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DaTechGuy Unexpectedly on the Radio Saturday 8-11 AM on WCRN’s Conservatively Speaking UPDATE: Or not

Posted: April 24, 2025 by datechguy in DaTechGuy on DaRadio
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Michael Corleone: Just when I thought I was out they pull me back in.

Godfather 3 1990

Just got a call from my old radio partner Joe Mangiacotti  who is in charge these days at WCRN my old stomping ground.

Apparently old friend Mike Wade is ill and they needed a fill in host to avoid playing a repeat of a previous show and I hate to let down a friend who asks so Saturday Morning it will be 2012 all over again as I’ll be doing 3 hours on WCRN talking about the news of the week.

Should be fun.

Update: Then again it’s just possible that after two days of promoting a show that I was asked to do I might get to the station a half hour before the show and the door to find the building locked.

It’s further possible that after sending direct messages and using a borrowed phone I get no response so I just might wait till about 8:15 figuring they can play filler till then only to notice the door automatically unlock at 8 am at which time it’s likely I would run up the stairs, dash down the hallway and hurry into the studio at the nick of time to do the show only to find that nobody has told the engineer that I’m hosting today and it’s might even transpire that said engineer refuses to call either the station manager who asked me to fill in or the normal host of the show to confirm I’m supposed to be there so in that eventuality I would end up hearing home in a driving rain having wasted two days prepping for and promoting a show that never happens while wasting the morning of my day off for no purpose.

But how likely is that?

Doing the “Pope is Dead” stuff Wrong

Posted: April 22, 2025 by datechguy in catholic

Let’s cut to the chase.

Anybody who has read this blog for the last 12 years knows I have definite opinions on the pontificate of Francis particularly compared to John Paul II & Benedict who came before him who set an incredibly high bar. If I leave out John XXIII who died when I was 16 days old Francis is the fifth pope of my lifetime and you likely can guess where I would place him on my list of Popes during my life and I will be very happy to write about this subject in about a month’s time when the vote for his successor is either in progress or his successor is in place.

If you expect me to write about that subject now you will be disappointed. Now is the time to pray for him and show him the respect that any newly deceased Pope deserves and to pray that God shows him the mercy that we should be wishing on all souls who seek it (and even some who do not).

I dislike the new trend to hit the dead in the days after they die and any Christian in general and Catholic in particular should know better, you know the whole “blessed are the merciful for they will receive mercy.
” business.

Again feel free to hit my archive if you looking for a critique of Francis but for now we’re going to pray for him and join in the official period of mourning that the church does.

Five Things For A Good Christian in General and a Good Catholic To Remember on Easter. All Sins Means ALL, In his own good time, But it’s their call, Your own redemption is job 1, Salvation vs Understanding

Posted: April 20, 2025 by datechguy in catholic, culture
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A list of five bits of Good advice for Christians on Easter Sunday8

  1. Christ’s death and Resurrection paid for the sins of everyone who has ever lived and gave us all a shot at heaven. This includes loony leftists to torch Teslas, Palestinian terrorists who slaughter Jews, Men who think they’re women and the Annoying neighbor whose dog shits on your lawn. He didn’t play favorites, he redeemed everyone, even you.
  2. You have no idea when Christ will choose to touch people and when/if they will respond. There were a fair amount of Pharisees who became Christians and some of them likely were in favor of the Crucifixion before then. You would not have liked Matthew or Mary Magdalene the day before Christ touched them.
  3. In the end you can’t force someone across the finish line. You can warn and advise the foolish bridesmaids as much as you want, you can point them to the oil store and even loan them a few bucks to buy it but it’s their responsibility to be ready.
  4. If you spend all your time focusing on the sins of others you will likely miss your own redemption and be one of those who cried Lord Lord. Don’t be the guy who cries Lord Lord and doesn’t get into heaven.
  5. It’s ok to not understand or to even doubt some things. The disciples who saw Jesus walk on water, raise the dead repeatedly didn’t understand and doubted and they were there. Worry about walking before you run.

None of these are easy to keep in mind or to accept but all of them are Christianity 101

I’m Old Enough to Remember When People Didn’t Get Rich Off of Murder

Posted: April 18, 2025 by datechguy in Uncategorized

This story amazes me:

The Texas teen accused of fatally stabbing a high school football star at a track meet allegedly lives in a $900,000 home with his family inside a luxurious gated community — despite requesting that a judge lower his $1 million bond because of financial difficulties, according to a report.

Karmelo Anthony, 17, is holed up with his family at the pricey home inside the gated community of Richwoods in Frisco, Texas, after he was released from jail Monday on a reduced $250,000 bond for allegedly killing Austin Metcalf earlier this month, the Daily Mail reported.

The home — where rent is estimated to be $3,500 a month — had a white Suburban, a black Acura, and a third sedan in the driveway on Tuesday, according to the outlet.

Murder apparently pays depending on who the killer is and who is killed:

Anthony allegedly told police he was acting in self-defense, and his family claimed “the narrative being spread is false, unjust, and harmful” on a GiveSendGo.com fundraiser for their legal fees — which has raised more than $440,000 as of Wednesday.

Well given that journalists have become fangirls for murders and the father of the murdered was escorted out of a public press conference none of this should be a surprise.

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