Month: February 2026

For those of you not into carpentry a “Dutchman” is a term used to describe removal of a rotted piece of wood. My dad, quite the home handyman taught me this term when I was very young. Typically when an inch or two of the wood on a door for…

Every Lent I usually bite off more than I can chew. I have so much stuff on my plate two weeks in or so I give up. This year I decided to go with little bites, kind of like a tapas bar. Its only been a week but its working…

Back in the late 70’s and early 80’s I was heavily into British TV. The usual suspects, Monty Python’s Flying circus, Faultly towers, Master piece theatre, Keeping up appearances, As time goes by, you name it, if it had a british accent I drank it up. One of my favorites…

After literally years struggling I eventually came to the conclusion that the Mass of Paul VI is definitely not a Catholic mass. I wager if you stood in front of any Novus Ordo service and polled the attendees 9 out of 10 will tell you its a commemoration of the…

Today was Quinquagesima Sunday, the final preparation for Lent. Buckle your seat belts kids, Lent starts in about 48 hours. Septuagesima, Sexagesima,and Quinquagesima are called the front porch of Lent, a time to prepare and get our battle plans in order. In the past I was never creative, just resorted…

That phrase was made popular when that slimy little socialist Rham Emanual was mayor of Chicago. Just like Bobby Prevost, (stage name Pope Leo) he was a Democrat socialist well trained in the art of dirty politics and underhandedness Chicago style. Leo learned well from his political party of choice,…

I recently began smoking cigars a few month back and found this particularly interesting. I ran across this video from a women on Substack, @mcdutchess. In her video she reveals how during the lockdown studies were being shown that nicotine possibly could cure covid and some other diseases. If you…

I hate waiting, in most things I just want to get them over with. Except cigars, you really need to savor the moment. No wonder there are studies out that claim men who smoke cigars live longer. This is about having to wait what seems like an eternity. That package…

Ever since the SSPX announcement the make believe canon lawyers and pretend theologians have been sounding off right and left. Most seem to be aligning with trad inc. “If the sspx does this thy are in schism and as such will go to hell!”. They are worse than church lady…

As long as all the armchair quarterbacks out there are weighing in on the SSPX and the upcoming episcopal consecrations coming up in July I figured I would voice my opinion. True, that and 5 bucks will get you a ride on the CTA these days. Oh wait, my governor…