From yesterday’s high, crashing back into reality. I will not be able to attend any more services until the Agape Vespers on Sunday — and even after that, I won’t be able to stay as long as I’d like.
I drove back, that whole 40 miles, this morning, just so I could be at the [...]
Archive for April, 2005
Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord…
Posted in Uncategorized on April 29, 2005 | 5 Comments »
Surfacing (glub)
Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2005 | 1 Comment »
A comment from a new subscriber (Hi, Mimi!) reminded me — oh, yeah. There’s a world of blogs out there, from which I have been noticeably absent lo these past two weeks. Hello, time to rejoin the human race.
Well… No, that hasn’t been my problem, exactly. My problem has been more, [...]
Wacko Drivers
Posted in Uncategorized on April 17, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Church in Maine today, one of the two parishes we visit regularly (the other parish is very small, and only has services every other week). During the sermon, the priest mentioned that it has been a very tough Lent for him, and that got my attention, since every Orthodox Christian I know has said [...]
So Much for Silence
Posted in Uncategorized on April 9, 2005 | 2 Comments »
For the time being, since I seem to have a whopping two subscribers, both of whom know my situation, I think I can discuss it fairly freely here.
Thanks to both of you for your insight and comments. If it were a question of sinfulness, yes, being made aware of it would be a very [...]
The Silence of the Mutton
Posted in Uncategorized on April 8, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Recent events, which I would prefer not to discuss publicly, have had me thinking about the possibility of observing an overall silence — including shutting down my blogs. In looking back over my life, one consistent thread has emerged: It seems I can’t open my mouth without somebody taking offense. I can [...]
To Be the Tree
Posted in Uncategorized on April 4, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
If you ever get a chance, try to locate a recording of Krysztow Penderecki’s “St. Luke Passion.” Penderecki is/was a very modern composer (I’m not sure if he’s still alive), so this particular Passion is a chaos of some of the most god-awful sounds human voices can make. But I recommend it [...]
Addendum
Posted in Uncategorized on April 2, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
I just realized that in these times of excessive Political Correctness, the final paragraph of my last entry may offend somebody; so I should clarify that the word “Polak” is simply the Polish word for a man of Polish descent. I grew up hearing about “good Polaks,” and never realized it was anything [...]
From one "Polak" to Another…
Posted in Uncategorized on April 2, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
This afternoon, my husband and I drove to a local restaurant to celebrate my stepfather’s 90th birthday, which was yesterday. We had a wonderful time, and around 2:30 we started drifting out of the restaurant on our way home. As Jim and I left the restaurant, one of my brothers, on his way [...]
