Historic Footnote

In a back-channel comment on the novena offered immediately below, the venerable Dr. Omed writes:

Pope Paul V (1605-1621) did indeed condemn and ban the potato as "the apple of love" and "the root of man's licentious and depraved behavior." Good Catholics were warned to avoid this aphrodisiac for their very salvation.

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In other Omed-related news, the good doctor won first place in the spam de-construction contest at the Virtual Occoquan. Read his winning entry here.

Your humble correspondent is kicking himself for not submitting "The Frustration" (posted here on August 3rd).

Still, feel mighty proud of the good doctor for winning. Here's a tip of the pen to my old friend —