Myopic Zeal :: April

April 19, 2005

Time for Some More Ice Cream!!!

Posted by Eric at 6:04 pm. Filed under: General

Yep. It’s true!

[The study] found that people who are modestly overweight actually have a lower risk of death than those of normal weight

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Writing Book Reviews

Posted by Eric at 2:39 pm. Filed under: General

I’ve teamed up with Blog For Books to do some book reviews on this site, so keep your eye out for these over the next few months.

If you’re interested in doing book reviews on your own blog, check ‘em out.

On a somewhat related note, I keep meaning to add categories to this blog, but just haven’t gotten to it. Hopefully in the next few weeks. But first, I have to mow the lawn and change some diapers. Oh, and finish the home improvement project and fix the toilet flusher thingy and the leaky sink. And … oh, I can’t remember, I have to go check the list on the ‘fridge. :-D

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Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany

Posted by Eric at 12:09 pm. Filed under: General

The new Pope has been selected.

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany has been elected pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church, a cardinal announced on Tuesday.

He has chosen Pope Benedict XVI as his papal name, the cardinal said.

It’s amazing. Minutes after his selection, Wikipedia has him listed as the pope. “I remember when I was a kid” we were lucky to have a set of encyclopedias updated every three years in our small town library. And now… seconds.

Benedict XVI, né Joseph Ratzinger (born April 16, 1927) is Pope of the Roman Catholic Church since April 19, 2005.

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Ratzinger speaks ten languages and has received seven honorary doctorate degrees. He is an accomplished pianist with a preference for Beethoven.

He is the eighth German pope.

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