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  • Money and Meat go together like...?

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    Answer: subsidies and government.

    "Why does a salad cost more than a Big Mac?"

    Answer: The U.S. Farm Bill mandates government subsidies for key livestock feed and neatly ties to what school lunch programs feed children.

    "The Farm Bill, a massive piece of federal legislation making" [...]
    Posted: October 31, 2009, 10:16am EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Beware of Earthlink

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    We have been trying to cancel an email account with Earthlink for several months. Each time we call they either say we do not have the right telephone number, password, or such information as is necessary to verify the account. The charge of nearly $5 a month for an email [...]
    Posted: October 18, 2009, 6:34pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Meet the Joeys

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    Red Wiggler Worms may be the best pets ever!

    When my daughter started her "worm composting" several years ago, I have to admit that I grimaced. My familiarity with worms at that point began and ended with the garden variety, sometimes hooked onto the end of a fishing [...]
    Posted: September 20, 2009, 9:17am EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • On Being Five

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    On August 19, Jon stayed home from pre-school with Mommy.

    They ate breakfast and played with trains. Late in the morning Jon asked Mommy, "When am I going to be five?"

    "You are five today; it's your birthday," Mommy reminded him.

    "Today! Today'" [...]
    Posted: August 30, 2009, 8:52am EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • July in Ireland

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    Ten days in Ireland began in New Grange. Amazing pre-pyramid tombs in Ireland. Restoration of the tombs allows visitors to enter the ancient burial mounds and experience the ingenuity of an ancient culture. Giant's Causeway on Ireland's northern coast can hardly be believed. The volcanic formation of geometrically shaped columns [...]
    Posted: August 01, 2009, 7:54am EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Tinker Toy Radio Show

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    What do you build with Tinker Toys?

    Jon and I arrived at the table filled with TT pieces. He brought his 4-yr-old enthusiasm for random pieces in bright colors. I brought my 50-something enthusiasm for Public Radio. Spotting a wheel, Jon said, "We can make it go!"

    I [...]
    Posted: May 04, 2009, 7:57am EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Bishop Robert Carlson, meet me in St. Louis, Louis!!

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    The faithful of Saginaw and Sioux City welcomed Bishop Carlson to his last appointments. As St.Louis prepares to roll out the red carpet for the new Archbishop, some may wonder what the expectations of his former dioceses were and how he lived up to them.

    For a look back:[...]
    Posted: April 21, 2009, 8:18am EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Intergalactic Deb Day

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    Today is the first Intergalactic Deb Day ever.

    I had a latte and a warm raspberry with white chocolate scone to celebrate.

    One of my coworkers proclaimed today as Intergalactic Deb Day. That's all it takes. Holidays start that way, don't they?

    What will tomorrow [...]
    Posted: March 24, 2009, 6:45pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Diet Experts

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    Someone I know explained to me today about the fine art of dieting. "It's all about calories," she said. If you want to know how to lose weight, according to her, ask a fat person. Heaven knows they've tried everything and yo yo up and down.

    She explained [...]
    Posted: March 24, 2009, 6:35pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Peeking into the Single Life-style

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    I'm married. Happily. But I have friends who are single and lookin'. The hunt for the date life is a distant memory for me, honestly. So, wasn't I intrigued with a recent evening spent with a single, attractive girlfriend who introduced me to match.com.

    Most nights, I spend' [...]
    Posted: March 12, 2009, 7:09pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Doodling all over

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    The post on this blog that gets the most hits is the one on doodling.


    NPR has a story on doodling with some interesting insight.


    I like to doodle. I'm a squiggle line doodler. Nothing frame worthy. I go over the letters in my' [...]
    Posted: March 12, 2009, 7:02pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Those Charities Are Calling

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    Dinnertime, peaceful evenings, and just when I thought it safe to sit down in front of the television--the phone rings. Caller ID tells me its a charity. Sometimes they hide behind "unknown" caller. I always know who it is.

    Fireman's Fund, Policeman's Fund [never mind the lack of PC, [...]
    Posted: January 11, 2009, 9:14am EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Another new year

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    Several times today I practiced in my head saying two-thousand and nine. 2009. I imagined two-thousand years ago when they might have practiced saying the year "nine." Then, I remembered they didn't ever practice saying the year NINE. The year hadn't been "invented," yet. Instead of the year 9, they [...]
    Posted: January 01, 2009, 4:53pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • ZENdom

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    While you tidy up the kitchen, storing the Thanksgiving leftovers in the Chinese Tupperware, how about some Buddha music.

