Sometimes, I don't know what I would do without Colette and her Instagram account. There I was, dithering over a snapshot of my aquarium and all of a sudden, there's Crosby in a bathing suit. How fitting! in the jargon of fish enthusiasts, he'd be considered, prime "livestock ( Read more... )

It's mid-July and IIRC, Crosby and Inamorata should be making their way across the country. They shoud arrive in NYC in time to install themselves in a studio apartment a few steps from the Bing's classic pre-War spread. It will be a very different city from the one they left; they will probably have to self-quarantine for 14 days before they can ( Read more... )

This was a return to the scene of the crime of the Witzger-Donner Party forced march of five years ago when the St. Mke's YAs attempted to design a course suitable for both their parents and that age group and young people as well. Unfortunately, despite teh kids best efforts, many of the geezers (myself included) found themselves struggling within ( Read more... )

The early service was devoted to Lessons and Carols which is another way of saying, "There's no sermon today!" The first lesson was read by one of the Bruces. It's hard to describe this Bruce. He is on the far side of seventy and apparently a bachelor. He has a carnival barker's voice and listening to him read from the lecturn is a little like ( Read more... )

James is a real find; it's rare to find college students (or, grad students, in his case) who are not too cynical or sophisticated to find something like co-counseling useful. There was a time when just about every RCer I met was a recent grad who had been introduced to it by a housemate, a girlfriend or a sibling. Nowadays, the only young people I ( Read more... )

Arrived at Intersection just in time to get tapped as chalice holder for Communion. One looke at the assembled gave me a clue as to what was going on. Almost all the old hands - but one - were no-shows and that person was Hairshirt Lady. HL has had her run-ins with the clergy in the past and it was clear from the look on the Assistant Rector's face ( Read more... )

Wow. Bing and Colette spent nearly two weeks in La La Land and posted almost no pictures of their trip. And, definitely nothing with Crosby in it. I can only assume this was on his instructions since he is on record as not liking his picture being taken. None of this, of course, bothered his future in-laws from posting one on their FB page. Just ( Read more... )

In the meantime, Bing let drop the bombshell announcement that both his children are proceeding with test-runs of their fitness for matrimony by moving in with their girlfriends. He did it with complete insouciance near the end of this morning's monthly Men's Breakfast when the gathered usually go around and do a spiritual self-examination of sorts ( Read more... )

There's been another tagged photo sighting on Crosby's Facebook page. Again, just like the last few, it was perpetrated by his older brother. I've been puzzling over it for weeks now. On the surface it is of a pair of cis gendered couples sitting around an outdoor table with drinks, enjoying the sun. Everyone seems happy. No bare skin. No tattoos ( Read more... )

Bing was the first to put his finger on it. He was waving me towards the seat next to his at Crosby's Gray Lounge presentation and in so doing made the crack, "Without [Huggy Bear] here, that makes you the designated best friend." It was a perfectly executed Crosby family zinger and all I could do was agree with him. Because it was true: In all the ( Read more... )