZ5e4eyuO1LIMJ0D_GLcJ5GIf4dLuq5ApTd3lTTBssYA/s1600-h/falls31.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZlYVIjvqWhgTssqlFp8959aVU98mXA0hsa0IawYzuTwb2gii7SIDgjICEV6zq6j6rPT6ObbZTeWBeXHN5BS90PqEE7rZ5e4eyuO1LIMJ0D_GLcJ5GIf4dLuq5ApTd3lTTBssYA/s1600-h/falls31.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZlYVIjvqWhgTssqlFp8959aVU98mXA0hsa0IawYzuTwb2gii7SIDgjICEV6zq6j6rPT6ObbZTeWBeXHN5BS90PqEE7rZ5e4eyuO1LIMJ0D_GLcJ5GIf4dLuq5ApTd3lTTBssYA/s1600-h/falls31.jpg"></a></div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZlYVIjvqWhgTssqlFp8959aVU98mXA0hsa0IawYzuTwb2gii7SIDgjICEV6zq6j6rPT6ObbZTeWBeXHN5BS90PqEE7rZ5e4eyuO1LIMJ0D_GLcJ5GIf4dLuq5ApTd3lTTBssYA/s1600-h/falls31.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;">It was twenty degrees and our bodies bundled and our noses red, but the beauty of the day cancelled any deep discontant. It was a great day on a First Sunday that said hello to Lent. We walked where Indian tribal eyes first discovered one of the great wonders of a God-made world. Freezing fingers clicked cameras and beauty sang a song of white ice. My cousin Nancy and Fernando were gracious to pose here for many a picture where scene tol the story of mighty water; and there, wher the bakcgound spok of God's unseen hand. Mortals could do better than disclaim the authenticity of such a Creative HIddenness.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpIH-vu9LjdgmQpSUCKqndvVYMqGEFr3cHOeK07l9s5P6jj6oRPRjt2aR8CQcuFntJ81Q2-hotzE9jaVpzMJllZWtIhulVVcl881c4sWxXqjisiwYdqgcrbohXJlyrRHa5jJp5w/s1600-h/falls9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309127660961637426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 170px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpIH-vu9LjdgmQpSUCKqndvVYMqGEFr3cHOeK07l9s5P6jj6oRPRjt2aR8CQcuFntJ81Q2-hotzE9jaVpzMJllZWtIhulVVcl881c4sWxXqjisiwYdqgcrbohXJlyrRHa5jJp5w/s200/falls9.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;">Though urged to continue our breathless gazes, we decided to lunch at the restaurant at the gorge's edge. Nancy's praises sung of "cool" sights of cold as we lunched still fixing our eyes through windows and forking unusually good food for a touristy site. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">We continued along the "river road" to see an unfloraled clock, the power of generating mega-turbines of the diverted waters of NIagara, and the browned vineyards that dotted the shores of the gorge where autymn would bring the grapes that stirred the imagination. On of the conundrums of Fernando was the north flow of the waters of the Great Lake</span>.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslkxsLNVjXJtjMjLLnsAn1SgO1sJ3ABNE2oXiEZPeGefKaE0OnWzabhFl9KYZUawRNsYKdf7wKrS6GZfPOE0g3Ol4mQ11CLfzZOPYRTHCf5_6ME9La_ds4Y1HRbTI6VzjZ7e4pg/s1600-h/falls36.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309128853355077010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 154px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslkxsLNVjXJtjMjLLnsAn1SgO1sJ3ABNE2oXiEZPeGefKaE0OnWzabhFl9KYZUawRNsYKdf7wKrS6GZfPOE0g3Ol4mQ11CLfzZOPYRTHCf5_6ME9La_ds4Y1HRbTI6VzjZ7e4pg/s200/falls36.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309129946452213762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 146px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIulNB_d029MCPEDHFG4oXx6RwXWgEmuLDZrOes484ZxenJuAwXZXKtPFV6ef1FIbzl2GoXknf5BctewavH2yiOnDzssqsdqWTI7A5RfOg2yXRTAoquz1V5_-9T8luweVYRlkdaw/s200/visit.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;">We travelled b ack on the American side quite satisfied with our cold journey of warmed hearts.