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Offline BattleHymn

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Re: what's everyone doing tonight?
« Reply #25 on: December 24, 2010, 09:00:14 PM »
Is that a Maine Coon?  I like those fellas.  :-)
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Re: what's everyone doing tonight?
« Reply #26 on: December 24, 2010, 09:02:49 PM »
I gave everyone in the department a 4 day weekend.  I did the math, knew I could handle the caseload, but, wow, have I been busy the last two days.  

Also, youngest, who is saving for her junior and senior years in college, took on a house cleaning/light remodel job so she could take a mission trip next week.  So tack on an extra 3 to 5 hours a day.  Grateful for my health and energy level that I can do these things.

Was planning on doing a lot of baking this afternoon.  Had it all planned out.  Put the banana bread in the oven and the thing started acting up.  Very inconsistant, but lower, temperatures.  No appliance stores nearby and wouldn't be opened if they were.  Not the worst thing in the world.  

We're now planning a Christmas treat fest the second weekend of January.  

I agree about Mass done in Latin.  Seems the 'right' way, or at least a comfortable tradition to me.
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Re: what's everyone doing tonight?
« Reply #27 on: December 24, 2010, 09:03:07 PM »
Quote from: BattleHymn on December 24, 2010, 09:00:14 PM
Is that a Maine Coon?  I like those fellas.  :-)

Yup.  :-)
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Re: what's everyone doing tonight?
« Reply #28 on: December 24, 2010, 09:07:57 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on December 24, 2010, 08:59:40 PM
You know, madam, I know many Protestants think it's silly--which is their prerogative, of course--this fixation with Latin, a "dead" language, but again, it goes back to this idea that religion is supposed to be as much unlike the temporal world as possible.

The workers and peasants in the socialist paradises apparently don't see anything wrong with the Orthodox churches using Old Church Slavonic, which is a "dead" language.

Quotation marks in both instances of course sarcasm.

There's a joke around here--which might, or might not, be true (only franksolich knows)--that I have it in my deathbed instructions that when a priest is summoned, he must know Latin, "so that God may understand what he's saying."

Being deaf, the matter of languages isn't as important to me as it is to hearing people, but it seems even in mere reading, that Latin has a certain rhythm, a certain pattern, that makes it ideal for feeling religious.

I was very young when they did away with Latin Masses but I remember the feeling of being at 1, it was very spiritual. I prefer that Religion stay the same and not evolve.
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Re: what's everyone doing tonight?
« Reply #29 on: December 24, 2010, 09:15:26 PM »
Well, okay, it's late and I got roads with bad conditions on them, to travel.

I'll be back in the morning.

But for now, a very Merry Christmas to all!
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Re: what's everyone doing tonight?
« Reply #30 on: December 24, 2010, 09:23:32 PM »
Merry Christmas Frank!
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Re: what's everyone doing tonight?
« Reply #31 on: December 24, 2010, 10:22:42 PM »
spent the evening wiht my family. We all met at my youngest sisters home for a change and while enjoying the festivites and the snacks my youngest nephew who is 6 years old, was heard to shout at the top of his lungs this catchy phrase,

"I don't want no damn potatoes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Re: what's everyone doing tonight?
« Reply #32 on: December 24, 2010, 10:39:28 PM »
just got home after an excellent dinner and one long, boring movie.  Damn dog bit me again... my leg hurts.
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Re: what's everyone doing tonight?
« Reply #33 on: December 24, 2010, 11:00:51 PM »
Well, spent the day in a frantic rush of last minute shopping and had put a coffee cake in the oven for breakfast tomorrow morning.  While I was washing up the dishes, I ran out of hot water and now there's none in the house.  Hubby went to sleep half an hour ago, so I'm stuck until the morning to figure out whether it's just the pilot light going out, or if it's something worse.  I do not mess with stuff like that, period.
Not the first Christmas problem either.  Three Christmas Days ago my stove quit working, and I ended up cooking everything in appliances not necessarily tailored for the task.  Fortunately I had ordered a HoneyBaked Ham so it was possible to serve it cold.

I'm wondering if someone's got it in for me.  We had to get our a/c fixed last month and now the engine light has popped up on my car's dash.

Hopefully everyone else is having a wonderful Christas Eve/Christmas.
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Re: what's everyone doing tonight?
« Reply #34 on: December 24, 2010, 11:39:04 PM »
Quote from: chris_ on December 24, 2010, 10:39:28 PM
just got home after an excellent dinner and one long, boring movie.  Damn dog bit me again... my leg hurts.

That dog is your Dick Van Dyke ottoman.  :rotf:
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Re: what's everyone doing tonight?
« Reply #35 on: December 24, 2010, 11:52:56 PM »
Quote from: Alpha Mare on December 24, 2010, 07:28:52 PM
Everything's ready for tomorrow. Just getting a head start on some end-of year paperwork, listening to Dino, probably watch "Wall Street" later.



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Re: what's everyone doing tonight?
« Reply #36 on: December 25, 2010, 04:54:53 AM »
Quote from: ColonialMarine0431 on December 24, 2010, 11:52:56 PM
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Re: what's everyone doing tonight?
« Reply #37 on: December 25, 2010, 07:00:53 AM »
What did I do?  I spent time resting, as I had to sing with my choir at the 9 PM Mass, which is when our parish does its' Midnight Mass.  We had a full church, but no one was standing, soi I'd say about 850 people.  We did nine Christmas carols before Mass, and it was somewhat of a challenge as our usual director flew to Miami with his wife and son (who is in The Heiress' day care), to sing with his FIL.  So, we had a stand-in director, who directed our Contemporary Choir many years ago, directing us.  While we warmed up, we were in disarray.  But, as it seems to shake out, when we got into the choir "loft" behind the main altar, we sounded great.  A full-throttle "O, Come All Ye Faithful"--with the third verse being Latin.  I love doing that.  I lost my way during "The Christmas Gloria," but I knew enough to back off the volume and let the two other tenors (both 75 years old, but neither one looks 65, much less 75) take it.  The rest of the songs went alright . . . and the "Hallelujah Chorus" at the end . . . Full volume.  My voice was giving out right around the final part, and I had to drop an octave . . . but that just didn't sound right.  Back to the proper octave . . . and it was worth losing my voice for a few seconds.

We don't have to practice again until the 5th of January. :yahoo:
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Re: what's everyone doing tonight?
« Reply #38 on: December 25, 2010, 09:27:57 AM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on December 25, 2010, 07:00:53 AM
... which is when our parish does its' Midnight Mass.  We had a full church, but no one was standing, soi I'd say about 850 people.  We did nine Christmas carols before Mass, ...

Any chance there will be video to share?  I imagine it to be beautiful.
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Re: what's everyone doing tonight?
« Reply #39 on: December 25, 2010, 11:18:21 AM »
Hubby relit the pilot light this morning and the hot water just turned on so I'm off to shower. :yahoo:
Boy, it sure is easy to start taking things for granted until you lose them.  I am feeling doubly grateful for all the sacrifices, great and small, that our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines out in the field defending our great country are making,today and every day as we go about our mundane lives.  Thank you!!
I am making yam casserole now and then we're headed over to my daughter's apartment, so I guess I'll catch up with everyone later.  A merry and blessed Christmas Day to all. :cheersmate:
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