The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

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Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival just a few house keeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Plymouth)

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind, be nice.
3) No running with sharp objects save that for next weekend.
4) Have a great weekend!

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AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List

Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
3/10 – Update on Susan, who we have been praying for as she battles cancer. She is hospitalized again with an infection in her colon that quickly turned bad. The doctor says the signs are sepsis but they are running tests to make sure. The good news is that the pancreatic cancer was and is responding to the chemo and her cancer numbers are going down. God bless and thank you!
4/18 Update – Susan is doing outstanding. Her weight is better than expected. They have increased her dosage for chemo, and her cancer numbers are the lowest they have been since they started keeping track of them. They are so thankful for the mercy they have received. Thanks to everyone for the thoughts and prayers.
3/28 – Hrothgar asked for prayers for a dear and long time close friend and former neighbor, Daniel, who is scheduled for open heart surgery in mid-April. Prayers for his wife would be appreciated as well, as she will be carrying a heavy load for the next few months.
4/18 Update – Daniel survived his complex open heart surgery. He is sitting up and it seems like it went well, but they are not going to release him as quickly as he would like, so he is not happy. Thanks to the Horde for the prayers and please keep praying for his dear wife, who now has even more to put up with.
3/28 – Jordan61 posted that Mr. Jordan61 is back in the hospital. His sepsis has returned and gotten into where his compression fracture is, and he has vertebral osteomyelitis. The doctor is supposed to come in today and let them know the plan.
4/9 Update – On 4/1 Mr. Jordan61 was released from the hospital with six weeks of IV antibiotics, which Jordan61 is administering every 8 hours. He’s in a lot of pain; they’ve given him oxy, fentanyl, and dilaudid, and nothing seems to touch it. From what they were told, the pain won’t subside until the infection is cleared up. For the time being, he is bed-bound and they are limiting his movement as much as possible to keep the pain to a minimum. Jordan61 will send updates with progress.
4/25 Update – Mr. Jordan61 is making slow but steady progress. He can get up and walk for short periods of time, and can sit in the living room for an hour or so per day. He is halfway through the IV antibiotics, with 3 weeks to go. A physical therapist will be coming to help him build strength and learn how to move without aggravating his back injury. Thank you all for the prayers!
4/3 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted an update. Her chemo seems to be holding things steady for now. Unfortunately, as she is receiving a steroid, she has gained about 25 pounds. Her blood sugar has also jumped up about 40 points (which only happens when she is on steroids).
4/24 Update – Teresa in Fort Worth provided an update: The pump that was put in to battle cancer in December can only be used for 6 months. After that, it starts to damage the liver. So she may have to go back onto the medication that made her lose her hair and messed up her vision and nails, and then return to this medication after a break. This is not good news, since this new medication is working so well. But for now, she is doing well and is incredibly grateful for the time that she has been given so far.
4/11 – Eromero craves prayers for Mrs. E., as she has been diagnosed with lymphoma. She begins infusions on 4/23.
4/25 Update – Mrs. E. reports that she feels fine. Praise be to God that she has had only one distressful episode during the infusions. Thank you for all the past and continued prayers.
4/18 – Vmom deport deport deport asked for prayers for Captain Whitebread, who is back in ICU with a leg infection that sounds very serious. She also asked for prayers for her husband’s mental and emotional well-being as he faces transition of a possible forced retirement in 3 months.
4/29 Update Captain Whitebread’s son posted that Captain Whitebread had several more infections and passed away on 4/29.
4/18 – Warai-otoko offered a prayer of thanksgiving that he got a new job that he is really enjoying. Wifey also got an offer for a new job that sounds great, after a decade of putting up with her old job.
4/18 – neverenoughcaffiene asked that Devyn be kept in prayers. She is a young mother of 2 with a mass on her esophagus. The Doc said it was scar tissue and hopefully the second opinion will agree.
4/18 – Smell the Glove could use some prayers as therapy and rehab occur after gout/sepsis.
5/2 Update – The gout has cleared and the infection in the lower back is healing.
4/18 – PA Dutchman asked for prayers for his family. His dad passed away on 4/9 after complications from a fall. He was 95 and a veteran of the Korean War, 34th Inf Rgt. Mostly prayers are need for PA Dutchman’s mom, who is absolutely heartbroken.
4/18 – PabloD has been having dizzy spells for the past few weeks. He is seeing a doctor soon, and is requesting prayers that figure it out and that it’s nothing too serious.
4/18 – Sam Adams requested prayers for a friend, Mary F, who was just sent to a long-term recovery facility after having a tracheostomy.
5/2 Update – Mary’s breathing is improving, and they are weaning her off assisted breathing. She is now off the ventilator for 12 hours a day, and they are aiming for 14 hours soon. Many thanks to all of the Moron Horde for the prayers.
4/18 – Doof provided an update on his mother. She is doing better. She moved into her own room in an assisted living facility. It’s walking distance from Doof’s house, which is great. Her mental state has improved dramatically. She can no longer walk but she does stand with some assistance and can transfer between a wheelchair and bed or a lift/recliner chair. This facility is more of a home and less of a hospital, which hopefully will provide a good opportunity for her to enjoy life. He appreciates the Horde’s prayers and asks for prayers that she settles in comfortably and develops new friendships.
4/24 – Notsothoreau asked for prayers for a friend’s father (Cory), who needs prayers for strength and peace as he is going through some troubled times.
4/27 – Matthew Kant Cipher sent his thanks to those who prayed for his friend Layne (who is also his son’s FIL). The Horde may recall that in August, Layne was diagnosed with bladder cancer. He has since undergone courses of chemo, immunotherapy, and radiation. His latest scans came back clean. The cancer is in remission; praise be to God! Prayers are also humbly requested for Mrs. MKC, who is dealing with a new flare-up of a GI condition that had been leaving her alone until a recent procedure re-aggravated it. It is very frustrating/discouraging as she waits to see a new GI doctor.
4/25 – Retired Buckeye Cop asked that we would continue to lift his 16 year old grandson (LH) up in prayers, as LH continues to consider the call to priesthood in the Catholic Church. LH recently went to a meeting with a group of young men who are considering the priesthood.
4/25 – Fenelon Spoke asked for prayers for “I”, who Fenelon visited and anointed with oil, and prayed for healing of her health concerns.
5/2 – neverenoughcaffiene requested prayers for parishioners at her church, who lost their newborn daughter, Astrid.
5/7 – turambar asked for prayers for relatives. Mom needs prayers as she was admitted to the hospital to check her heart and cardio. They did not find pneumonia. Two months ago, she fell at her assisted living place, and broke her hip. She also has dementia. Turambar’s uncle fell recently and broke his hip, too.
5/9 – D asked for prayers. He was let go from his IT job and has started a business making and selling lens cleaners to make ends meet. Please contact Annie’s Stew if you’d like more information – either to order lens cleaners, or if you’d like to contact him related to IT job openings (DBA/Network Admin).
5/11 – rez986 asked if anyone had an update on Neidermeyer’s Dead Horse’s health. The last info Annie’s Stew has was from January, 2026, that he’d been given 6 months to live due to heart failure and was being treated and waiting for a transplant at Mayo.
For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 08:00 AM

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1 Time machine.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 16, 2026 07:49 AM (qFwJc)

2 En mi casa toman Bustelo.

Posted by: Caffiend at May 16, 2026 07:52 AM (oftw2)