</span><br /><br /><div align="justify"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZlYVIjvqWhgTssqlFp8959aVU98mXA0hsa0IawYzuTwb2gii7SIDgjICEV6zq6j6rPT6ObbZTeWBeXHN5BS90PqEE7rZ5e4eyuO1LIMJ0D_GLcJ5GIf4dLuq5ApTd3lTTBssYA/s1600-h/falls31.jpg"></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZlYVIjvqWhgTssqlFp8959aVU98mXA0hsa0IawYzuTwb2gii7SIDgjICEV6zq6j6rPT6ObbZTeWBeXHN5BS90PqEE7rZ5e4eyuO1LIMJ0D_GLcJ5GIf4dLuq5ApTd3lTTBssYA/s1600-h/falls31.jpg"></a>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-35331321276591396722009-02-20T09:59:00.000-08:002009-02-20T10:36:46.653-08:00<strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">TIMES...THEY ARE A <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">CHANGIN</span>'<br /></span><div><div><div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXhRD7YuYNzzFEewARrxRjZ_x5q0tuihtgfAwK7aCqJKucPjUsxKkIL-PAWA3cv4_OmtXOsualsyu3vEuj2ZtNIauozaAlSXp0c2rBQT_H2jblZ_Thow-yuN2atoueNv_rTfEDg/s1600-h/chrisdec.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304940974928990194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXhRD7YuYNzzFEewARrxRjZ_x5q0tuihtgfAwK7aCqJKucPjUsxKkIL-PAWA3cv4_OmtXOsualsyu3vEuj2ZtNIauozaAlSXp0c2rBQT_H2jblZ_Thow-yuN2atoueNv_rTfEDg/s400/chrisdec.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-family:arial;">There are good times and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bad times</span>; times to cry and times to laugh. There are memories unbreakable from the events of the past which clutch at our very souls. Such is the current time in a long memorialized town in Western Pennsylvania where coal and steel shared the throne in the 20<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> century.</span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;">Now with bailouts and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">fallouts</span> in our economic systems, faith is strained and loyal hearts tried as church after church fades from the religious scene. Lack of vocations with the Church and other forces are ever at work to effect the closure of churches in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Cambria</span> City when the banks of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Connemaugh</span> flowed past our two Franciscan staffed Churches. Such is the case in this beloved <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Johnstown</span> where I spent several years with the enthusiastic, hard working, faithfully worshiping people of St. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Casimir</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Emerich</span> and St. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Columbas</span> Sue <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Paonessa</span> has kept me in touch with the ongoing saga and I am grateful to her for her loyalty and hard work in communicating to the public the church story. The current issue of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Casismir</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Emerich</span> Newsletter depicts the last Christmas at these two churches. The activities could be thought of as dampened but the Spirit of the people of God struggles to comprehend the state of the Union.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Pictured here are some pics of the activities of the past few months. More at:</span><br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.webparish.com/aj/casimirandemerich">www.webparish.com/aj/casimirandemerich</a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">and</span></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.friar555.net/newslet8.