{"id":5435,"date":"2006-10-04T23:29:03","date_gmt":"2006-10-04T23:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/10\/instead-of-piatarget.html"},"modified":"2006-10-04T23:29:03","modified_gmt":"2006-10-04T23:29:03","slug":"instead-of-piatarget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/10\/instead-of-piatarget.html","title":{"rendered":"Instead of Pia…Target"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, I had every intention of taking Katie to hear Pia di Solenni<\/a> speak at the University of St. Francis<\/a> tonight at 7. And, indeed, we did make it over there, only to find people milling about in the lobby of the building, being told something by a student. Things were being switched around, he said. The reception, scheduled for after the talk, would be beforehand – because Pia’s plane was a little late. <\/p>\n

A little…well that might work. But then I saw the director of our local Catholic radio station<\/a> who said, yes, Pia’s plane wouldn’t be getting in until 7:50….so we were looking at a talk time probably close to 9…hmmm….2 hours from that point. Well, I had a daughter who had a little bit more homework to do and while perfectly willing to listen to Pia, was itching pretty bad to see the Lost <\/em>premiere (and its 127 commercials?????)…so we regretfully made our way out, and headed over for a brief stop at the bright shiny new Target where Michael and the boys were hanging out. <\/p>\n

I do hope she got in and that the talk went well.  It’s like what happened to me going to Houston a few months ago, except that my talk was part of an all-day event, and it was easier to switch things around and keep people around…<\/p>\n

And Lost? <\/em><\/p>\n

"The bears did it in 2 hours."<\/p>\n

I’m not totally frustrated yet, but still I really want someone to stand up and just yell..’"WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE, WHY ARE YOU HERE, AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH US AND DID YOU MAKE OUR PLANE CRASH?"  I know, I know…the direct question might must ruin the idea of that whole 23-episode suspense-filled season, but even Katie, at one point growled at Jack, "Will you just ask who she is and how she knows all that stuff???"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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