48 Hours

The term, 'blog' (a contraction of, ‘web log’) was coined when people listed and discussed daily events in an essay format in the Internet. Of course, folks have been keeping logs for centuries; my Dad, a retired mariner, always kept a weather log (which was essential if you were tending the wheel of the steamship or sailboat).
A mariner ALWAYS has to know the weather, and my dad was an expert in reading instruments, especially the barometer.
I offer this introduction here, because I am going to discuss some of the various events during my 48 hours this past weekend.
The fun began at about 2 p.m. on Saturday, when I plan to post a new article on our parish website.
I could read the dreaded: ‘Forbidden: 403 error' message, meaning that I was denied access to the website.
When I contacted the site 'Super Administrator,' she explained that our site had been 'hacked' and

The Funnies - 3 - 'Good Grief'

One of the ‘Funnies’ that I was introduced to later on in life was called, ‘Peanuts.’
Much has been written about this comic strip (including many doctoral theses!), which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, and which also later became as set of vastly-popular prime time TV specials, which are still being shown today.
The major event of 1965 that began my admiration for the strip was opening my roommate's ‘Ottawa Citizen,’ and then to have both of us chuckle, giggle and even guffaw to the antics of the characters.
You may have guessed, Dear Reader, that the local newspapers did not carry the strip.
Here are some of the ‘Li'l Folks’ (BTW, the original name of the strip created and drawn by the venerable Charles M. Schultz):
-- Good Old Charlie Brown: the loveable perennial anti-hero, who dreamt of hitting that game-winning home run (but usually struck out); who could never get his pitch to home plate without a formidable, earthquake hit by the opposition batter;