3 Good morning again dear horde with thanks to annie and mh and you morons for praying
{grammie}
Hiya JT

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 16, 2026 07:53 AM (RIvkX)

4 Good morning Mis Hum and Horde

Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2026 07:53 AM (Ia/+0)

5 A prayer request, I met these people briefly years ago and found them typical friendly and gracious Southerners.

12 May 2026 at approximately 3pm Dan Fordice was flying P-51D Charlotte's Chariot II from the Vicksburg-Tallulah airport near Mounds, LA. Dan was killed in the crash. He leaves behind a wife, three children, and many friends. Not only was Dan a Warbird flyer, he was also a CEO and a veteran of the 2/20th SFG.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2026 07:54 AM (2GVsD)

6 I often see nice coffee memes but never try and send them to Mis Hum

Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2026 07:54 AM (Ia/+0)

7 Kawfee is good.

Posted by: Beaner and Cecil at May 16, 2026 07:54 AM (oftw2)

8 Blessed be God forever.
Lord Jesus Christ, look with favor upon our humble petitions, and through your mercy, aid us.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 16, 2026 07:55 AM (LmPA0)

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The Big Dummy goes in for Best of Breed competition at the Borzoi Club of America National Specialty in Omaha today. Any spare thoughts on his behalf, not that he wins but that he shows his best. His Ohio mom is showing him, I think.

The judge is from Italy; God only knows how we elected him. Foreign judges are quite capable of doing anything. And from what Her Majesty says, his placements so far have had no consistency whatsoever. Maybe we'll win something, maybe we won't make it out of the first cut.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 16, 2026 07:58 AM (HdYcL)

10 Prayers up for those that have asked us for them in the prayer list;
Prayers up for those that know they need them but have not asked us for them;
Prayers up for those that need them but don’t know it yet; and
Prayers up for those who pray alone, asking for help in silence, and whose prayers are known but to God!

Prayers up even for all "our" politicians who have decided that their 10% graft and power are still far more desirable than their honor or integrity, may they see the error of their ways, repent, and become true representatives of we the people!

And lastly, prayers up for President Trump, keep him and our beloved country safe from harm and may the many forces of corruption and satanic evil arrayed against both him and our country be rendered ineffective and their plans come to naught!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at May 16, 2026 07:59 AM (hOUT3)

11 Italian judge, don't serve him a local wine.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2026 08:00 AM (2GVsD)

12 Yonder Horde

Waiting on the predicted storms. So far, nada.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 16, 2026 08:01 AM (jehhT)

13 Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2026 07:54 AM (2GVsD)

Prayers up from here for Dan Fordice!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at May 16, 2026 08:02 AM (hOUT3)

14 Good Saturday morning, horde.

Prayers said for all.

Hoping for updates on grammie winger, Mr. Jordan61, FromAboutThatTime. Specifically, but not exclusively.

Hiya, JT

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 16, 2026 08:02 AM (h7ZuX)

15 Hello again Horde. Happy Saturday. Thx MisHum
Looks like I may be out of rehab this week. Still need wound care at home. Thx for all of your prayers and well wishes

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 16, 2026 08:02 AM (gu0hJ)

16 Judge from Italy sounds less than ideal, though I guess an East German Judge would be worser.

Posted by: Erich Honecker at May 16, 2026 08:03 AM (oftw2)

17 Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 16, 2026 08:03 AM (gu0hJ)

18 An Indonesian judge would insist on having dinner with the dog in question.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 16, 2026 08:03 AM (2GVsD)

19 “ You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety.”

Job 11:18

Posted by: Marcus T at May 16, 2026 08:04 AM (E24OL)

20 I missed the discussion last night about very pretty, very tall girl Maddie.
As a teenager, five foot eight me took a five foot eleven and a half girl to a Rolling Stones concert. She was very nice, but obviously not a good match for me.
I am reminded of a very crude, juvenile ditty:
Nose to nose, your toes is in it;
Toes to toes, your nose is in it.

Posted by: Fenderbender at May 16, 2026 08:04 AM (1FEc1)

21 I did see a post on X from Niedermeyers Dead Horse this week, that she is recovering well. I can't find it now.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 16, 2026 08:04 AM (h7ZuX)

22
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 16, 2026 08:07 AM (AMvSw)

23 Thanks for the prayers for my friend and neighbor Dan, thanks to his attitude and the miracles of modern heart surgery he is back home and in good spirits and mobile. Still got a lot of rehab ahead, but sounds like a pretty good recovery to being home only twenty days after being on the table!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at May 16, 2026 08:08 AM (hOUT3)

24 Good morning good people. Prayers for all Hordian intentions - those requested and those known but to God.

Prayers please for Jane who is dying of breast cancer and for Cheri who is in jail (again) for drug related crimes.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 16, 2026 08:11 AM (Kyh8Y)

25 I hope this weekend brings relief to afflicted Hordians, and joy to all.

and

The Daily Mail informs me that it is ok if you don't tip your lawyer.

Posted by: fd at May 16, 2026 08:11 AM (vFG9F)

26 Mornin' Horde. Most recent CT scan was 5/6, and I'm blessed to report there continues to be no sign of cancer. It's been about 11 months since the diagnosis, so I've still got a ways to go before getting the all clear, but it's certainly going in the right direction. Now to get my other problems dealt with...

Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at May 16, 2026 08:12 AM (N5734)

27 Today is our kickoff for the St. Francis of Assisi Jubilee year at our parish. We are a designated pilgrimage site so we'll have lots of visitors with lots of events.

Prayers please for smooth sailing and no hiccups.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 16, 2026 08:14 AM (Kyh8Y)

28 Brother Tim, still standing at May 16, 2026 08:12 AM (N5734)

Congrats on the good news.

Posted by: dantesed at May 16, 2026 08:15 AM (Oy/m2)

29 Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen

Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Hail Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

St. John Baptist de la Salle, pray for us.

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I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 16, 2026 08:15 AM (ksbjf)

30 Morning again, caffeinators,

RE: the discussion of property taxes and home insurance in the last thread: The numbers i'm getting are ballpark ones with me guessing at the answers to many of the questions the phone rep or the website asks. I'd hope that the figure for home insurance on a given property would come down with my auto included and with updated info. But I'd hate to make an offer on a house, have it accepted, and then find my insurance is twice what I'd thought.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 16, 2026 08:16 AM (wzUl9)

31 Today is our kickoff for the St. Francis of Assisi Jubilee year at our parish. We are a designated pilgrimage site so we'll have lots of visitors with lots of events.

Prayers please for smooth sailing and no hiccups.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 16, 2026 08:14 AM (Kyh8Y)
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He is a Big Deal around here.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 16, 2026 08:16 AM (RIvkX)

32 Wolfus, maybe find a local agent and see if they will look at the house for a quote.

Posted by: fd at May 16, 2026 08:18 AM (vFG9F)

33 I'll doll up the tires on the car, following the wash and wax yesterday, then head out to Walmart and Lowe's. Maybe I'll ga$$$ up and stop for a coffee while I'm out.

My oldest buddy wasn't able to stay in town for more than three days, so we missed each other. He left a voice mail explaining . . . and also that one of our oldest mutual friends, going all the way back to junior high, has had to go to the hospital. An MRI is involved, is all I know.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 16, 2026 08:20 AM (wzUl9)

34 I've switched homeowners insurance companies several times over the last 20 years. Each time I get a better deal. I even left my current provider and came back 15 years later.

