Church, State Joyfully Reunite After 230-Year Trial Separation

WASHINGTON, DC—Following a two-and-a-quarter-century-long trial separation, Church and State reunited in the U.S. Department of Justice press room Monday. "Even through all the bad times, I knew there had to be a way to get these two old friends back together," Attorney General John Ashcroft said. "With a little counseling and faith-based intervention, I knew Church and State would work it out. It was meant to be." Effective Oct. 15, prayer will be mandatory in public schools and congressional sessions will open with Holy Communion.

surgery

My friend Bill is going in for surgery tomorrow morning, and I forgot to call him.

He's having part of his pallette (and some other parts, I think) removed. Sleep apnea treatment. It's not serious, as surgery goes, but it's still surgery, so it's serious. He was a little nervous. His wife didn't really want him to get the surgery. "What if something happens to you?" His respone? "How can I continue to live this way?"

He doesn't sleep at night. He works so hard. He is so stressed. He's depressed. I hope this surgery turns him around. I think it will.