    Comes in three colors and costs $25. [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2008, 7:34am EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Tupperware by any other name

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    I'm comforted to know that anywhere in the world I can store food in airtight containers.

    Tupperware changes ever so slightly as travels around the world.' [...]
    Posted: November 12, 2008, 9:54pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • My Kind of Town

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    CHICAGO! CHICAGO!

    Wonderful weekend in Lincoln Park for a Saturday wedding. A visit to Navy Pier on Sunday in the downtown surprised us with a visit to the SOFA exhibit.
    http://www.sofaexpo.com/

    I don't know how may galleries had installations in the hall, but it's more than my feet [...]
    Posted: November 10, 2008, 8:35pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Lost keys?

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    Lost your house keys? Car keys? Not to worry.
    Take a photo of your keys with your cell phone. The photo can be used to create a copy of your key. [...]
    Posted: November 05, 2008, 10:05pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Of Architectural Dreams

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    Beauty in the daily environment of homes.
    Architecture of St. Louis featured in this blog.

    The blog links to many other great architecturally focused sites like this one -Vanishing St. Louis

    Found this site on my own. Great place for viewing St. Louis architectural styles.[...]
    Posted: October 29, 2008, 8:43pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Fight Depression Through Your Anus

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    No kidding.
    Who knew?
    Somethings are just meant to be shared. You can thank me later.

    In How-Good-bye-Depression, the author explains tips for clearing up your depressed mental state.

    Here's the info from Amazon: Product Description

    I think constricting anus 100 times and denting navel 100 times' [...]
    Posted: October 12, 2008, 10:21pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Mr. Jon Turns Four

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    On Tuesday Jon will be four-years-old. Today we had cake, sang, and opened gifts. Before the party started, while the cake was being iced, he proclaimed, "THIS is the birthday ever." All he wanted was a helicopter, which he received; complete with lights, sound, and a rescue hoist hook and [...]
    Posted: August 17, 2008, 9:04pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Mile High

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    Record temperatures welcomed me to Denver on Thursday. And after frigid indoor temperatures I welcomed the 101 heat outside. My room at the Hyatt had a thermostat which I prompty set at 72--five degrees warmer than when I checked in.

    When I arrived at the Sheraton to check out [...]
    Posted: August 02, 2008, 10:53pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Salvation Army and bells

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    I put money in the big red can while the bell ringer rang his bell outside of Schnucks last night. As I put the dollar bill and some change in the can, I paused and caught the bell ringer's eye.

    "I have an idea," I said. "How about'" [...]
    Posted: December 15, 2007, 9:40pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Guess who is having a birthday in December?

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    Recognize this fellow?
    It's Jesus. Yes, of Nazareth. Or Bethlehem, depending on the source.

    We have all of Advent to have ready what he wants most for his birthday this year. He's been asking for the same thing for over 2000 years.[...]
    Posted: November 30, 2007, 11:44am EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Arrr, what's your pirate name? Savy?

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    I'm Red Morgan Bonney....and who might you be, matey? ARRRR.


    My pirate name is:


    Red Morgan Bonney


    Passion is a big part of your life, which makes sense for a pirate. You can' [...]
    Posted: November 26, 2007, 9:50pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Workin' For a Livin'

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    In france they have an expression that I like for the quotidian of life.

    Expression: Métro, boulot, dodo

    Pronunciation: [may tro boo lo do do]

    Meaning: same old routine, work work work

    Literal translation: subway, work, sleep

    Sad that daily life can be capsulized as [...]
    Posted: November 06, 2007, 1:30pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Jon Goes Fishing

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    NOTE: Several of my posts were bombarded with spam comments. So, I reset moderating comments and reposted the old posts.

    Luckily, Jon had no hook on his line. Just a bobber. He only LOOKS like a fisherman. Photo album below--click on photo.
    Jon and [...]
    Posted: November 06, 2007, 1:27pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Over-thinking Disney?

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    The whole film is longer than this snippet from U Tube, but you'll get the idea.
    I'm using this in class with regard to evaluation of an argument.
    What do you think?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byaMd_PNyIY
    U Tube: micky mouse monopoly [...]
    Posted: November 06, 2007, 1:25pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • BOOK TO READ

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    I needed something to read that had nothing to do with anything I am involved in at the present time. My library shelves are double deep, but I know I have not read every book. Shoving some books aside, pulling several out in order to read the back cover, I [...]
    Posted: November 06, 2007, 1:25pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • KIN U spell?