Posted by: fd at May 16, 2026 08:22 AM (vFG9F)

35 Commissar Hrothgar,
I am borrowing your prayer.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 16, 2026 08:22 AM (VCgbV)

36 Wolfus, maybe find a local agent and see if they will look at the house for a quote.
Posted by: fd at May 16, 2026

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Oh, I did that with the last property I visited in Salina. Their quote was better, but it took them three *weeks* to look at the house and send it to me!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 16, 2026 08:27 AM (wzUl9)

37 Off on errands, folk; I'll be back for the Pet Thread for sure.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 16, 2026 08:28 AM (wzUl9)

38 Prayers for G*d's mercy and healing for all those on the prayer list. In case I missed it, has there been any update on Grammie in a while?

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 16, 2026 08:28 AM (qBdHI)

39 Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 16, 2026 08:22 AM (VCgbV)

You are welcome!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at May 16, 2026 08:32 AM (hOUT3)

40 The new roof is dropping our homeowners by about $2800 a year. We live in a high claim area with lots of hail & wind.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 16, 2026 08:32 AM (VCgbV)

41 > The new roof is dropping our homeowners by about $2800 a year. We live in a high claim area with lots of hail & wind.
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Our daughter's house was hit by an EF-1 tornado back in March. Extensive damage, new roof and siding, holes punched through the ceiling, water damage, etc. Insurance covered a $36K repair bill.

Guess who's house payment is going up to recoup the homeowner's insurance claim?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 16, 2026 08:36 AM (jehhT)

42 At my parish, one of our deacons and our youngest priest have a men's organization within the parish with the purpose giving some spiritual formation a few times a year. We had our second meeting a few days ago.

The attendees ranged from 16-17 year old teenagers to the rather elderly. Fr. C. gave a brief talk about the Mass being a sacrifice. It wasn't anything I didn't know, but I've made a effort to learn the doctrine I wasn't taught in the 1970s.

Particularly for some of the elderly men, this was obviously new to them. They are the product of the intentional abandonment of meaningful catechisis done by the Modernists in the "Spirit of Vatican II." While new to some them, the attendees seemed to find Fr. C's teaching informative.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 16, 2026 08:36 AM (ksbjf)

43
Made my 7:00 call to Her Majesty. All kinds of fun incidents at the show, I'm told. The Big Dummy will be handled by a professional that he's been with in the past and that he loves working with.

HM said that the judge wanted the dogs moved more slowly than we're accustomed to. I gave her my two cents, namely that TBD ought to move out at the best speed for him and damn what the judge wants. We made that mistake with Lacey in the Hound Group at Westminster in 2004: moved her more slowly and she looked sluggish instead of letting her go at her natural speed.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 16, 2026 08:40 AM (HdYcL)

44 Good morning.

So I found this odd:

https://is.gd/wopBcE

While Democrat CO Gov. Jared Polis commuted Tina Peters' sentence, Republican DA Dan Rubinstein (who prosecuted the case initially) disagrees with the governor's decision ad calls it "disturbing". I'm not sure why the DA has an ax to grind in a case that had zero impact on the results of the 2020 election, but there are two quotes that seem to indicate a personal motive on the part of the DA.

1. "We want to specifically deter her from convincing other people to commit crimes."

2. "We were the ones that dealt with the embarrassment on a national level of what was going on.”

Neither of which are relevant to the actual charges against Peters.

Posted by: muldoon at May 16, 2026 08:41 AM (I0N4X)

45 43
Let loose the Dogs of Hadrian!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at May 16, 2026 08:42 AM (hOUT3)

46
They are the product of the intentional abandonment of meaningful catechisis done by the Modernists in the "Spirit of Vatican II."

How many people know you should still do Penance on Fridays? Not many. How many people spend their time before Mass chatting with their neighbors? Lots.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 16, 2026 08:45 AM (HdYcL)

47 Marxists fighr to win
Republicans fight to get along

Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2026 08:45 AM (Ia/+0)

48 Martini farmer,
I assumed our homeowners rate would go up with our hail claim so I was surprised when it went down. It didn't go down until I went in and made changes to the home's characteristics. Namely, changing the roof's age to zero and using category 3 shingles. In Texas you can get a discount for a category 3 or 4 roof, and in my case it was significant.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 16, 2026 08:51 AM (VCgbV)

49
I am being informed, quite crossly, that breakfast is late. BRB.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 16, 2026 08:51 AM (HdYcL)

50 Neidermeyer’s Dead Horse had her heart transplant and is doing well. She posts on X all the time. Here are links to her X account as well as her fundraiser page:

https://x.com/NiedsG

https://tinyurl.com/mr28fvj2

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 16, 2026 08:53 AM (3ImbR)

51 From About That Time has no update to give. Monday is the PET scan to see how chemo did. Please stand by.
And prayers are appreciated and returned for all.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 16, 2026 08:54 AM (sl73Y)

52 They are the product of the intentional abandonment of meaningful catechisis done by the Modernists in the "Spirit of Vatican II."

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 16, 2026 08:36 AM (ksbjf)
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How many people know you should still do Penance on Fridays? Not many. How many people spend their time before Mass chatting with their neighbors? Lots.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 16, 2026 08:45 AM (HdYcL)

I think that the goal of Fr. C and Dcn B is to counter-act the damage within the Catholic Church that was done in the "Spirit of Vatican II." Fr. C specifically made a point that the influx of new converts into the Church want a restoration of Sacred Traditions.

Vatican II gets a bad rap. If you read the documents, and I have, Vatican II calls for none of the things that came about in the "Spirit of Vatican II." I'm certain that very Catholics know that Latin was still to be used in the common chants, and Gregorian Chant was still the preferred music.

Ripping-out Altar Rails, Communion by receiving on the tongue, bad music with bongo drums, abandoning doctrine ... the list goes on. Vatican II called for none of those things.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 16, 2026 08:55 AM (ksbjf)

53 Tepid coffee and sourdough toast may sound like the name of a music record, but I call it breakfast.

Morning kids.

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at May 16, 2026 08:56 AM (drGq3)

54 @52 ... oops, "very Catholics..." should read "very few Catholics..."

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 16, 2026 08:57 AM (ksbjf)

55 Guess who's house payment is going up to recoup the homeowner's insurance claim?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 16, 2026 08:36 AM (jehhT)
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My homeowners insurance doubled after Superstorm Sandy even though we made no claim and had no damage. Unfortunately, many other homes in town did.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 16, 2026 08:58 AM (3ImbR)

56 Standing by, FaTT. Prayers continue.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 16, 2026 08:58 AM (h7ZuX)

57 but there are two quotes that seem to indicate a personal motive on the part of the DA.

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I don't think it's personal. Just business. The CO Dems are the most aggressive in the country, and they use gangster tactics constantly.

As in every election, they committed massive fraud in 2020. It was probably the only State where there was no increase in fraud, because that's not possible without making everything up out of thin air.

The only way for them to operate like they do is for there to be total impunity for corruption - they always brazen it out.

The Mesa County DA is angry because he views the Governor's commutation as harming the image and weakening the power of the infallible, unassailable Party. And that anger is pushed over into rage, and an ugly public airing of grievances, because it was done under threat from Trump to withhold federal funding.

For CO Dems, that is UNACCEPTABLE. Polis is supposed to fight Orangemanbad no matter the cost. It's humiliating and it's not faith promoting.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 16, 2026 08:58 AM (BI5O2)

58 53 Tepid coffee and sourdough toast may sound like the name of a music record, but I call it breakfast.

