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An Impromptu Meditation
Omnis vita servitium est.
-- Seneca
The entirety of life is to serve... from Seneca’s ‘On Tranquility of the Mind’.
I beg your indulgence now for a brief meditation on this quote.
To serve or to give service comes ultimately from the Latin servus or slave. Being a people opposed to slave hood, many of whom have thrown off the chains of ( Read more... ) -
I just have to say...
I have experienced six of the best weeks of my life. Filled with love and fraternity, ups and downs, highs and lows, and I loved it all. -
So much to say about Sacramento
But I have no time now. In short, awesome, omg, amazing.
Quote of the Day:
Walt Whitman - "When I give, I give myself."
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Baltimore was awesome
The wedding was beautiful and I did not mess up the Deacon role. LOL The reception was fun with live dancing girls, dancing, and karaoke.
The Jesuit arrived later that evening and I met him at the hotel, stopping by the bar to have a drink with the brethren before last call.
We read poetry and then got a reasonable night sleep, so that we could ( Read more... ) -
Communal Dimension of Faith
Mark Galli, managing editor of the Evangelical magazine Christianity Today, said:
"It's a cliche now to call institutional religion 'oppressive, patriarchal, out of date and out of touch.' So what else is new? I feel sorry for those people who don't think there's anything greater than themselves. It must feel like a lonely and frightening ( Read more... ) -
The Eagle has Landed
I have arrived at the hotel in Baltimore. Everyone has welcomed me with hospitality. The baggage claim guy hugged me. He noticed the top of my back piece on my way outside to meet the shuttle and said to me: "I love Cleopatra". LOL. The shuttle arrived within minutes and took me right to the hotel, recommending that I go to the Inner Harbor ( Read more... ) -
Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday sanguinea ! Miss you sweetness.
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Legally Blonde the Musical
omigod
omigod, you guys...
This musical was brilliant.
It fulfilled all the tasks that musicals should:- beautiful costumes and sets
- funny dialogue
- catchy songs:
- songs about how life would be better if only...
- songs of motivation, as in, you can be more than you are if...
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Success! Leftovers Rescued.
I walked the Jesuit home from Enochian class and secured the release of the hostage crispy beef, flashing fishnets as incentive.
He invited me to stay.
He played Leonard Cohen on the guitar and we sang.
We read poetry to each other, Crowley and Songs of Solomon primarily, sparked by the book The Way of the Secret Lover, though we did end up ( Read more... ) -
OK, I think I am in some sort of Bizaro world
The Jesuit invited me to his Shoebox for dinner last Thursday, saying he would need to find a way to entertain me, since he does not have TV, etc... He says, I know, I'll play my lute! Bring your favorite 14th century poetry. No fucking kidding.
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