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About paulyr2

Single male, b. 1955, U.S. citizen, Italian, Christian, B.A. (Political Science) Seton Hall Univ., M.T.S. (Theological Studies) Drew Univ.

Bad Behavior in the World of Sports

I’ve read in the newspaper about Brian Kelly, head coach at Univ. of Cincinnati (football), leaving his school and team, to take the same job at Notre Dame.  This in itself is not bad.  What is bad is the timing of the move.  Kelly … Continue reading

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Personal Sorrow

I’m sorry.  I’m sorry for the action I performed. 

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Old/New – Past and Present

You know, I was just thinking, as I was listening to the old song, ‘Tighten Up’ (1968), that young people today, born after 1980, might not even bother to listen to such a song upon learning its age.  They might … Continue reading

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Carlos Santana & Friends ‘Samba Pa Ti’ Live in Mexico

  Quote YouTube – Samba Pa Ti – Santana (Live in Mexico) 

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Jeff Beck Group (“Rough and Ready”, 1971) ‘Got The Feeling’

  Quote YouTube – Jeff Beck Group – Got The Feeling 

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Archie Bell and the Drells – ‘Tighten Up’ (1968)

  Quote YouTube – Tighten Up by Archie Bell and the Drells – 2008 

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Jeff Beck Group, ‘Got the Feeling’ Live Milwaukee 1975

  Quote YouTube – Jeff Beck- Auditorium Theatre, Milwaukee, Wi 5/10/75  

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Home Alone on a Rainy Night

It’s Friday night, it’s raining, and I’m home alone, sitting at the computer.  The Yankee game tonight is delayed.  I wouldn’t doubt that it’ll be postponed.  I’m content and I think that God is good.   

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Young People do Foolish Things

This newsflash comes from The Star Ledger (Newark, NJ), Friday, June 26, 2009 in the ‘Law and Order’ section (p.29): Morris Township Teen tosses turtle out of car, crashes into tree A 17-year-old driver stopped her car to rescue a turtle … Continue reading

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Meaning is a deep lake

Meaning is a deep lake.  I came up with this phrase (actually, it’s a complete sentence) while writing a blog about a Gospel of Thomas saying, "Become like passersby" (saying #42).  That saying moves me.  It makes my heart soar.  … Continue reading

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