Morning kids.
Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at May 16, 2026 08:56 AM (drGq3)

Good morning, Mayhem! Just heat the coffee up a bit, and it sounds like a perfect breakfast to me. Tell me you have some blackberry jam on the toast, though. Lie if you have to.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 16, 2026 09:00 AM (h7ZuX)

59 No lie Dash! It's gotta be blackberry every time!

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at May 16, 2026 09:01 AM (drGq3)

60 Colorado gray wolf update:

I spoke this past week with a cattle rancher in the area around the southern Colorado town of Monte Vista. He told me that he knows of three separate sightings of gray wolves in his part of the state. Monte Vista is a scant 36 miles from the CO-NM state line.

CPW does not release information about specific individual wolf locations and downplays the extent of wolf expansion , only referring to watersheds the wolves have entered.

Posted by: muldoon at May 16, 2026 09:02 AM (I0N4X)

61 It was the "General Instruction" written by the Freemason, Bugnoni that called for the Novus Ordo Mass and the ripping out of altar rails, etc.

The Novus Ordo was to replace the remembrance of Christ's sacrifice on Calvary to a remembrance of the Last Supper.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 16, 2026 09:02 AM (qFwJc)

62 Morning Horde. Devyn update. Devyn had her second opinion and the doc advised her to stay with the original doc. She will be having a biopsy on the spot sometime in the next week. Prayers still needed.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 16, 2026 09:03 AM (2NHgQ)

63 The Mesa County DA is angry because he views the Governor's commutation as harming the image and weakening the power of the infallible, unassailable Party.

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The Mesa County DA is a republican, which is what I found odd about the whole exchange.

Posted by: muldoon at May 16, 2026 09:06 AM (I0N4X)

64 Good morning, fellow caffeinators and praying people.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 16, 2026 09:07 AM (wVcYX)

65 Cherry Cranberry scones. I thought you would want to know.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 16, 2026 09:09 AM (RIvkX)

66 The Mesa County DA is a republican, which is what I found odd about the whole exchange.
Posted by: muldoon

Could be a pol is a pol is a pol GOPe situation, uniparty and all that.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 16, 2026 09:10 AM (sl73Y)

67 Morning Horde. Devyn update. Devyn had her second opinion and the doc advised her to stay with the original doc. She will be having a biopsy on the spot sometime in the next week. Prayers still needed.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 16, 2026 09:03 AM (2NHgQ)
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This sounds somewhat positive. Prayers will continue that the spot is benign.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 16, 2026 09:11 AM (3ImbR)

68 LIRR is on strike. Hochul is somehow blaming Trump. The main problems are that Hochul and the MTA suck

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 16, 2026 09:11 AM (gu0hJ)

69 The wolf thing is a good example of the power dynamic in CO... I was working in the Capitol at *the* moment (2005-2007) the California influx permanently shattered the delicate balance of power between the front range corridor and the rest of the State.

I watched the rural legislators simply acknowledge the reality of their permanent defeat, and the urban Democrats exulting in their total victory. The entire attitude of everyone in the Capitol was just "well... DRCOG owns the State now and nothing can stop them/us."

There have been many horrible consequences of this. But the Denverites gleefully releasing packs of wolves on the hated rural underclass is a neat encapsulation of the problem.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 16, 2026 09:11 AM (BI5O2)

70 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at May 16, 2026 09:12 AM (2Ez/1)

71 Could be a pol is a pol is a pol GOPe situation, uniparty and all that.

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Absolutely - see above - the CO GOP has been a wholly owned subsidiary of the Democrats since 2008. Anyone inclined to fight back was gone long, long ago.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 16, 2026 09:13 AM (BI5O2)

72 LIRR is on strike. Hochul is somehow blaming Trump. The main problems are that Hochul and the MTA suck
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 16, 2026 09:11 AM (gu0hJ)

Trump is the universal boogeyman.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 16, 2026 09:13 AM (wVcYX)

73 Good news Brother Tim. Good luck and God bless

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 16, 2026 09:13 AM (gu0hJ)

74 But the Denverites gleefully releasing packs of wolves on the hated rural underclass is a neat encapsulation of the problem.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 16, 2026 09:11 AM (BI5O2)

Almost like there is a lesson there!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at May 16, 2026 09:13 AM (hOUT3)

75 Morning Horde

Prayers for all

Very humid jog along the beach this morning, but a very nice strong breeze to moderate

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 16, 2026 09:14 AM (ugElV)

76 >>>St. John Baptist de la Salle, pray for us.
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Live Jesus in our hearts, forever!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 16, 2026 09:15 AM (3ImbR)

77 Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie!

May God shower all of His children with mercy and grace this fine day.

And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 16, 2026 09:17 AM (D/6p1)

78 Going to be in the 80° to 90°s until Wed here in mid Hudson. Then it drops into 50s and 60s for rest of week. In other words Spring

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 16, 2026 09:17 AM (gu0hJ)

79 You may recall Superconservative Hero Ken Buck (my once-upon-a-time rep) becoming a strident NeverTrumper at the drop of a hat... you play Dem ball in CO or you're gone. Couldn't save him in the end, but lord, did he try.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 16, 2026 09:19 AM (BI5O2)

80 Any other golf fans out there also enjoying the constant references to Tiger Woods being missing from our current golf telecasts?
I appreciated him as a golfer, but his time was past. And he is not particularly interesting as an individual. But broadcasters just couldn't let him go until he forced their hand.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 16, 2026 09:19 AM (sl73Y)

81
Vatican II gets a bad rap. If you read the documents, and I have, Vatican II calls for none of the things that came about in the "Spirit of Vatican II." I'm certain that very Catholics know that Latin was still to be used in the common chants, and Gregorian Chant was still the preferred music.

Ripping-out Altar Rails, Communion by receiving on the tongue, bad music with bongo drums, abandoning doctrine ... the list goes on. Vatican II called for none of those things.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 16, 2026 08:55 AM (ksbjf)

I've never read any of the Vatican II documents and it's above my pay scale to do so. I don't know there's anything in them that changes how I live my life day by day.

However, Lex orandi, lex credendi. "As we pray, so we believe." Let's face it, Mass is pretty much the only time we Catholics interact in any way with the Church. And it's not surprising that this stripped-down hootenanny of the Ordinary Rite that doesn't ask anything of the Faithful, that never preaches how to reach Salvation, gets reflected in a lax attitude to Church teachings that remain unaltered.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 16, 2026 09:19 AM (HdYcL)

82
Left out. Go to a Traditional Latin Mass - full of silence, mystery and awesomeness - and you're examining your conscience nervously and wishing you'd dressed better. Go to a happy-clappy Novus Ordo Mass and you leave feeling you've gotten your ticket punched for the week and that's it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 16, 2026 09:25 AM (HdYcL)

83 There have been many horrible consequences of this. But the Denverites gleefully releasing packs of wolves on the hated rural underclass is a neat encapsulation of the problem.
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Exactly. The urban versus rural difference all over the nation is pretty bad, but it seems to be at its worst here. When I talk to urbanites anywhere about it, they tell me, "Well the wolves were there before you were." Then, when a bobcat takes out their little fluffy yappy dog, they insist that something must be done....think of the children. I see what they think of mine.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at May 16, 2026 09:27 AM (Qc4da)

84 Thanks, MisHum. Funny and appropriate cup!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 16, 2026 09:27 AM (daUIH)

85 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forever. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 16, 2026 09:28 AM (ZOv7s)

86 But the Denverites gleefully releasing packs of wolves on the hated rural underclass is a neat encapsulation of the problem.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 16, 2026 09:11 AM (BI5O2)

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And let's not forget Children's Hospital Colorado, whose full-on support of childhood gender transitioning shows how deeply leftist thought permeates the institutions of the state.

