As promised, I finished reading The DaVinci Code last night. After my early disappointment that Timmy Kovach was not featured, I managed to get through the last page with my sanity and faith still intact. Don’t all sigh with relief at once. I’d like to address what I believe are the three main parts of…
A man needs a little madness, or else he never dares cut the rope and be free. Nikos Kazantzakis I don’t claim to be a marketing genius — that’s my sister’s job. After all, she’s the one who has to keep friends and respect after telling people she’s related to me. But working in a…
Those of you who follow my writing know I beat the improve-the-physical-plant drum loudly and often. Some of you regard it as some kind of excuse mechanism for Mike Brey, and no amount of explanation has proven able to dissuade you of that idea. So if you are of that camp, you may as well…
I’m still trying to figure out how to implement the “NftG” heading in this thing. For now, I’ll use it for compendium-like posts that lack a central theme. Like that doesn’t describe half my work. With all the hand-wringing recently about the need or lack thereof for coaching staff changes and the deplorable state of…
Alright, it’s more like my dinner with Charlie and 2,000 others. But I got the most vivid reminder yet why Charlie Weis is such a good fit at Notre Dame, and far be it from me not to share it with those who weren’t able to dine with us. In deference to him, I waited…