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Last Update of 2023
Directly from Heather: Grace had her last dose of remdesivir and her first dose of second round azacytadine today (with anti...
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Saturday Update
Jon and Grace are staying at a hotel near the hospital, to save some of the long daily drives back and forth. Heather wrote a quick...
Yet Another Update
Grace was supposed to start her second round of chemo today, but at the Daleys' request they agreed to postpone the first dose till...
Good Update after an Exhausting Day
Just as I was crawling into bed, already late, I received an e-mail that made me turn to Facebook where I knew there were pray-ers still...
Did I Say Lack of Information Was Hard?
What's worse, having no information or having the wrong information? Today Grace was supposed to have a battery of tests in Boston,...
Lack of Information is Hard, but Grace Is Still Cute
If I'm not careful, this will devolve into an excuse to talk about how cute our grandchildren are. I'll try to keep information flowing...
She Looks So Happy
It was so heart-warming—and heartbreaking—to see Grace over Skype yesterday. She looked so good, so happy. So healthy, even....
Quick Grace Update and Prayer Requests
Grace's bone marrow transplant process is moving forward. They're still awaiting some further test results, but it looks as if...
Pray for Grace Daley
I'll have more to say later about the situation, how we got here, and where we're headed, but for now, this is the 30,000-foot overview...
On the Perils of Using the Judicial System for Political...
It is said that someone once asked Martin Luther, "Why do you preach salvation by faith alone, week after week after week?"...
Flying, Sixty Years Ago
[ I have been having so much fun posting excerpts from from my father's journals that I decided to give it its own category: ...
No One's Perfect
As we prepared for our annual Lessons & Carols service a weekago, a fellow chorister shared this reminder from Allan Sherman, one of...
The Shift
The Shift is a new movie from Angel Studios , the folks who brought us Sound of Freedom . I thought the latter so worthwhile...
If You Liked the Monty Hall Problem, You'll Love This One
I've put this post in the Just for Fun category, though those who hated math in school might not think so. I'm one of those weird folks...
You Had to Be There
One of my favorite priests believes strongly that it's important to be physically in church for worship, with one's own...
Lessons & Carols 2023
'Tis the season for festivities and music! Well, sort of. For those who observe the traditional Church Year, it's actually Advent,...
The Problem of Answered Prayer
Books, sermons, and debates on the problem of unanswered petitionary prayer have been around for as long as people have been praying. To...
How Free Is Your State?
Once again, the CATO Institute has come out with its assessment of relative personal and economic freedom among our states . I'm always...
Neanderthal Me
Here's a PBS story with information on how Neanderthal (and Denisovan) genes live on in modern humans. I'm taking it personally; after...
America Our Heritage
I sang this song in sixth grade, in an elementary school chorus where we we were taught three-part harmony and music theory as well. It...
Rethinking the Bidet
Here's an interesting video about toilet paper I just came across (17 minutes @ regular speed, language warning). It begins with...
The Most Successful Tyranny
Freedom of the mind requires not only, or not even especially, the absence of legal constraints but the presence of alternative...
Music, Dogs, and Hope
It is refreshing when someone whose eyes are wide open to "the hosts of evil 'round us," and has suffered much in exposing them, finds...
Our Veteran Ancestors
This year's Veterans Day tribute is to all the U.S. (and pre-U.S.) veterans among our direct ancestors. Pequot War, 1634-1638: Thomas...
Nailed It
I know myself better than to watch any presidential debates, Democratic or Republican. Neither my blood pressure nor my mental health...