Posted by: muldoon at May 16, 2026 09:29 AM (I0N4X)

87 I did not realize that Captain White bread had passed away 😭 Prayers to his family and loved ones.

I am still hanging in there. A couple of weeks ago I went to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation's annual conference. One of the researchers presenting a paper deals specifically with the HAI pump that I have. I asked him about what my oncologist had said about only being able to have it deliver medication for 6 months, and he told me that was old information, based on a study done on horses!

I will be bringing this up with both my oncologist and my oncology surgeon. So far the pump is working well; we will know more in a couple of weeks after my CT scan ***fingers crossed***

I am now 19 months into a 6-12 month prognosis; last month I was given a 6-12 month extension on my contract by my oncologist. We are in uncharted territory for him, as his other 2 patients with this type of cancer presented much later in terms of progression (which, unfortunately, is what happens with most cases of this cancer). He hasn't had any patients who have responded so well to treatment, nor who have lived this long after a diagnosis, so he really doesn't have any "real life" data to rely on.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 16, 2026 09:30 AM (RiICY)

88 The Mesa County DA is a republican, which is what I found odd about the whole exchange.

We called the Mesa County DA's office and told them were are all out of him.

Posted by: The Asshole Store at May 16, 2026 09:30 AM (QGJ7D)

89 The job hunt continues, some strong nibbles this past week, finally. Praying that the interviews this coming week go well!

Posted by: RandomDave at May 16, 2026 09:30 AM (aJQbY)

90 Any other golf fans out there also enjoying the constant references to Tiger Woods being missing from our current golf telecasts?
I appreciated him as a golfer, but his time was past. And he is not particularly interesting as an individual. But broadcasters just couldn't let him go until he forced their hand.
Posted by: From about That Time at May 16, 2026 09:19 AM (sl73Y)

I was never a Woods fan; I’d always root for him to lose because I tend towards the underdog and he was IMO arrogant and annoying. BUT… it’s undeniable that without him on tour now it is…. BORING. What big charismatic personalities are on the tour now? None as far as I’m concerned… a bunch of boring drones. Bryson Dechambeau might be one exception but he’s nowhere near the player that Tiger Woods was; not even close. I miss the days when Tiger was in his prime and Mickelson (another very entertaining player) was chasing

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 16, 2026 09:30 AM (26GAh)

91 This is a wildflower we sawon our walk this morning. I had never heard of it till spouse looked it up on his phone.

https://tinyurl.com/3pkjy8pc

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 16, 2026 09:31 AM (+wdeh)

92 Too much talk from me about CO Uniparty politics.

These days, I don't feel much when it comes to politics... it's all sort of moot. But I can't shake it when it comes to CO... i still feel a surge of anger whenever I think of it. It's a bad topic.

At least the Rockies aren't quite so horrible this year. That's positive.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 16, 2026 09:31 AM (BI5O2)

93 /adjust sock

Posted by: muldoon at May 16, 2026 09:32 AM (I0N4X)

94 The 1st image indicates Mis Hum is living the good retirement life!

Prayers for all the Hordes needs.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 16, 2026 09:32 AM (Yypdw)

95 he really doesn't have any "real life" data to rely on.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 16, 2026 09:30 AM (RiICY)

Prayers up that he may have "real life" Teresa providing data for many a moon!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at May 16, 2026 09:33 AM (hOUT3)

96
Nice music selection, MisHum

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 16, 2026 09:33 AM (HdYcL)

97 He hasn't had any patients who have responded so well to treatment, nor who have lived this long after a diagnosis, so he really doesn't have any "real life" data to rely on.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 16, 2026 09:30 AM (RiICY)

So much good news! And, you get to be the trend-setter in good outcomes with this treatment, giving hope to others.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 16, 2026 09:34 AM (h7ZuX)

98 Left out. Go to a Traditional Latin Mass - full of silence, mystery and awesomeness - and you're examining your conscience nervously and wishing you'd dressed better. Go to a happy-clappy Novus Ordo Mass and you leave feeling you've gotten your ticket punched for the week and that's it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 16, 2026 09:25 AM (HdYcL)
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And yet the Novus Ordo Mass was what brought Scott and Kimberly Hahn into the Church. It brought my family into the Church and it is bringing one of my best friends from college into the Church. There are annoying bongo-filled Masses, but it is also possible to have a reverent, meaning-filled one outside of the TLM, which I have not yet attended.

And more and more people are choosing to receive the Host on the tongue, many kneeling. My wife and I have adopted this. Veils are making a comeback as well as are traditional forms within the newer form.

I think that many potential converts would likely find the TLM too different, too strange, and the Novus Order is both familiar but also different.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 16, 2026 09:34 AM (ZOv7s)

99 And let's not forget Children's Hospital Colorado, whose full-on support of childhood gender transitioning shows how deeply leftist thought permeates the institutions of the state.
Posted by: muldoon at May 16, 2026 09:29 AM (I0N4X)

My G-d. You laid that out for me awhile back, and I haven't forgotten it. That one hurts. I owe a lifelong debt of gratitude to those people, and they've become... this. It makes my gorge rise.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 16, 2026 09:34 AM (BI5O2)

100 I am now 19 months into a 6-12 month prognosis; last month I was given a 6-12 month extension on my contract by my oncologist. We are in uncharted territory for him, as his other 2 patients with this type of cancer presented much later in terms of progression (which, unfortunately, is what happens with most cases of this cancer). He hasn't had any patients who have responded so well to treatment, nor who have lived this long after a diagnosis, so he really doesn't have any "real life" data to rely on.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 16, 2026 09:30 AM (RiICY)
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Miracles happen! God be with you!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 16, 2026 09:36 AM (ZOv7s)

101 And at the supermarket we saw a boy nicely dressed up with a suit and tie with his mother in a lovely light purple eyelet ( is that the term) dress. He must be graduating from private school and going into upper middle school. They looked so nice!

I went to public school. We had no graduations until high school graduation.

And on the way out of the store I manhandled ( I guess that should be womanhandled 😉

the pussy willows which are delightful to touch!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 16, 2026 09:38 AM (+wdeh)

102 57 but there are two quotes that seem to indicate a personal motive on the part of the DA.

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I don't think it's personal. Just business. The CO Dems are the most aggressive in the country, and they use gangster tactics constantly.

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Remains to be seen. Some DA's are like cockroaches, they try to avoid the scrutiny of their actions lest it come back and bite them in the ass.

Posted by: whig at May 16, 2026 09:38 AM (E4rtv)

103 Annoying Bongo-Filled Masses would be an excellent name for a Christian rock group.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 16, 2026 09:38 AM (Riz8t)

104 Annoying Bongo-Filled Masses would be an excellent name for a Christian rock group.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 16, 2026 09:38 AM (Riz8t)

Or tumors that cause tinnitus.

Posted by: Vendette at May 16, 2026 09:40 AM (1ieqq)

105 He hasn't had any patients who have responded so well to treatment, nor who have lived this long after a diagnosis, so he really doesn't have any "real life" data to rely on.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth
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May you, with the grace of the Lord, continue to be a trailblazer.

