And some are very, very bad.

On my walk yesterday, I had a destination in mind: Target, where I intended to buy some summer clothing for the impending BeachMeet. Target is cheap and has nice knock-offs, and since I'm probably not going to be wearing shorts much in the middle of the night, I don't see the need to spend too much money on them. I also thought (TMI warning) that I would pick up some spare underpants while I was there. One can never have too many underpants. (Well, I suppose that's not really true, but I usually fall on the side of just barely not enough than just barely enough.) Normally, I wear the simple utilitarian boxers that have basic monochrome prints on them, all I need is for them to hold my unmentionables. But my eye was drawn by a two pairs of boxers with Dr. Seuss prints on them. I couldn't resist. I am now proudly wearing a pair of One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish underpants.

It's been a busy day; I only now have a chance to catch my breath. On my way home from work, I'm going to stop by my grandparents' house and wish my grandmother a happy (somewhat belated) birthday. I haven't been there in a while. My grandfather has strident views on society that I have a hard time stomaching, and they were extremely odious to me in the wake of September 11th's attacks. This is not to say that I avoided family gatherings all together, but morning visits to my grandparents usually take place with the running background image of FoxNews. But it has been a while since I've seen them, so it will be nice to drop in. I'm hoping to find a nice bakery or such in Pasadena to pick up a bit of breakfast as a gift.

"Swede Devotion" is on hold by the Enigma editor because its lyrics are too explicit. Apparently I need to revise it to make it acceptable to a "family audience." I guess the Steve Tyler mentality is going to have to go. ThuNYTX: 15. Silly theme, but a very pretty grid. ThuLATX: 10. It's not that unusual to have both puzzle share a word or two, but it's very odd to see them both use the same clue. It is still odder when they both have the same clue number! NYTX14D and LATX14A are identical today.

Still no call back from T. Maybe the phone is fritzing again? I'll call when I get home, and hope I don't fall asleep before a call back.

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Of course, how could I forget. I don't have to worry about right-wing politics and liberal-bashing; I have to listen to my grandfather talk about all of the homosexuals destroying the Holy Roman Church. I bring fresh bagels to my grandmother, and this is how I am repaid.

Blaming homosexuals is becoming the anti-Semitism of the Catholic Church.
--Eugene Kennedy; professor emeritus of psychology, Loyola University

I haven't used LiveJournal to talk about my views on the molestation scandals in the Church, although I have considered it. Mostly, I am becoming tired of being forced to explain the workings of the Church, its hierarchy and its teachings to non-Catholics, all of whom have their opinions on what the "real" problem is. And yet none of that can compare to the disgusting view that is held by many very vocal members of that same Church hierarchy that the culpability for this crisis lies at the feet of those ordained men and women who are or may be homosexual.
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