A woman is praying in Newcastle, England, expressing concern for ‘people working in danger zones’ which include soldiers, police officers, women in domestic strife and, I think I heard “prostitutes’ in the list as well.
“Wait for the Lord, and His day is near”
I don’t dispute that all those people are in difficult situations, although perhaps they might not all like being in the same sentence together. On the other hand, I fully expect the Choir Invisible to include a wide variety of surprised folk marveling at the guest list…
In the meantime, some things need doing ’round here:
- Prepare for conference call at 4:30 to arrange webinar
- Order books for next semester’s classes
- Recruit students for next semester’s classes
- Comment on student papers
- Grade student homeworks
- Decide on dinner for tomorrow
- Consider whether any Black Friday sales might result in a new clothes washer, as we truly need one, and heck, why not give the economy a thrill? Oooh! Lesbians are back in the stores buying housewares! Woot!
That list went downhill a bit there, didn’t it? Here — look at some seed stalks from the yummy Thai basil I planted early this summer.
Basil doesn’t like 20 degree weather, so these stalks are all that’s left [other than memories of good meals, and a sudden wish for real Pad Thai, sans octopi].
Two years ago at Thanksgiving, we were in Vermont and New Hampshire, visiting my side of the family. Here are some of Arthur-the-beekeeper’s sheep:
And last year, I was with Word’s family, an hour or so south from fair Elsinore, so even in late November, there were still leaves on the trees, and the grass was bright:
It should be noted, however, that the sheep at this farm were no more approving than Arthur’s were
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