Weekend Update!

Again, it's been too long since my last post. I suppose that happens when you're working a lot and just don't have the energy to write at the end of the day.

I've had another crazy, crazy busy week. I worked on two articles. The first one hit the big time!

Here's the background: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=15311

Here's the story:
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=15325

This story led to the legislators pulling the bill because we exposed what they were really trying to do. Glenn Beck, who has a great show on Fox News, also had a guest on that quoted the story. One for the good guys...

Also worked on this story:
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=15376

But our weekend editor, who I had never met before, didn't understand this wasn't supposed to be a general news story, but more of an investigative report and edited it down a lot. He removed the important link of Clinton trying to redifine the term "embryo" as a tactical move like he had done in the past with his famous line, "it depends on what the definition of 'is' is," "I didn't inhale," and "I didn't have sex with that woman." I made the case in my original article that he was trying to do the same thing again, but this guy didn't get it. So it's just a boring article now.

Oh, and school is good. These kids are crazy, but good.

My Spanish is also coming along. I have a new tactic that's working well. I've been going to restaurants and cafes by myself and making friends with the wait staff. Since waiters are generally in the lower class (at least at the cheaper places I go to), they don't usually know much English, which helps me a) not to feel stupid when I try to speak Spanish and b) helps me to make new friends because I think they feel bad for this poor lost gringo!

Next week is a big week for us. We have a meeting for our Catholic Mobile which would allow us to produce an application for the iPhone and other mobile type technologies. I also have my second Economics Class, which will be big to see how much they understood the homework I gave them. I'll be teaching Catechesis on St. Patty's Day (to an Irish family no less) and trying to raise a little money on the side!