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Ok, we only saw one site... Inner Space Caverns.
 
Last time I took time off from work, we went to Enchanted Rock, north of Fredericksburg. Today, it was Inner Space Cavern, just barely north of Round Rock. Great history on how it was found and the tour guide, Mike, was exceptional.

I've been published, again! I wrote this article originally for the St. William Newsletter but it was picked up by the Diocesan paper.  Here's a link to the web version.   http://www.austindiocese.org/newsletter_article_view.php?id=3890   Interestingly enough, they say that it was written by the Catholic Spirit Staff.  That's probably because I quoted myself and it would look weird to have my name on the byline. 

My main dissapointment in being laid off was that I had to cancel Dad's and my trip to Italy in October.  While practicing my spanish by reading an e-mail about St. James the Greater, it suddenly occurred to me that with summers off from teaching, I have a great opportunity to do trips I never could do before. 

For those of you not in the know, I was diagnosed with acromegaly earlier this month.  Some famous people who have had acromegaly include Andres the giant, both new and old Lurch from the Addams Family and the guy with the gold teeth in James Bond.  Acromegaly is also known as gigantism, but you only get to be a giant if you get it when your bones are still growing.
 

“…the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.” – President Barack Obama, 20 January 2009

It started innocently enough when I was checking my mail. There was a catalog from National Geographic featuring their expeditions. Instead of throwing it into recycling, I opened it and quickly found my dream trip: An expedition to Antartica.

Yes, I know, it's a lot of posts for one day, but there's so much going on.
Anyway, we really don't have rats. We're taking care of 2 black dachshunds, Dante & Shawn, for a couple of months for a friend who has gone to take care of her mother in California. They're very sweet but a little spoiled and not completely house trained. It seems that they're smart enough, we were able to train them in an evening to stay out of the kitchen.

Yep, Randy's still sick. He came down with something just before New Years. He had fever and his loving wife even sacrificed her trip to see the King Tut exhibit to run him to the emergency room on Saturday (Jan 3) just in case it was pneumonia or something. He tried to talk me out of it, but I couldn't in good conscience leave if he did have pneumonia. It didn't hurt that I had been to an excellent King Tut exhibit in Philly a year or two before.

Got this from a friend of mine... The Catholic bishops of the United States have designated January 22 as a special day of prayer and penance in reparation for the massive killing that has resulted from the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision (handed down January 22, 1973) which permitted abortion throughout pregnancy.

Just found out that our next Medical Mission will be February 28 - March 6th. We're either going to San Pedro de las Colonias or Arteaga, both of which are fairly close to Saltillo.