Mattie is a sleepy boy

 Long day today; had to get to work at 6 AM for a series of meetings.  They went fairly well, all things considered, but there was a lot to do, a lot to unpack, and, of course, real work to be done tomorrow.  Ok, today was real work as well, but you get my drift.  Then we had our quarterly food pantry Board meeting, where the big issue was spending more on food.  I was opposed to it -- not terribly -- but the Board decided on a compromise position of spending $500 more a month; basically, $2,000 a month from us, in addition to what we get from the Hunger Network, which seems... a lot.  Heck, a lot more than what most other food pantries spend!  To be sure, when I order, we are on or under budget people; others... well, I will believe it when I see it.  Other than that, things are...fine?  Much discussion about the inconsistent produce deliveries.  Clothing distribution (and blankets this month) is going well; we may get winter coats for our local Catholic schools, the mice seem to be much rarer (imagine that), and the late season rush is as expected.

One downside after these meetings is that I have a dozen or so "action items" to handle; follow-ups, questions, budget breakdowns, communications with other figures in the area; I should handle them tonight but I am a sleepy boy and will punt the ball until tomorrow.  Sigh.  Wisdom does cross my mind once in while.

An American Catholic bishop gets a deserved heave-ho from the pope (msn.com)
This is the flip side of yesterday's post, and this too is correct; there are ways to criticize the Pontiff, but it is fair to say that Bishop Strickland has prolly crossed the line.  Again, nothing would amuse more than to see people react in a positive way, though I doubt most care enough.

Randi Weingarten gets educated about exactly who is to blame for the rise in homeschooling (msn.com)
This, of course, is hilarious, and deserved.  On a related vein, there have been a number of articles pointing out that Moms for Liberty lost badly on Election Night, which is pretty much true.  On the other hand... this puts more of the people they campaigned against back in charge of the schools, which means you will see more of the batshit policies coming to the front.  It may also spur more parents to pull their kids out of public schools, one of those rare occasions where "starve the beast" may apply, and, of course, lead people to wonder what they get are getting in the first place.