My kinda saint

St. Bernard of Menthon : May 28

Patron Saint: Alpinists, mountain climbers, mountaineers, skiers, travellers in the mountains.

Profile: Nobility. Priest. Archdeacon of Aosta in 996. Evangelized to the people of the Alps for over 40 years. Vicar-general of Alpine diocese. He started a patrol that cleared robbers from the mountains, and he established hospices for travellers and pilgrims to Rome. The large dogs, trained to search for lost victims in the mountains, are named for the Saint.

Representation: Man in a mountain setting holding a bishop's crozier; white dog.

Couldn't have said it better

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. ~Mark Twain

Binary according to the Bible

"But let your communication be Yea, yea; nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil." Matthew 5:37

Did some math

Here is an interesting bit of math. 18-8=10. Also, we have 2+8=10. Finally, 10<12. Son of a sheep shagging ass hat, why did it take me so long to figure it out? But I guess I can't be to angry, karma and all that.

Word of the day

Hagiographer: Person who writes a worshipful or idealizing biography.