You know, with Max out of the office I am free to put some oddball stuff on the blog. For some reason, I just have to share with you two stories from the BBC: In Italy, religious leaders are asking teen-agers to give up texting for Lent and grown ups to give up mineral water. And the Vatican plans to host a conference on Charles Darwin.

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