Inspirational to others and likely helpful in providing data to the doc over treatment success that can be applied to other cases.

Posted by: whig at May 16, 2026 09:40 AM (E4rtv)

106 "May you, with the grace of the Lord, continue to be a trailblazer."

Amen!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 16, 2026 09:41 AM (5Tpv8)

107
The Temple of Delphi from the Oresteia Overture by Sergei Taneyev

https://tinyurl.com/n3d6dd4c

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 16, 2026 09:41 AM (HdYcL)

108 Prayers for continued successful response to treat, Teresa in FW

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 16, 2026 09:42 AM (26GAh)

109 In the continuing quest to figure out what's wrong with me, at least on a medical level, I had a carotid ultrasound yesterday. Everything was normal and there's no sign of plaque. That's a relief, because the idea of having my carotids opened up and roto-rootered was not appealing. I kept picturing those 80s ninja movies where someone would get a sword across the neck and turn into a human lawn sprinkler.

Posted by: PabloD at May 16, 2026 09:42 AM (C30Iv)

110 Posted by: RandomDave at May 16, 2026 09:30 AM

Hope you find a good job soon

Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2026 09:42 AM (Ia/+0)

111 108 — treatment

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 16, 2026 09:43 AM (26GAh)

112 Good morning all.
Here is a link to Eric Chrurch's commencement address at UNC in case you missed it. This was the best, most uplifting post I have seen all week.

https://tinyurl.com/2ud9548n

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 16, 2026 09:43 AM (kJmSS)

113 A timely misinformation update. Earlier this week it was reported that the "first American Pope" had presented Iran's ambassador to the Holy See with a prestigious award commemorating his service there.

Subsequent report stated that the "award" was actually a participation trophy given to every diplomat who spends two years at the Vatican, and Iran's guy was one of 13 people who got them this year. The Pope was not present.

Both reports came from the same reporter, who identifies as a Catholic and is now getting all sorts of coverage from the NYT and other Legacy Media. Christopher Hale is his name. Ignore anything he writes.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 16, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)

114 Church, Eric Church🤦‍♀️

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 16, 2026 09:45 AM (kJmSS)

115 Remains to be seen. Some DA's are like cockroaches, they try to avoid the scrutiny of their actions lest it come back and bite them in the ass.
Posted by: whig at May 16, 2026 09:38 AM (E4rtv)
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Yeah, party identification is rarely an indicator of a good person. I quit the GOP 20 years ago and don't regret it in the least. Sure, it has different polices in some respects, but the people are interchangeable with the Dems.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 16, 2026 09:45 AM (ZOv7s)

116 88 The Mesa County DA is a republican, which is what I found odd about the whole exchange.
Posted by: The Asshole Store
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I have come to the conclusion that the reason that Republicans in office have not accepted voter fraud cases is that they do it too. Particularly in primaries so that GOPe candidates can win. The dog that does not bark in the night so to speak.

Both Georgia and Kentucky, for example have more registered voters than they do actual people living there and are having to be sued by the DoJ to provide voter data under the Voting Rights Act.

No reason to do that unless GOP creatures are using those tainted files as well, particularly in the primaries.

Posted by: whig at May 16, 2026 09:46 AM (E4rtv)

117 Good morning Horde, from wet and rainy NE IN.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 16, 2026 09:46 AM (nz1sK)

118 Or tumors that cause tinnitus.
Posted by: Vendette

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Heh! ISWYDT

Posted by: muldoon at May 16, 2026 09:46 AM (I0N4X)

119 Sharon,
I agree about Eric Church's commencement speech. It was great.

Teresa,
You continue to be an inspiration to me on living life to the fullest!

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 16, 2026 09:46 AM (VCgbV)

120
There are annoying bongo-filled Masses, but it is also possible to have a reverent, meaning-filled one outside of the TLM

It's possible. I've never been to one. Otherwise, it's a crap shoot and you get whatever Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants, Father James ("Call me Jim") and Karen from the Parish Council have on offer. The sooner THAT generation goes away the better.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 16, 2026 09:47 AM (HdYcL)

121 When I talk to urbanites anywhere about it, they tell me, "Well the wolves were there before you were." Then, when a bobcat takes out their little fluffy yappy dog, they insist that something must be done.

A Yankee Carpetbagger nearby who bought a McMansion let his toxicpoddle out in the rear yard without having a fence. The local Brown Bear promptly grabbed it and took off with it while enjoying his snack. Wildlife 1 Carpetbagger 0. Can't fix stupid.

Posted by: Old Yeller at May 16, 2026 09:48 AM (QGJ7D)

122 Btw, I am that coffee mug...

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 16, 2026 09:48 AM (VCgbV)

123 "womanhandled the pussy willows"

Is that what you kids are calling it now?

Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at May 16, 2026 09:49 AM (2Ez/1)

124 Teresa, I can only second what Lin-duh had to say. Every day is a blessing. I wish you many, many more.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 16, 2026 09:49 AM (kJmSS)

125 95 he really doesn't have any "real life" data to rely on.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 16, 2026 09:30 AM (RiICY)

Prayers up that he may have "real life" Teresa providing data for many a moon!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at May 16, 2026 09:33 AM (hOUT3)

Thank you! I pray that, too 😊💕. In terms of this disease, though, I am very much an outlier. I am happy to be that, but I do wish that there was some way to catch this disease before it has progressed so far that nothing can be done.

Unfortunately, in most cases it progresses with no symptoms whatsoever until it reaches Stage 3/Stage 4, and by then it is usually too late to do much more than palliative care/hospice. I don't think insurance companies would be willing to add an annual CT screen to their recommendations for preventive care.

Some researchers are trying to figure out why some people are "long-term" survivors and others aren't.

Based on past experience, my body - as "unhealthy" as it is - has always had what I can only call an incredible will to live. So maybe I am one of the lucky ones...

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 16, 2026 09:50 AM (RiICY)

126 Yeah, party identification is rarely an indicator of a good person. I quit the GOP 20 years ago and don't regret it in the least. Sure, it has different polices in some respects, but the people are interchangeable with the Dems.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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With rare exceptions, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely as the saying goes.

And to be fair, being a politician means that voters and donors are always threatening you, begging you to do something for just them, and other odious things to wheedle their representatives.

Not all voters or donors, but enough nasty slimy people that politicians, like ministers in prisons, social workers, or cops, can get disillusioned about people in general. For some pols, like those other professions, makes it easier to simply justify the corruption as everyone does it.

Societies that have too many corrupt voters/donors wanting something for nothing or quid pro quo for their donations from elected officials are as big a problem as corrupt politicians.

Posted by: whig at May 16, 2026 09:50 AM (E4rtv)

127 Morning, MisHum and Horde. I am currently in Amarillo, will be westbound on Route 66 later today.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 16, 2026 09:51 AM (GQnTc)

128 When I talk to urbanites anywhere about it, they tell me, "Well the wolves were there before you were."

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...while driving up to their favorite ski resort or the trailhead to climb a 14er, or a mountain biking day trip...

Posted by: muldoon at May 16, 2026 09:52 AM (I0N4X)

129
The Temple of Delphi from the Oresteia Overture by Sergei Taneyev

https://tinyurl.com/n3d6dd4c
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 16, 2026 09:41 AM (HdYcL)

How dare you! You historical Bastard!

The Ancient Greeks didn't have Orchestras!

They had Rap!!!

Rap!!!

