[maryz]

Way too cold for me -- usually I don't mind winter that much, but last week was too much; I was just getting over some kind of virus that had hung on four weeks, and that cold weather (having to go outside for cigarettes at work probably didn't help!) sent me into a relapse.

Re Coyne. As I said, I don't like or trust him; he's apparently against rocking the boat -- just the attitude that got us into our current messes!

[american colleen]

Ah ha! Another cigarette smoker. You can't believe how stupid I felt standing outside my place of employment and smoking on those nights that it was below zero. What a loser.

Coyne... very hard to figure him out. Seems to play middle of the road. Not to say I can't understand that - the amount of "Boston Priest Forum®" priests here who are running the monied and powerful parishes and educational establishments is very daunting. I honestly believe that they would openly revolt (with the help of the Boston Globe and all the local radio broadcasters and most of the laity) if the bishop came out now and "Burked" the politicos here.

Let's face it, even the Holy Father doesn't "Burke" people.