Me, I'm just kicking back and watching it burn this year. Heather and the kids are doing well, I've only obliterated one lawnmower blade so far this year, and we've got stuff to read.
And even my fifteen year old Buick Regal has stopped trying to poison or rattle me to death. Though I destroyed one of its tires on I-94. And I do mean destroyed:
Oh, and I lost and miraculously found my smartphone along Eight Mile Road last week. An age of technological wonders...which I enjoy.
Coupled with burgeoning human wilfulness...which I don't.
Sounds exciting!
So, how y'all been?
Pretty well, all things considered. It's been a mixture of crapfests and moments of unspeakable grace. On the whole, the family and I are okay.
ReplyDeleteI guess God can write straight with bent lines.
ReplyDeleteYeah, just let that one sink in...
We feel like this stuff can't be avoided here in Kansas City. Right in the thick of it, as always. Thank God I can focus on my children.
ReplyDeleteGreat! Ignoring the activity in Rome and the blogosphere, getting more involved with the SCA, playing more board games and AD&D, deeply involved in our parish and domestic church.
ReplyDeleteMy usual line: "The status quo is status quo." My employment outlook has takes a couple of unique twists (and, yes, I am still seeking something more substantial). Things are happening at my local parish I am trying to understand (as well as my diocese, as the cathedra will become vacant next Thursday).
ReplyDeleteAs the Chinese proverb states, "May you live in interesting times."
Pretty crappy, actually. I haven't been out of my place in almost a week because I had a gout flare-up. Left foot. I did what I usually do. Drink lots of nothing but water and stay off the thing. So I watched a lot of television and took a lot of naps. Ran out of booze Monday or so but oddly enough I really haven't missed it. I also ran out of painkillers which I really HAVE missed.
ReplyDeleteNot a problem, I thought. I'll just text my sister (I do that now on rare occasions; Sis gave me a smart phone for Christmas) and ask here to pick me up some Aleve. Love to, she shot back, except that I'm in Florida. So I resumed hobbling around my apartment, drinking water and taking naps. It seems to be dying down so if I can get a shoe on without screaming tomorrow, I'll take a cab over to the market and restock the larder. May reward my patience with a bottle of Evan Williams or something. :-)
playing more board games and AD&D
ReplyDeleteIf you didn't already know, check out boardgamegeek.com
and on YouTube: The Dice Tower https://m.youtube.com/user/thedicetower
@Scott W.,
ReplyDeleteThanks. I'm familiar with BGG. I've just never registered there. I do check out what they have to say when making a new purchase. Although I've been pre-ordering some of GMT Games' stuff for several years and I'm very happy with them.
I wasn't familiar with The Dice Tower. Thanks.
Hoping you're well, DP, and keeping you and all in mind.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I've been pre-ordering some of GMT Games
ReplyDeleteGMT has got some great stuff. I recently got Fire in the Lake and Paths of Glory. I'm not a NASCAR fan at all, but a friend of mine got their Thunder Alley and I was surprisingly impressed.
Dale,
ReplyDeleteDidn't know we were fellow Michiganders. I was Born and raised in Royal Oak. Went back there to see my siblings last month and the place is green...very green. Miss that in CA
Saint Vincent of Lerins teaches that it is the most religious amongst us who are the least likely to approve novelties -and, obviously, the opposite is true.
ReplyDeleteIt has been crystal clear for quite some time that the Prelature abounds with epicene ecclesiastics who do not love God or worship Him with the same level of spiritual truth as do those routinely mocked as pharisaical and rosary-counters.
Hey, weren't we recently reminded that torture is sinful?
OK, this extended mendacious process is spiritual torture that must end.
Just put us out of our misery and make the damn change now instead of waiting.
O, and Raider Fan remembers you and your at daily Mass, sir.