In case you missed them...

... here are some of my recent posts over on the Catholic World Report blog:

• Hell hath no fury like an abortion mill spurned
• Everything you need to know about the New York Times...
• Sen. Rubio: "The issue of life is not a political issue...it is a definitional issue."
• Georgetown turns the ball over. Notre Dame scores.
• Starbucks goes Brokeback

My thanks to readers who send me (carl@ignatius.com) links and blogging ideas and carrot cake recipe ideas. I always appreciate them, even if I'm not able to always use them or make the appropriate deep/caustic/insightful/brilliant/silly/confusing remark about each story, post, event, person, or Super Bowl prediction.

The transition to being editor of Catholic World Report has been both very hectic and surprisingly smooth. The hectic part is easily explained by my poor work habits, overly long naps, and inability to handle pressure or deadlines (that's a joke: my naps are not long, just frequent).  I say "surprisingly" because early in January the one person who knew what she was doing, managing editor Cate Harmon, decided to go on maternity leave. My attempts to have her put it off a few months were of no avail, which was probably a relief to her family (she will be returning soon). It has helped immensely that there are many great authors contributing to CWR—so much so that I have several fine pieces in the queue. The modest goal was to post two, perhaps three, new features each week, but it will be closer to four, sometimes even five, a week in the weeks to come, and hopefully into the months to come.

If you've not visited the CWR site recently, come on over and read some of the recent articles. In the meantime, go Cowboys! Er, go Ducks! Um, go team trailing by six with forty seconds left!