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Someone Should Tell These Sharks That Gluttony Is A Sin

Posted by Peter Teixeira on

If you are not a regular reader of this blog you may not know that I love sharks. To read about my affection to the killer swimmers, read this previous post: My Obsession With Sharks.

Yesterday, I saw one of the coolest events ever. (I didn’t actually witness the event, but I saw the video on the evening news!) In Australia, while most citizens were putting another shrimp on the barbee, a shiver of sharks happened upon some feeding tuna fish and they helped themselves to a feast fit for Thanksgiving. (If you are wondering how to speak Australian, it was definitely foster’s version of a tuna fish sandwich!)

This picture is only the beginning!

***Do yourselves a favor and watch the video!***

Sharks Feeding On Tuna

     Now that I live on the West Side, my mission will be to make it over to the Farallon Island’s off the coast of San Francisco. They allow visitors to enter into a shark cage in order to swim with the fishes. (Hopefully in my case, the Cosa Nostra term will not ring true!)

Some may think that paying $875 to swim with great white sharks while they are feeding is insane, but I am looking forward to the experience. It’s the 8 hour drive that bothers me. Another bonus of such a trip is the opportunity to visit Napa Valley for some wine tasting. (My goal is to convince the Napa Valley wineries to steal the NAPA Auto Parts slogan, because when it comes to wine, NAPA KNOW HOW!)

Question of the day:

Would you rather swim in shark infested water, or drop off your shy eleven year-old son, who is great at keeping secrets, at the local parish on a Saturday morning so he can help one of the Catholic priests clean out the “Holy Basement!”

I’m taking my chances with the sharks!!!

@PeteTeix617

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The Borgias

Posted by Peter Teixeira on

Recently, I watched the first three episodes of Showtime’s hit series the Borgias. I first learned about this wonderfully Catholic family in Mario Puzo’s book; The Family. This is the historic family which produced two of my favorite Popes; Alexander VI and his son (Yes, you read that correctly) Julius II.

I’m not going to get into the madness that existed during the reign of these children of “god,” because the information is readily available. What I will do is give this series my stamp of approval. (Maybe I’m biased because I love religious history!)

Showtime gives a behind the scenes look at how Rodrigo Borgia used any means necessary to place his family in control of the Papal States. The scenes are shocking, but not as shocking as the tales which are depicted in Puzo’s book. (I can’t recommend reading The Family, enough!)

     Jeremy Irons plays Pope Alexander VI and to his right are two of his children, Cesare and Lucrezia. If their pose appears  to be inappropriate, you may not want to watch this series. Behind the Pope is his young mistress and his other son Juan is the gentleman to the Pope’s left. Unlike his brother, Juan is not a Cardinal; he is head of the Papal Army.

I can’t wait to see how the creators decide to reveal the rest of the tale. I would love to hear what a Catholic thinks of this series. (Your church doesn’t come out looking too good, but I’m sure all good Catholics already know the history!)

***To the great people at Showtime, this is not free advertisement; I’m expecting a check!***

@PeteTeix617