Comments | novak: Personal/Theological Notebook: PRIESTS: Joe O'Donnell, CSC; David Coffey; M. Basil Pennington, OCSO

novak

Personal/Theological Notebook: PRIESTS: Joe O'Donnell, CSC; David Coffey; M. Basil Pennington, OCSO

Jun 27, 2005 19:40

Is anyone this sentimental and geeky? Do you, like I do, so love certain messages you get on your answering machine that you actually save them? That you get a grin listening to them once again every now and then? I actually copied them, after a while, 'cause the saved ones were taking up so much room, onto a tape, and now that had been ( Read more... )

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Comments 6

friede June 28 2005, 11:50:02 UTC

Is anyone this sentimental and geeky?

Yep. I'm a total digital packrat with such things -- when I left the States, I brought with me copies of letters, messages, and photos on my laptop. And now you've given me ideas about transferring my godfather's lectures onto a more stable medium... certainly, that particular answering machine message sounded just like something he'd say.

novak June 28 2005, 18:44:11 UTC

Transfer away!

amea June 28 2005, 13:13:54 UTC

While I'm not exactly that sentimental and geeky, mostly because I don't have the talent or creativity to think of it, my little contribution to being an Emotional Packrat, Technology Division is probably my voicemail. :P

novak June 28 2005, 18:44:37 UTC

Voicemail--same difference.

aristotle2002 June 29 2005, 02:38:04 UTC

You know "The Priest" is actually the title of Ralph McInerny's first fictional work, right?

PGK

novak June 29 2005, 03:02:00 UTC

No, never read any of his novels.