Posted by: Christopher NolanCinematic Expert on Ancient Greek Culture and Mythology at May 16, 2026 09:52 AM (iJfKG)

130 I live in a very conservative area in MT and our pastor is a traditionalist, he's a diocesan priest who came late to the priesthood. No upbeat, touchy feely music. The choir sings very traditional hymns, although sometimes at an arctic pace. Don't care since I'm not there for a dance party. Of course just to the north of us we have the Jesuits, enough said about what that implies.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 16, 2026 09:52 AM (2NHgQ)

131 Smell the Glove, that must be some wound you got going on there. Prayers for sped up healing. I know that hyperbaric treatment is excellent for wound healing. Maybe there is a clinic near your home? The freestanding clinics are much cheaper than the hospital units that do it. Also, wound healing is often covered by insurance. Not always, but sometimes.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 16, 2026 09:52 AM (nz1sK)

132 Heh! ISWYDT

Posted by: muldoon at May 16, 2026 09:46 AM (I0N4X)

I get called out by Muldoon! My day has been successful and it isn't even 9 a.m. local time yet!

Posted by: Vendette at May 16, 2026 09:52 AM (1ieqq)

133 It's possible. I've never been to one.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 16, 2026 09:47 AM (HdYcL)
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That's too bad. We have a good bishop and he's been pushing a return to tradition, including Friday observances outside of Lent. Maybe it's because we're a "young" diocese that serves Michigan's two largest university towns. We are producing a rich harvest of seminarians that are very much interested in tradition the old generation of "clappers" (they clap at the end of Mass for the musicians, really annoying) are fading away (God be praised).

The other Masses I've attended in Michigan were similarly formal, so it's not just a local thing. We try to bounce around from time to time, especially during the summer.

I'm pushing to get the kids to go more often, and the grandkids are now old enough that my wife and I can handle them. Going to the parish school helps in this respect. I'm looking forward to being an OCIA sponsor this fall.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 16, 2026 09:53 AM (ZOv7s)

134 AOP getting his kicks.

Posted by: Someone has to type it at May 16, 2026 09:53 AM (2Ez/1)

135 NDH tweeted this week that she has been cleared to drive. This is a big step forward and she is very happy about it.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 16, 2026 09:55 AM (lFFaq)

136 For AOP

https://tinyurl.com/2zw9jcdu

Safe travels

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 16, 2026 09:56 AM (kJmSS)

137 Of course just to the north of us we have the Jesuits, enough said about what that implies.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 16, 2026 09:52 AM (2NHgQ)
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It is sadly clear that it is time to suppress the Jesuits again.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 16, 2026 09:56 AM (ZOv7s)

138 The message on that coffee mug seems rather whiny and weak.

'Carpe diem' as a motto should not include telling people "I gotta pee!"

Posted by: muldoon at May 16, 2026 09:56 AM (I0N4X)

139 I went to public school. We had no graduations until high school graduation.

And on the way out of the store I manhandled ( I guess that should be womanhandled 😉 the pussy willows which are delightful to touch!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 16, 2026 09:38 AM (+wdeh)

As much as I wanted to bail on my HS graduation, I will always argue that is the most appropriate point for one as there is nothing after 12th Grade. At least in terms of grade school. So it makes sense to have graduation at that point. No other. Not middle school, not elementary school.

My last day of eighth grade, the principal got on the intercom and let it be known the eighth graders were to go home, not hang around campus, and not come back. That was as close as we got to an MS graduation.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 16, 2026 09:56 AM (T6aVk)

140 121 When I talk to urbanites anywhere about it, they tell me, "Well the wolves were there before you were." Then, when a bobcat takes out their little fluffy yappy dog, they insist that something must be done.

A Yankee Carpetbagger nearby who bought a McMansion let his toxicpoddle out in the rear yard without having a fence. The local Brown Bear promptly grabbed it and took off with it while enjoying his snack. Wildlife 1 Carpetbagger 0. Can't fix stupid.
Posted by: Old Yeller

Documentaries are not 'truth' is part of it. It is all about using visuals and impressions rather than logic in most cases to compel the audience to stay awake. Harder to pull emotional tricks when the studies are in print than visuals.

The other part is people are most conservative about what actually affects them. They are all about letting tragedy of the commons affect others but when their own ox is gored, so to speak, they become enraged. A lot of upper class pecksniffing is because they are insulated from the consequences of their voting, others in society pay the price for the 'pet' issues of the woke upper class crowd voting D.

Posted by: whig at May 16, 2026 09:57 AM (E4rtv)

141 138 The message on that coffee mug seems rather whiny and weak.

'Carpe diem' as a motto should not include telling people "I gotta pee!"
Posted by: muldoon at May 16, 2026 09:56 AM (I0N4X)

Wait til you see the Cheerios boxes.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 16, 2026 09:58 AM (T6aVk)

142 Based on past experience, my body - as "unhealthy" as it is - has always had what I can only call an incredible will to live. So maybe I am one of the lucky ones...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 16, 2026 09:50 AM (RiICY)

And we are lucky to have you here with us!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at May 16, 2026 09:59 AM (hOUT3)

143 My last day of eighth grade, the principal got on the intercom and let it be known the eighth graders were to go home, not hang around campus, and not come back. That was as close as we got to an MS graduation.

Ah, so close to "You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here".

Posted by: Archimedes at May 16, 2026 10:01 AM (Riz8t)

144 By the way, the lack of reverence in the Mass is prominently featured in both Graham Green and Evelyn Waugh's writings. The Power and the Glory is centered on the Whiskey Priest, who is by no means a moral paragon.

The Church stumbled, but did not fall, and is now in a time of renewal. That terrifies Liberal Catholics and fills the modern left with despair. They were sure they were going to win, and it's slipping away yet again.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 16, 2026 10:01 AM (ZOv7s)

145 'Carpe diem' as a motto should not include telling people "I gotta pee!"
Posted by: muldoon at May 16, 2026 09:56 AM (I0N4X)

Whatever happened to "Honesty is the best policy!"?

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at May 16, 2026 10:01 AM (hOUT3)

146 Is it closing time?

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 16, 2026 10:01 AM (VCgbV)

147 Ah, so close to "You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here".
Posted by: Archimedes at May 16, 2026 10:01 AM (Riz8t)

I would have loved it if he had just said “don’t let the door hit you in the ass on your way out,”

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 16, 2026 10:03 AM (T6aVk)

148 Ah, so close to "You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here".
Posted by: Archimedes at May 16, 2026 10:01 AM (Riz8t)
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No graduations for anything other than high school, and I was in thee different school districts.

It's part of the Participation Trophy movement, fake credentials and constant affirmation. Also what you get when the teachers themselves are low-IQ people with minimal competence.

I'm hoping the ongoing collapse of higher education will result in enhanced teacher quality as the best and the brightest are forced to once more work for a living.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 16, 2026 10:04 AM (ZOv7s)

149 Today, now , is Tommy Robinson's super rally Unite the Kingdom.

Posted by: runner at May 16, 2026 10:05 AM (GD0B3)

150
The Church stumbled, but did not fall, and is now in a time of renewal.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 16, 2026 10:01 AM (ZOv7s)

Two Romes fell.

The third - Moscow - stands.

NEVER SHALL THERE BE A FOURTH.

Posted by: Ivan IV, Grozny at May 16, 2026 10:05 AM (T6aVk)

151 Some say it's for revenge, others say it's for justice.

Obama's been going public to spin what's coming as the one, not the other.

