A few weeks ago I took the plunge and made a page for this blog on Facebook, prompting the existential question “Does anybody like me??” This angst was followed in short order by the realization that neither my parents nor my sweetheart are on Facebook, so perhaps I was investing too much of my needContinue reading >>
Mouthing the Words
A few years ago I was at a liturgy in a small, unfamiliar parish in another part of the state. As usual, I did my best not to sing so loudly that I stuck out from the rest of the congregation, but I still sang as clearly as I usually do. Processing to communion weContinue reading >>
Out of my control
Alas, the cold I’ve been fighting throughout the triduum has not abated and I woke this morning still feeling icky. I have a bit of a sniffle and my lungs feel somewhat scratchy. My voice, which on its best days has a lovely shimmer today has, shall we say, a different sort of patina. ButContinue reading >>
Keeping the vigil
There are two things on which I can rely during my mis-named Easter “break”: I will do a ton of singing in my home state, and I will get sick. This year was no different, with my first sign of sinus pain coming just after the Holy Thursday service I drove to straight from Boston.Continue reading >>
Salus
I have Crohn’s disease. Even as I write that, I rush to add a lot of qualifiers: my case is really mild, I’m on a low-dose med. I hardly have any trouble. My nutrition is fine. I am not what you think a Crohn’s suffer looks like (especially if your mental image includes chronic diarrhea.Continue reading >>
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