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    Now, in the privacy of your own computer screen, you can test yourself in spelling.
    SPELLING TEST

    Oh, go ahead. It's fifty words. Takes a few minutes.

    If you need to improve. Try this technique.
    Visualization' [...]
    Posted: November 06, 2007, 1:24pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Kin u spull?

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    I have always believed myself to be a not so good speller. In grade school I never won the spelling bee--not in all 8 years. Not even close. Eventually, I realized that winning just led to more spelling bees. The whole spelling bee experience is just a breeding ground for [...]
    Posted: October 28, 2007, 4:57pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Good Read

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    I needed something to read that had nothing to do with anything I am involved in at the present time. My library shelves are double deep, but I know I have not read every book. Shoving some books aside, pulling several out in order to read the back cover, I [...]
    Posted: October 24, 2007, 7:28pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Good memory, just short

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    Every day I speak to someone who thinks she/he is losing memory power. We forget dates, past events, names of books, movies, where we had dinner last Sunday. When my children were small, I was busy with many things. As soon as I was overly busy, I'd forget things like' [...]
    Posted: October 16, 2007, 10:43am EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • (Over) thinking Disney?

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    The whole film is longer than this snippet from U Tube, but you'll get the idea.
    I'm using this in class with regard to evaluation of an argument.
    What do you think?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byaMd_PNyIY
    U Tube: micky mouse monopoly [...]
    Posted: September 21, 2007, 5:42pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • What's the buzz?

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    The buzz is no doubt a mosquito scouting your fleshy parts for a landing site. Evey time I walk outside at or after dusk, I am bitten ALL over by mosquitoes. I googled "How to not get bitten" and found this horrible bit of information.

    Can garlic keep [...]
    Posted: August 27, 2007, 6:48pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • No More Curls

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    Handsome boy with new haircut. [...]
    Posted: August 21, 2007, 4:27pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Sweet Dreams are Made of Lemons

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    Carrie Hudson (Kansas City area; extended family in St. Louis) has what I'd call double vision. She sees her own life with the joys and struggles of a cancer survivor, and she sees the greater joys and struggles of exercising her vision to make life better for other people. She's [...]
    Posted: July 13, 2007, 7:59am EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Fun on the dock

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    Whose legs are these?



    Grammy teaches Jon how to unhook the fish. [...]
    Posted: July 06, 2007, 12:12pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • New York in the Summer

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    The people in New York stand out in a crowd.

    The artist of this bejeweled "girl" stood next to me in the audience at the Today show. The cameras did not scan our section until AFTER she left. But she did get [...]
    Posted: July 06, 2007, 11:21am EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Ordination Photos

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    This past weekend we celebrated another Sacrament. Bill only has one more and he'll have them all! But we can wait a long long time for that one.

    All went well. Celebrations continued all evening and I slept all day Sunday.

    To view the day click
    [...]
    Posted: June 05, 2007, 1:04pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Memories...

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    Some things are best forgotten. Like, say, someone's breath. And, yet, if you just can't live without smelling the faint odor of your loved one's life breath, prepare ahead:
    Breath Capture [...]
    Posted: May 16, 2007, 9:14pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Jon Goes Fishing

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    Posted: May 16, 2007, 8:54am EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Why I don't go whale watching

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    Last time I had the opportunity to whale watch, off the coast of Vancouver, I opted not to sign up. The sea craft that would take me to the whales was a kayak. I'd seen video of a kayak overturned by a whale with a playful spirit. Though I am [...]
    Posted: May 10, 2007, 7:48am EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Math IS useful!

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    As a liberal arts thinker, I have often dismissed math as something we have to put up with, like menstruation (we, being women--and men if you're married to one). I married an engineer so that I wouldn't have to really LEARN math myself. Having graduated from an engineering university, I [...]
    Posted: May 02, 2007, 12:36pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Sometimes a red hat

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    Sometimes a red hat, that doesn't go and doesn't suit me, is just NOT enough!

    When I'm 80, I'll wear a gold bow on my head,
    that doesn't match and doesn't make any sense.
    And [...]
    Posted: April 30, 2007, 8:04pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Have You Seen?

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    This video came out ahwile back. If you haven't watched it, you don't know.





    Did You Know? [...]
    Posted: March 14, 2007, 6:25pm EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Be Happy AND SMART

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    I want some:

    [from Science Daily] Antidepressants increase the presence of a growth factor in the brain, which then leads to a proliferation of new cells, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
    New cells, [...]
    Posted: March 14, 2007, 10:38am EDT
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • WINTER: Bah Humbug!