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">www.friar555.net/newslet8.html</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibU0V-SV_zrykiBeuvRC-3-Za5fOsfIy6voxrr8aD8tvqaEISdMneTn-hGZovg92EjEGi01v_UdmnZsLQnzQjKw2HRQJE97sr-65FX80aro3zCfm9dRPhqoF0r_Dxy8FqdHMXWHg/s1600-h/carolchoir.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304945908974291714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibU0V-SV_zrykiBeuvRC-3-Za5fOsfIy6voxrr8aD8tvqaEISdMneTn-hGZovg92EjEGi01v_UdmnZsLQnzQjKw2HRQJE97sr-65FX80aro3zCfm9dRPhqoF0r_Dxy8FqdHMXWHg/s320/carolchoir.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304946259054544306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWFPM-wgvMia1EmWwLFwMQucFrXRBBMXBmgEtTFAdp9lrZX6QAyXC8c7Sur3aeHJqx0VqqqFHdwmhZ7IEyFCfeahHHDBcj09Wop_PwPKyJ-kPnEDlFu1Ikv6k-XW2hTN7fDBv-w/s320/annoint.jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpMn2Y-wlnKZ9YNqMv_cFpHZ1zYe9_iqIJfnIN2IVywuDO9JEf4fL41lzyDfjby_Jbh3Mnkf87_UOSaURP1Kez_DGQ0GI4fANUrg6yWBCPG1mrpetDvxIisF8qhU4LRuOkbxTJw/s1600-h/chriscards.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304946624313430050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpMn2Y-wlnKZ9YNqMv_cFpHZ1zYe9_iqIJfnIN2IVywuDO9JEf4fL41lzyDfjby_Jbh3Mnkf87_UOSaURP1Kez_DGQ0GI4fANUrg6yWBCPG1mrpetDvxIisF8qhU4LRuOkbxTJw/s320/chriscards.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkL6-wUYxVI2N31kWbuXigkW1-H0tTr4Etcyzhi3LaIvKleNCtQBsncNpJLiXchgAn9Up_bREcjcoCanAKwS1wwJOUN7by9ojQNJkhBcRsOgBOEgIL0-WatsqNqOoSjoJeNpotw/s1600-h/wafer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304947003732399330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkL6-wUYxVI2N31kWbuXigkW1-H0tTr4Etcyzhi3LaIvKleNCtQBsncNpJLiXchgAn9Up_bREcjcoCanAKwS1wwJOUN7by9ojQNJkhBcRsOgBOEgIL0-WatsqNqOoSjoJeNpotw/s320/wafer.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTfvBL9iwOjZlttgVV0Vx7-i6FwTSxniUdzBwd9Cxybe5tJo_z7xhHF_rOWRmfIt13u7n2FBU7s_Y3nwUpzyxC80wlPba1LOw3t9fIViO4mmQADWmL2Dgb8KjBH8yUsMdCsCunA/s1600-h/CHOIR2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304947339799337330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 405px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 173px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTfvBL9iwOjZlttgVV0Vx7-i6FwTSxniUdzBwd9Cxybe5tJo_z7xhHF_rOWRmfIt13u7n2FBU7s_Y3nwUpzyxC80wlPba1LOw3t9fIViO4mmQADWmL2Dgb8KjBH8yUsMdCsCunA/s320/CHOIR2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTfvBL9iwOjZlttgVV0Vx7-i6FwTSxniUdzBwd9Cxybe5tJo_z7xhHF_rOWRmfIt13u7n2FBU7s_Y3nwUpzyxC80wlPba1LOw3t9fIViO4mmQADWmL2Dgb8KjBH8yUsMdCsCunA/s1600-h/CHOIR2.jpg"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTfvBL9iwOjZlttgVV0Vx7-i6FwTSxniUdzBwd9Cxybe5tJo_z7xhHF_rOWRmfIt13u7n2FBU7s_Y3nwUpzyxC80wlPba1LOw3t9fIViO4mmQADWmL2Dgb8KjBH8yUsMdCsCunA/s1600-h/CHOIR2.jpg"></a></div><div></div><div>Lord, Make us Instruments of Peace</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTfvBL9iwOjZlttgVV0Vx7-i6FwTSxniUdzBwd9Cxybe5tJo_z7xhHF_rOWRmfIt13u7n2FBU7s_Y3nwUpzyxC80wlPba1LOw3t9fIViO4mmQADWmL2Dgb8KjBH8yUsMdCsCunA/s1600-h/CHOIR2.jpg"></a></div><div></div><div></div>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-36680519010002054652009-02-16T06:54:00.001-08:002009-02-16T08:03:11.458-08:00GARDEN SHOW<span style="font-family:arial;">Having undergone the vagaries of a ravaging winter with snow and cold, I attended the Garden Show at the Hamburg Fair Grounds. Enamored with the thought of seeing colorful flowers and floral displays, I took the niceness of a sunny Sunday afternoon to have my fill of floral sights. However outside of a tulip display and a few small sites, my thirst was unquenched. There were multiple displays of machinery and building supplies. Not to be discouraged, I said. Kevin O'Conner from This Olf house was there with a presentation.