I’ve been reading a book about Russian short stories called A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders. I can’t stand Russian writing in general, though I recognize that that is a highly personal taste. That is, I recognize that others have declared lots of Russian authors to be important and great [...]
Super Inside Baseball … so to speak …
I’ve developed some fellow feeling lately with those guys who look at cars and know what model and make they are. Maybe the year. Pontiac Thunderbird, 1972. Mazda Miata. Ford Model A, 1937. DeLorean. Not that I know anything about cars. ** But for the last few months when I go to church and the [...]
My mother’s fudge recipe…
Time for the fudge recipe that was requested during Lent… My mother was allergic to everything. Hence, she did not use milk or cream in her fudge recipe. She also was a very busy woman, taking care of nine children on zero money. So no frills, like constant beating of the fudge to give it [...]
Another celestial event and a link to a great homily …(Update: pics)
A star (system?) named T Coronae Borealis, also known as TCrB, is due to brighten this year, after an eighty year hiatus. TCrB is a double star system, consisting of a red giant and white dwarf. It is not normally visible to the naked eye. The extra brightness is scheduled to last for a week, [...]
One story from ordination weekend…
A five-year old counting to twelve, every time all the candidates moved around. Then he kept track of each time all twelve had to do something, individually. There are eight or ten of those moments, and after the first two, he knew when it would be his uncle’s turn, which person went before his uncle, [...]
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