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    February can be the cruelest month in the midwest. We can see spring o'comin' but it ain't here soon enough. More rain, more ice, more ---don't say it...

    Think of more pleasant climates, like Miami in the winter.

    Here, take a vacation--

    Miami photos
    [...]
    Posted: February 25, 2007, 4:06pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • This day was born

    George Harrison (1943–2001)

    Born in Liverpool, England, musician George Harrison played lead guitar and sang with the Beatles, developing an interest in Eastern music and religion. After the Beatles’ break-up, he made solo albums, including All Things Must Pass (1970), and performed with other artists, notably ‘super-group’ The Traveling [...]

    Posted: February 25, 2007, 10:28am EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Takin' the Day Off

    As if I have nuffin' to do. But it's President's Day, and the world rests in their memory. Quite a creative lot of souls, I'd say, those presidents all; some more memorable than others. They inspire my creativity, and I searched for ways to doodle on the day we have [...]
    Posted: February 19, 2007, 12:41pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Living on Another Planet

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    Do you know who Anna Nicole Smith is?
    Of course you do.

    Thursday, 8 February, I was the chaplain on the sixth floor of the FP Hospital, making my rounds to make initial visits like I always do. After the fifth visit, as I was sitting in the [...]
    Posted: February 09, 2007, 3:24pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • The World Turns

    Cultural disaster or turning point that will be noted by hisotrians to come? Perhaps print media has entered its end stage. I'll agree that holding paper in the form of a magazine or book adds a tactile sense to the reading experience. But the newspapers are a hassle and I [...]
    Posted: February 06, 2007, 7:50am EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Can you spell SPA....................

    Welcome back to midwestern winter! Temperatures will not reach above freezing for the next several days. Pinch me, somebody, so I can wake up back in Key Biscayne.

    Last week I died and went to the Ritz Hotel on an island off the coast of Florida for four [...]
    Posted: February 03, 2007, 9:48pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Puttin' On the Ritz




    Run along the island shore. Soak up the early morning sunshine. Lunch on the beach. Fun in the sun. Relax poolside. Mild Florida winter temps. Fresh seafood, vegetables, prepared by the french chef. Tomorrow replay [...]
    Posted: January 31, 2007, 8:56am EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Relatively speaking---

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    I want a president with good judgement. The president doesn't have to have be the smartest person on the planet because the president has a steady stream of advisors with lots of information, numbers, and plans. The president needs to have good judgement in order to sift through all the [...]
    Posted: January 24, 2007, 6:44am EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Another Shade of Pale: the Other White Meat

    I think I'll pass on those juicy BBQ ribs. After reading the Smithfield article my taste buds are still numb. I didn't need the photo they show, either.

    I hear Australian cattle ranchers give red wine to their beefy herd. If red wine tastes good with a [...]
    Posted: January 20, 2007, 4:16pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Don't Delay Happiness

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    Reliving childhood memories is sweet. Here's a clip from a movie I watched over and over and over as a child. Shirley's feet barely move. I thought she was always dancing.

    this post has been edited to direct you to a new ST movie [...]
    Posted: January 20, 2007, 2:27pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Hello Mudder,

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    These are photos taken with the new camera, explained below. But FIRST!!!

    Everyone say hello to Muzzy. C'mon. Just click on "comment" below. Muzzy has found this blog and enjoys reading it. She [...]
    Posted: January 13, 2007, 2:32pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • Just When...

    Just when I've figured out most of the idiosyncracies of Blogger and posting, they invite me to RE-up with the NEW and IMPROVED version. One click and they do all the work. I'm looking for differences on this build a post menu....no, don't see any. Looks the same. Well, now, [...]
    Posted: January 13, 2007, 2:28pm EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • What's Next? St. Oscar (Wilde)?

    I hear Catholics warning others about one author or another, some condemned by the church or some who have written things opposed to Church teaching. Take for example Fr. Anthony DeMellow S.J., whose books and lectures were banned from local Catholic bookstores a few years ago. Too Eastern in his [...]
    Posted: January 10, 2007, 8:51am EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
  • At the Bistro

    On the last day of the semester, I scheduled a hair cut at the salon located in an ever popular shopping mall. The second week of December is not the time to go to the mall, especially on a Friday afternoon. Long ago, I found a double-secret parking area where [...]
    Posted: December 11, 2006, 8:50am EST
    by MEISTER-Blog
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