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_ZDaVvv58yiQjon3s4hSPBTNVW87B_w4VoStUXXYVzVnsDUfQaHfPl_n_MAR7KIhAy-4VWkz0KDRo8O_lvSUUgVlElXr6V0vLEFVQ1ootmQ8GGLaeG6Q48cPY9thrXOJRYVdvg/s1600-h/kev1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303410392504976930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 252px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_ZDaVvv58yiQjon3s4hSPBTNVW87B_w4VoStUXXYVzVnsDUfQaHfPl_n_MAR7KIhAy-4VWkz0KDRo8O_lvSUUgVlElXr6V0vLEFVQ1ootmQ8GGLaeG6Q48cPY9thrXOJRYVdvg/s320/kev1.jpg" border="0" /></a>He began the first part of his presentation by echoing a part of the TV program which presents</div><div align="justify">an object to be identified. The one who presented the most outlandish explanation would be give a "This Old House" t-shirt. I joined in the fun with</div><div align="justify">glee. I explained to the audience that the object was part of NASA' space exploratioon project. It was the casing for a multidirectional microphone for extra-vehicular exploration of the solar wind. I noticed there was some probablility attatched to my version by noticing that there was not too much obection to that conceptualization. Having completed the exercise, Kevin asked for a decision from the audience and my explanation drew the widest clap and won the t-shirt.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkXc73x2dmSGq_2CYL18oBg7PX5jMgiNZ2VgBRG7iA_TSGkgNjofBgCb-BEdfpNXuudbmAyno8xMtd2HF8uVCow8lO-XbJi68OM4jir-0M1scYca80rcxiHpb-41s7tr-pEPRkw/s1600-h/closeup.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303412621977496162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkXc73x2dmSGq_2CYL18oBg7PX5jMgiNZ2VgBRG7iA_TSGkgNjofBgCb-BEdfpNXuudbmAyno8xMtd2HF8uVCow8lO-XbJi68OM4jir-0M1scYca80rcxiHpb-41s7tr-pEPRkw/s320/closeup.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Mr. O'Connor went on to explain the process of televising the renovations being done of a Brooklyn Brownstone with a slide show depicting the production of the program to be aired and the personell involved in the making. It was interesting to hear the story behind the making of the TV series which I enjoy watching. Some of the humourous episodes of the team working around Manhattan such as shutting down the Brooklyn Bridge for a few hours to shoot the scenes describing the mileu of the Big Apple. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">The flower-</span><span style="font-family:arial;">thirst was abated with his presentation.</span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Here are some scenes of the show. Kevin O'Connor meeting people after the presentation and the signing of autographs. I chatted with Kevin for a time and was homeward bound.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhKMWGJRYPeawi2gd15afserZb1CZ10zgXTpHS5Ce_mXhwbOUM4m3qf9OjkUcQk4G0bIOBbqlgAB8KePC1pp761I0x68xjlE2g_0-zibFmJfpJWC3jgJRVjDpNRv5WSfdChfQcQ/s1600-h/cookware.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303415491178810322" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhKMWGJRYPeawi2gd15afserZb1CZ10zgXTpHS5Ce_mXhwbOUM4m3qf9OjkUcQk4G0bIOBbqlgAB8KePC1pp761I0x68xjlE2g_0-zibFmJfpJWC3jgJRVjDpNRv5WSfdChfQcQ/s200/cookware.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKe4v8znsmZRxx-vEDs5n5QqlvNa99T2aV3wUnBKCghNAGMBtC_dhBI9T-hJ7ubj5WYn1mMhCWlhPn6Cwtn2qTAKSHW2P3AaalxA_tTp2DDom6XNgv17ymAlZXgDkI5ffM7ikgQ/s1600-h/tractors.