Archive for March, 2007

Dog Gives Heimlich

28Mar07

Ms Parkhurst said she pounded on her own chest but could not move the piece.
Toby joined in, jumping on her chest and dislodging the apple, then licking her face so she would not pass out.
full story

Turtle Power

24Mar07

Go see it.
Trailer 1

Trailer 2

the silence is broken

18Mar07

Well, I got back Saturday morning from St. Mary Monestary. What an experience.
The monestary is surrounded by complete beauty. It sits on 80 acres on the top of a hill completely surrounded by trees and a lake. It’s a newly built monestary however this group of sisters have been around a while. […]

spring break

14Mar07

so today i’m headed off for spring break.  not to sunny florida or beautiful cancun.  no, i’m driving myself over to st. mary monastery in rock island, illinois for a bit of a get away.  from today until saturday morning i’ll be alone with a bunch of sisters.  can’t wait!
i’m hoping to not only get […]

mmmm…

12Mar07

the sun is out and the coffee is good this morning.
it’s going to be a good day.

cutting trees & jobs

07Mar07

Rural schools in California are facing a crisis because of a fight over President Bush’s plan to sell $800 million worth of national forest.
Not only are they losing their jobs, but 300,000 acres of national forest are likely to be taken as well. Read or listen to the full article from NPR.

Alli Rogers . Derek Webb

04Mar07

Last night a group of friends went up to Waterloo for a Derek Webb concert with Alli Rogers opening. Thankfully everything went down without a hitch. We have had a mess of winter storms across Iowa, which made for a very long and confusing trip for Derek and Alli. Thankfully they were […]