Ok, I was going to light the grille for my evening grilled chicken, and when I opened the cover, the grille was full of moss. I have no idea how it got in there since I just used it the other night. Weird stuff.

A day of reflection and time alone with God has left me in a thoughtful state of mind. When I get a chance to shut everything off and be by myself with God [in my car as it was freezing outside today] I find myself inevitably drawn to water. The lake was very choppy today…

Born: 03.09.02 � Abrianna Marie Petrillo, 9lb. 10oz. at 10:20am, St. Mary’s Hospital, Amsterdam, NY to Trish and Matt, the proud parents. Congratulations and God bless.

The life of the mind requires critical reading and reflective thought about the basic ideas and issues of life. Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like an ant instead of human beings. Ants have fixed lives and certain things they can do. Humans have freedom of mind to choose what…