Condom Use & The Pope

I understand the need for the Catholic Church to stick to doctrine, but saying things that are not supported by facts is at best, misleading and at worst, an inaccurate and criminal marketing message to keep the faith.



This Pope is in serious need of making the church relevant to today's world, instead of unrealistically thinking that the world lives by his sets of values. And to sell this notion to Africa with its frightening HIV/AIDS epidemic (22 million people live with the disease) is downright criminal.

Karma & The Cat

You might recall that about 2 weeks ago, in a fit of unhinged frustration over my cats fighting, I put my youngest cat into an animal carrier and released him to fend for himself. The reality of what I did hit me like a brick wall 2 days later, and I was really worried that I might never get over the guilt of abandoning a pet. I tried to make sense of my rash decision, but nothing stuck.

This evening, as I was headed out to get some dinner, I walked around to where I had left Alfie and to my surprise, and relief, he was there. Huddled, scared and slightly shell-shocked. He had been hiding out by the plants around the pool of the condo where my friends Andy & Jody live in. He was initially reluctant to come to me when I called him, but with Jody's help, Alfie ran out into a clearing, which made it easier for me to approach him and bring him home.

As I type this, he's sleeping in my lap, probably relieved to be out of the rain and cold, and hopefully not too traumatized from what I did to him 11 days ago. I'm gonna bring him to the vet in the morning, just so I know that he's OK. And maybe the vet can prescribe something that will calm him down from being super aggressive.

I hope I've corrected some of the negative karma by bringing Alfie back, but I also know I'll be thinking about this for a long time to come. I need to make adjustments to how I conduct my emotional housekeeping.

Alfie's back and a weight's been lifted off my chest, and I'm looking forward to having a proper night's sleep.

John Stewart Vs CNBC

Even if you're not familiar with how it all works, this piece from The Daily Show tells you that CNBC might be having something of a credibility problem.

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I'm cold in Seoul and have too much on my mind, so here's just a deeply shallow moment if this works for you.






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Smile Tuesday

Monday

One week on, and I'm feeling less guilty about stuff. Sigh. And I head off to Seoul tomorrow for work. It's gonna be really cold - it's 0 degrees tomorrow night! - and I'm sorta curious to see how painful it'll get.

Interesting Saturday night, hanging out with a few colleagues who I can now say are friends. Nothing like booze for bonding. And then there was the Franglais, the 'friend' who asked to see my belly, 10 spicy chicken wings and I'm still a bit fuzzy today.

And there's nothing like The Office to get you ready for the office. Here's a musical montage that made me smile.



Have a good week, Randomers.