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303415819354991730" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKe4v8znsmZRxx-vEDs5n5QqlvNa99T2aV3wUnBKCghNAGMBtC_dhBI9T-hJ7ubj5WYn1mMhCWlhPn6Cwtn2qTAKSHW2P3AaalxA_tTp2DDom6XNgv17ymAlZXgDkI5ffM7ikgQ/s200/tractors.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaaG-W6MbNxUBr5nR3nsYliS3JBAWZOqTSnwSSOLeyhyphenhyphenFhLh7eadf8iCO5IbYh-R4aJouca6JwGOKlgqO6N4zqhNj2i-7kA-E9auIUponcMppYeMpy315_tcpwmleLbUCHdiDmQ/s1600-h/daffodils.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303417453079747170" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaaG-W6MbNxUBr5nR3nsYliS3JBAWZOqTSnwSSOLeyhyphenhyphenFhLh7eadf8iCO5IbYh-R4aJouca6JwGOKlgqO6N4zqhNj2i-7kA-E9auIUponcMppYeMpy315_tcpwmleLbUCHdiDmQ/s200/daffodils.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICTI1KO31YRtek5pS_4CfmvTazwVCGzDXzxrbGt2aRSl5X_AyjpzOqOwIUHQ7V10sil7PyTts3DCaiW5bBw848EaOsnlNLbMJBfVYvG2hKGuPdrEXVHci-AYoaM0M6kz07HEhCg/s1600-h/starrynite.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303416404038269314" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 159px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICTI1KO31YRtek5pS_4CfmvTazwVCGzDXzxrbGt2aRSl5X_AyjpzOqOwIUHQ7V10sil7PyTts3DCaiW5bBw848EaOsnlNLbMJBfVYvG2hKGuPdrEXVHci-AYoaM0M6kz07HEhCg/s200/starrynite.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsrJbm3rdonwSEQuvpgpJhx1W53A7Y7IG_3OF9Fl7tfND5M00gHeM22vhKcLp-EV1Ko1dNBZMmZlFSKMGLaqBIG22IiNYMoHiTYiAKYby0pdqQzxXerouYYr0GKGJdQk9s2QQZw/s1600-h/wardenski.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303417233702099138" style="WIDTH: 200px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5BoBDpz4U5-fAEuLb1ubmKARuj-Idax33qQPpvPjJUa5-Oz3-UezAgBacpGW3to5Zp_Ojr5b9facthigXOKd_80Smg-2pFfz96D446jPj7a-ubbX2ZhJhtmRAQPXsz20y-0BxQ/s200/art1.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303417684393276242" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 127px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kdWRFrZWhr2pOIjvUUplKoTye6NAkauzVn8XMuwMA4JgiKUHfPsvdNiKxQTV1szqPDRfTTOcamZQKohANGcnS_iirDQGerH9LWRs5WkxCsln5yF2o-DWqJ23eDqhNFvVbDkf_w/s200/tshirt.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;"></p>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-10557198357445466282008-11-15T14:31:00.000-08:002009-02-19T13:06:53.018-08:00Los Altosmarcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-74544432782335133902008-05-22T15:35:00.000-07:002008-05-22T16:27:14.702-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJH-DsuuIpC52g16UC5P6mOVJ10BmzLbaFRjAT-Q3a50IvI4x0Dz8-_iJPvptHF9dtgNQ370NHkfLtOfGh5bOs7K-gBgfBGQF8QiBm34IRS7N0c603USCJbmG1QhI-TAI2VEXHw/s1600-h/romtrout.jpg"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203345346316448818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJH-DsuuIpC52g16UC5P6mOVJ10BmzLbaFRjAT-Q3a50IvI4x0Dz8-_iJPvptHF9dtgNQ370NHkfLtOfGh5bOs7K-gBgfBGQF8QiBm34IRS7N0c603USCJbmG1QhI-TAI2VEXHw/s320/romtrout.jpg" border="0" /></strong></a><strong>A FRIAR'S TALE</strong><br /><div><div><div><div>We were saying goodbye to Fr. Clement Jarnot at St. Francis of Assisi Church, across the street from St. Francis High School. Fr. Romulus, stationed at Fr. Baker Basilica in lackawanny was there and, knowing that his genetic make-up included angling, I said, "Let's go fishin'!" "OK," he said, "let me check my schedule and I'll get back to you." Friday was OK and so we met at the foot of Ferry Street, just about were Rich got rich and not far from the Peace Bridge at the mouth of Erie.