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 16, 2026 10:06 AM (dtajH)

152 LIVE!

Posted by: runner at May 16, 2026 10:07 AM (GD0B3)

153 Posted by: runner at May 16, 2026 10:05 AM (GD0B3)

I am praying for the safety of all the participants. I had read that the police are using facial recognition and people will be arrested.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 16, 2026 10:08 AM (xY6Tn)

154 Big Ben !

Posted by: runner at May 16, 2026 10:09 AM (GD0B3)

155 No graduations for anything other than high school, and I was in thee different school districts.

It's part of the Participation Trophy movement, fake credentials and constant affirmation. Also what you get when the teachers themselves are low-IQ people with minimal competence.

I'm hoping the ongoing collapse of higher education will result in enhanced teacher quality as the best and the brightest are forced to once more work for a living.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 16, 2026 10:04 AM (ZOv7s)

Brace yourself for this one. The HS I attended had 39 valedictorians. The actual speech was given by a popularity contest winner out of a dozen or so. (I was in full headbanger mode. I was pissed and voted “James Hetfield”. Why? Because the top ten percent were declared valedictorians to help the poor dears get to college!

The graduation I will go to this week determines the valedictorian the old fashioned way. As bad as the district is, they got that right at least.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 16, 2026 10:11 AM (T6aVk)

156 The Jesuits got me for high school. Interesting cats who've had an outsized influence on history.

"The Mission" is one of my favorite movies and provides insight into the ongoing dilemma of these soldiers of Christ: What don't you render unto Caesar in this life?

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 16, 2026 10:12 AM (dtajH)

157 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 16, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)

These reporters are anything but honest.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 16, 2026 10:12 AM (xY6Tn)

158 The third - Moscow - stands.

NEVER SHALL THERE BE A FOURTH.
Posted by: Ivan IV, Grozny at May 16, 2026 10:05 AM (T6aVk)
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In retrospect, the decision of the Romanovs to completely subjugate the Orthodox Church was spectacularly bad. Sure, it ended the palace intrigues with the Patriarch of Moscow, but it also meant that the Church was wholly identified with the state, and when the Bolsheviks burned the churches, the peasants were happy to help out.

Contrast that with Spain, where society had generally secularized, but seeing churches burned, cemeteries desecrated and priests lynched radicalized the normies.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 16, 2026 10:14 AM (ZOv7s)

159 Just discovered there's a free shredding event not far from me. Think I'll go take advantage of that as my downsizing towards minimalism journey continues. Am in the digitizing phase and there's lots of financial related paper to dispose of.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 16, 2026 10:14 AM (2Ez/1)

160 87 Teresa in FtWorth
You are your doctor's new case study! Your progress gives hope to other patients facing the same diagnosis/prognosis.

I had a friend who passed away from the same cancer you have, back in 2018. But they found it really late, and she also had serious heart issues.
You know you are the beneficiary of many prayers on your behalf, and that you beloved by the Horde.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 16, 2026 10:15 AM (nz1sK)

161 AOP getting his kicks, on route 66

Posted by: Skip at May 16, 2026 10:17 AM (Ia/+0)

162 Brace yourself for this one. The HS I attended had 39 valedictorians.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 16, 2026 10:11 AM (T6aVk)
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My high school is in a college town, so a huge premium is placed on college prep, SAT prep, etc.

Watching the place deteriorate has been sad to see.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 16, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s)

163 FWP - through yet another series of unlikely, highly improbable events, this morning discovered my recent Grape jelly purchase is of the “Sugar Free” variety. &@$!!. (If I’m gonna “sin” I wanna do it right). Or give all the “sugar free” stuff its own aisle

Tobacco warnings on packages have to be 20% of the label or whatever. I think “sugar free” items should be the same, so there is no mistake. Finally, at checkout, as a further fail-safe when scanned, the item should be flagged and the Clerk will be cautioned to ask “Hey, this particular item is that “sugar free” crap. Are you sure that’s what you want??”

Posted by: Common Tater at May 16, 2026 10:17 AM (YmzeM)

164 LIVE!
Posted by: runner at May 16, 2026 10:07 AM (GD0B3)

Is there a link?

Posted by: dantesed at May 16, 2026 10:18 AM (Oy/m2)

165 Good morning everyone, (checks watch), yes yes good morning still. (whoo!)

I have secured coffee, sausage and toast. I bought a big bag of discount sausage at costco. In it's distant past my sausage had wings. It is really more of a sausage themed experience. But the coffee is actual coffee and the toast is real, so I got that going for me.

Sending prayers for the healing and recovery for the whole lot of you.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 16, 2026 10:19 AM (3uBP9)

166 > Just discovered there's a free shredding event not far from me.
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We've had those for a while, but only within the last couple of months has the county figured out that they need to advertise. I think there's 2X yearly of each:

Household shredding day.
Household hazardous waste day.
Household e-waste day.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 16, 2026 10:20 AM (jehhT)

167
Is there a link?
Posted by: dantesed at May 16, 2026 10:18 AM (Oy/m2)

https://tinyurl.com/httwshta

also on TRobinsonNewEra on X

Posted by: runner at May 16, 2026 10:20 AM (GD0B3)

168 In Texas we have grade inflation with all the AP and "on-ramps" college courses you can take in HS. In competitive HS's you can have a 4.0 and still not crack the top 10% which gives you auto admissions to any public University in Texas. I'm hoping the Universitys/colleges are looking at overall GPSs not just class rankings. Schools like UT Austin are almost impossible to get into without being in the top 10% or having very high/almost perfect SAT/ACT scores.They can be very different things in Texas.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 16, 2026 10:20 AM (VCgbV)

169 Tobacco warnings on packages have to be 20% of the label or whatever. I think “sugar free” items should be the same, so there is no mistake. Finally, at checkout, as a further fail-safe when scanned, the item should be flagged and the Clerk will be cautioned to ask “Hey, this particular item is that “sugar free” crap. Are you sure that’s what you want??”
Posted by: Common Tater at May 16, 2026 10:17 AM (YmzeM)
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Buying non-alcoholic beer is like that. At every step you get a warning. Final challenge at checkout.

I'm with you, but from the other side. I have to watch my sugar intake, so making it more obvious what has added sugar is helpful to me.

That being said, my glucose meter is plumbing new lows, and after I get my A1C checked in June, I may loosen the restrictions a little. I have to say the "no added sugar" stuff tastes much better once you get used to it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 16, 2026 10:20 AM (ZOv7s)

170 There cannot be more than one Valedictorian, by definition. What a bunch of Wankers.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 16, 2026 10:20 AM (YmzeM)

171 When I talk to urbanites anywhere about it, they tell me, "Well the wolves were there before you were." Then, when a bobcat takes out their little fluffy yappy dog, they insist that something must be done.

A Yankee Carpetbagger nearby who bought a McMansion let his toxicpoddle out in the rear yard without having a fence. The local Brown Bear promptly grabbed it and took off with it while enjoying his snack. Wildlife 1 Carpetbagger 0. Can't fix stupid.
Posted by: Old Yeller

You can't fox stupid.
We know when newbies move to our desert by the signs.
They say lost 'cat' or 'small dog'.

Owl or coyote nibbles.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 16, 2026 10:21 AM (Yypdw)

172 I provide shredding every day.

Posted by: Buckethead - not for free though at May 16, 2026 10:24 AM (3uBP9)

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