— 1 — Like most of the rest of the country, we have been experiencing Mother Nature’s mood swings this week. It started off frigid, as it was for most of last week (that’s when I start my “why do I live in New England again?” musings). By mid-week it was balmy for just longContinue reading >>
7 Quick Takes, volume 24
— 1 — It starts every year once the weather turns cold and my academic year schedule goes into full force. I have a terrible afternoon habit that gets me through the witching hour: I have a hot chocolate addiction. At least every other day you will find me at a coffee shop that makesContinue reading >>
7 Quick Takes, volume 21
— 1 — Come, Emmanuel! Last week I was full of optimism about keeping a holy Advent, and now we’re a week in and I’m still in the same distracted crazy place I was during the tail end of Ordinary Time. I’m not sure it’s fair to hold liturgical musicians to the same standard asContinue reading >>
Seven Quick Takes, volume 17
Please allow me to repeat myself! I found that almost everything I was going to write about today I’ve already written about at length. So enjoy a shorter than usual 7 quick takes and feel free to click through to older work if interested. — 1 — This weekend I go to Delaware to visitContinue reading >>
Who shall ever tell the sorrow of being on this earth?
By some chance here they are, all on this earth, and who shall ever tell the sorrow of being on this earth, lying on quilts on the grass, in a summer evening among the sounds of the night? – James Agee, Knoxville, Summer of 1915 I woke up this morning feeling better than I didContinue reading >>
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