<br /></div><br /><div>Quite a number of hopefuls had their lines in. But...not much was happening. One retired gent offered a yellow perch he had caught. And so it went past noon with no luck. "Well," Romulus said, "I think I've had it for this place; lets go out onto the breakwall walk past the Peace Bridge to the mouth of the Niagara." We went. Quite a walk. After attempting here and there, there was a shout from Romulus who was well up the walk. I grabbed my pole and gear and hurried up to see what the excitement was about.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00vL5ssmSeJ2dbQ4KhSLh5ZRw_tGusDlMnlYhUAa4GQO_iRonxXbluy5QT5Qr9Q0-6ezkyTgYOZ0Hc5yY6-UlIcvFTI9goQ_jDBGwboRuNW5j2IOxyL68Q7rL6KkO1idaVepGUg/s1600-h/romtrout2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203339926067721218" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px" height="248" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00vL5ssmSeJ2dbQ4KhSLh5ZRw_tGusDlMnlYhUAa4GQO_iRonxXbluy5QT5Qr9Q0-6ezkyTgYOZ0Hc5yY6-UlIcvFTI9goQ_jDBGwboRuNW5j2IOxyL68Q7rL6KkO1idaVepGUg/s320/romtrout2.jpg" width="320" border="0" /></a>Thar it be! a brown trout, nine pounds and twenty six inches long. Fr. Romulus lugged the great giant back to the parking lot. We took some pictures. A young man siad he had just got his fishing license six days ago and looked like he was going to enjoy fising. "You inspired me," he said. We wished him luck in his future angling endeavors</div><div></div><div><strong><em>To the right is pictured the giant. It was truly a trout to tout.</em></strong></div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Romulus offered to give me the "great fish." It was very friarly of him. O course, I accepted and brought it home. After gutting and preparing the giant fillets, I prepared a fish dinner since it was friday. I found a trout recipe that fed my fancy and had a great meal thanks to Romulus.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5EDbzdJcKEbctSGooYU1LFjg9Gf6N7IEx84-jdhrjN2s1z_-QtDOF5qvM3Ieq8i06iBsV5YYU2w7hxg3sUtFO3P1xZtkvHFlLT-ghzQ7wtJ4SSVAabfDVUjNHDnfmlK2n-9TTw/s1600-h/fishdis2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203342601832346642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5EDbzdJcKEbctSGooYU1LFjg9Gf6N7IEx84-jdhrjN2s1z_-QtDOF5qvM3Ieq8i06iBsV5YYU2w7hxg3sUtFO3P1xZtkvHFlLT-ghzQ7wtJ4SSVAabfDVUjNHDnfmlK2n-9TTw/s320/fishdis2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>The recipe called for a mixture of one cup sour cream, one cup parmesan cheese, a tablespoon of minced onion, a tablespoon of lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, a a sprinkling of paprika over the fish just before putting into a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.</div><br /><div>The trout was moist and tender. </div><div></div><div>There is still half of the great fish in the freezer!</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">Thus ends a friar's tale</span></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Bon appetite</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>marcellushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10468367520843992250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23134529.post-1173467117565901142007-03-09T11:02:00.000-08:002007-03-09T11:05:17.613-08:00Immigration_by_the_Numbers.mov<table xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td colspan="2"><embed flashvars="" id="VideoPlayback" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=4094926727128068265&hl=en" style="width:400px; height:326px;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed></td></tr><tr/><tr><td>Roy Beck's celebrated demonstration of the population consequences of current U.S. immigration policies has entertained and shocked audiences across the country. 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