var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-647181-6’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Everyday adventures and/or musings of journalist and author David Yonke. Contact me at davidyonke@hotmail.comKeywords: A blog by David YonkeTumblr (3.0; @davidyonke)http://www.davidyonke.com/T.S. Eliot on Ash WednesdayHere is a link to T.S. Eliot’s poem, “Ash Wednesday”: http://bit.ly/DMdic And...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/18070883941http://www.davidyonke.com/post/18070883941Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:57:00 -0500Not so bad after allIf you’re feeling down about life, a visit to a homeless shelter might be just what you...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/17821989095http://www.davidyonke.com/post/17821989095Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:45:33 -0500Jesus looking in the window?I received a phone call at work yesterday from a kindly old man who said he had a big story for me:...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/17780873778http://www.davidyonke.com/post/17780873778Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:58:17 -0500Not quite the same, is it? This photo doesn’t quite work like the one we all know from The Beatles’ Abbey Road...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/17723437920http://www.davidyonke.com/post/17723437920Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:29:13 -0500Scandal at Duke“60 Minutes” tonight reported that one of Duke University’s star cancer...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/17527186505http://www.davidyonke.com/post/17527186505Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:54:00 -0500A lesson in tragedyThe tragic death of Whitney Houston should serve as a reminder that wealth and fame don’t...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/17522710775http://www.davidyonke.com/post/17522710775Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:42:00 -0500New name for Gulf of Mexico?If a Mississippi lawmaker gets his way, the Gulf of Mexico will become the “Gulf of...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/17377861429http://www.davidyonke.com/post/17377861429Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:52:00 -0500The Inflatable Church, created by Michael Gill from Portsmouth,...<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6nysV57N1qc0aqbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Inflatable Church, <span>created by Michael Gill from Portsmouth, England, celebrates its 10th anniversary. <br/></span></p>http://www.davidyonke.com/post/17372932684http://www.davidyonke.com/post/17372932684Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:20:51 -0500'Who knows what's good or bad?'Taoist story, from Ravi Zacharias’ new book, “Why Jesus?”: A farmer’s horse bolted from the barn and...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/17372557497http://www.davidyonke.com/post/17372557497Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:07:00 -0500Bruce Wilkinson's Toledo visit I went to see author Bruce Wilkinson give a talk tonight at Westgate Chapel, a benefit for the...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/16957985294http://www.davidyonke.com/post/16957985294Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:33:21 -0500Storm is still brewing over HHS mandateObama admin. defends birth control order as Boehner calls for broader conscience exception By...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/16933957277http://www.davidyonke.com/post/16933957277Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:51:40 -0500Busy but interesting day Head of Jesus by Rembrandt van Rijn First, a little trivia question, courtesy of National...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/16895314154http://www.davidyonke.com/post/16895314154Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:34:00 -0500Jazz great gets a lot of love, help in time of need Claude Black says a few words of appreciation to friends, fans and colleagues who attended a...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/16851709490http://www.davidyonke.com/post/16851709490Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:10:00 -0500David: thanks for your reporting on the Robinson trials. I have read that people heard him blaring black sabbath albums while washing his car. Is there any truth to this? If so, it certainly adds fuel to his conviction as it is not exactly the type of music one would expect a priest to listen to. Also, has anyone ever been able to verify that the so-called secret files did indeed document that the diocese helped pay for abortions?To answer your first question, yes, several people told me that he used to listen to Black Sabbath...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/15772246125http://www.davidyonke.com/post/15772246125Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:39:05 -0500True or false?I got a mailing today from the magazine Mother Jones that had this curious trivia question on the...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/15740398578http://www.davidyonke.com/post/15740398578Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:21:00 -0500Extreme bargaining As a newspaper union worker, I’ve been through some painful and demoralizing labor disputes...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/15693088065http://www.davidyonke.com/post/15693088065Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:48:00 -0500Life with ArchieSomehow I missed the news that Archie, the comic book character from Riverdale High whose stories I...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/15619402499http://www.davidyonke.com/post/15619402499Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:48:17 -0500Robinson denied new trial Photo taken from screen shot of Gerald Robinson’s TV interview with Paula Zahn, broadcast on...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/15619203627http://www.davidyonke.com/post/15619203627Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:40:00 -0500End of a 123-year eraOn Sunday, the congregation of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Toledo’s Old West End will...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/15380898143http://www.davidyonke.com/post/15380898143Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:34:00 -0500Odds and endsThings I learned in the last couple of days: The Chevy HHR stands for “Heritage High...http://www.davidyonke.com/post/15081467366http://www.davidyonke.com/post/15081467366Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:30:09 -0500