CST #95: How Many Types of Anuerysms Are There?
Mac’s last week of freedom, Ben discovers capitalism, Flight of the Navigator doesn’t hold up, and we discuss what keeps our marriage strong.
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Loved the show, I’m so glad it’s not just us when it comes to praying together!
One thing that you didn’t mention that I would guess is a big part of your strong marraige. Your humour! It is so closely matched and you can clearly joke with each other in a sarcastic manner without either of you taking offence.
Forget the Dutch bloke, your podcast is now my favourite SQPN show
I missed being in your ustream audience Sunday. I was driving back from a quick trip to Florida. I love your Bermuda triangle analogy. Many of my relatives are in the Tifton area.
I agree w/Jason above regarding your humor with each other. I can alway count on a good chuckle while listening to you.
Congrats on your pregnancy and I’ve been praying for your mom.
Peace,
Jan
Fayetteville GA
Thanks guys. You couldn’t be more right. I don’t know why we didn’t mention it, but humor can’t be overstated enough…it goes along with common interests, but is significant enough to stand on its own.
Am reading the Horatio Hornblower stories now. Am reading them in the “career” order which starts with him entering the Royal Navy; they were published in a different order. Excellent stuff. No great revelations into the nature of the universe, but a nice clean writing style, history, action, adventure, romance, good stories, and a hero with believable flaws that you can understand and relate to. Good stuff.
Mac,
I don’t know about the books, but the Horatio Hornblower DVD series is a must watch - we’ve watched it as a family so many times that my boys have it memorized!
Hope Katherine is feeling well, and her mom too!
Lisa
Hi,
but am glad I decided to give it a listen-it’s been worth it!
I, too, really enjoy this podcast: Mac’s dry sense of humor along with the interaction between Katherine and Mac is definitely a large part of the reason. I also appreciate your tackling some “sensitive” issues and being realistic about what is and yet optimisitic about what could be (might be?)(want to use correct English!);-)
I must admit I at first kind of skipped by the podcast (as I live in a huge city and am not raising a family
As for Hornblower, I highly recommend both the Horatio Hornblower book series and the movies/DVDs. I liked the movies a bit more than the books (but the movies do change the order of things and some of the content for dramatic effect). The series illustrates some interesting dilemmas and how different character use positive or negative values/actions to address them. There is also some very well spoken English in the movie-did anyone else notice the difference between the reading of the Bible verses for the funerals when Horatio reads them versus another character?
In closing, I appreciate and enjoy what you all are doing and wish you the very best!
Bonita
Sorry, don’t know where that picture came from-I should be smiling!
Hi,
I’ve read both Forester’s Hornblower saga and O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin series. The Hornblower saga is much more entertaining although possibly not as technically accurate. It’s too bad C. S. Forester died while he was writing “Hornblower During the Crisis” (dealing with “events” leading up to the Battle of Trafalgar).
Which of your sons provided the closing sounds for this episode?
Thanks for another great show,
Bob
Wow, I will most definitely have to check out the HH series. Thanks for all the recommendations.
The laughing at the end of the episode was provided by our youngest son, Sam. I don’t know when we recorded it, but I’m guessing it was about a year ago, when he was almost 2. I stumbled across it while “cleaning out” our iTunes library.
Mac, that laughter was just beautiful. There is absolutely nothing as wonderful as baby/toddler laughter.
Mac, I don’t remember that exactly triggered all the HH talk, but if you’re looking for fiction and Horatio don’t grab you (or even if he does) I also recommend Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books - good stories, great characters, funny in a smart-British way, and endorsed by the Curt Jester. And they can be a little violent for some tastes, but I love Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden books - Harry’s a wizard who works as a private investigator in modern day Chicago; they’re done first person and are a fantastic mix of magic and hard-boiled detective novels.
Hello U2 — blessings and all good. You two are like peanuts — you are addictive. Heaven knows why? I am not that much into your movie reviews, don’t care that much for your TV program commentaries… but every so often you hit a home run… like the frank sharing (and the great advice) about keeping your (our) marriage(s) strong. Thanks so much. And we are prayerful and happy for your good news…. and Katherine will never be ‘too fat.’ She’ll always be just right! Deacon Tom
Hey there, love the show. I also have a recommendation on the Napoleonic era naval fiction reading topic–I’d recommend Naomi Novik’s Temeraire novels. The idea is that in addition to land and sea forces, there are dragon corps fighting for and against Napoleon. That’s right, dragons!! They are very imaginative and engaging, definitely a fun read. The first book is called “His Majesty’s Dragon.”
Also, on keeping your marriage strong–my wife and I started saying Night Prayer from the Liturgy of Hours/Divine Office when we were dating (mostly by phone, but it’s short (5 minutes) so it is easily doable). We have still continued and I think that’s been a great help for us.
God bless!
Joseph
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Blessings