December 23, 2008

Modesto priest recants

By : Roy

After the the win of pro-choice candidate President-Elect Barack Obama, Father Joseph Illo of Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Modesto, CA  sent a letter (PDF) to all his parishioners stating that if they voted for a pro-choice presidential candidate, they could not receive the Eucharist until they went to Confession lest they fall out of [...]


September 6, 2008

St. Stan Mega-church still needs 10.4 million: The needy still hungry

By : Roy

The new Catholick St. Stanislaus mega-church off of Maze Boulevard in Modesto, near St Stanislaus Catholic School, is still in need of $10.4 million dollars to finish construction and interior decor.
The thing that concerns me is that Stanislaus County has some of the most economically depressed people in California.  I thought the churches mission was [...]


September 5, 2008

Modesto Apple Store coming to Vintage Faire Mall

By : Roy
Filed under : apple, business

Modesto will be finally getting an Apple Store.  The new addition to the Vintage Faire Mall, The Village at Vintage Faire, in Modesto is confirmed to include an Apple Store.  Apple’s job website notes job openings available at Vintage Faire Mall and popular Apple retail store blog ifoAppleStore confirms the Apple Store ID. It’s rumored [...]


September 4, 2008

Modesto’s Rock Station 96.7 is BACK!

By : Roy
Filed under : business, music

Rock is returning as the new format for KMRQ 96.7!  For the past 2 or so years it’s been La Preciosa, a nationally syndicated Spanish radio station. We’ve subsequently had rock drained completely from our souls and have had to listen to artists like Michelle Branch, John Mayer and those silly, no-sex-till-marraige, wanna-be-Beatles, douche-tools the Jonas [...]


May 8, 2008

My first Central Valley Skeptics meeting

By : Roy

I was able to drag my friend Jared out to the (3rd?) Central Valley Skeptics meeting this afternoon.  It was interesting and I’m pretty excited about the whole thing.
I’m suposed to report back next month on the viability of podcasting with a complete outline of how to implement it.  Peice of cake.