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Lenten musings - can't, won't, don't
When I say I can't eat something, I know what I mean. It's usually not "eat" so much as "digest", and I mean if I swallow that, there will be dire consequences. Perhaps not so dire as when my friend F eats peanuts, or A has wheat, but certainly messier than when S has chocolate ( Read more... ) -
Lenten musings - getting ready for death
The three pillars of Lent are fasting, penitence and charitable giving. The Muslim structure of Ramadan is far closer to the Christian origins of this, by the way. Ours has downgraded to denying yourself something you like to consume. There used to be an element of giving the money you saved to a charity, but I haven't seen anyone naming a good ( Read more... ) -
Lenten markers - music
I really must strip my UK Godspell cast album cassette into a more modern format. It's very very old, and I'd like to listen to it without damaging it. I can't find a version of it online, even for ready money. I clearly remember going to see it, starring David Essex, Julie Covington, and Jeremy Isaacs ( Read more... ) -
Lenten markers - John's birthday
Not always in Lent, but still.
42 years ago today, johannes_d mixed a jug of Black Velvet (champagne and Guinness) to celebrate his birthday. And has done so virtually every birthday since. Some have been missed because of illness (hospitals don't like it), some have taken a bit of finagling (con hotel breakfast managers can take a LOT of persuasion). ( Read more... ) -
Lent
We didn't "do" Lent when I was a child. The symbolism of it, from Ash Wednesday through to the Stations of the Cross was a bit, well, Papist. In Mam's Austerity household there wasn't a lot to give up, anyway. We usually spent Lent in England and Easter in Wales, so we missed out on the continuity in a worship community. My first real experience of ( Read more... ) -
The Rest of my Life
Today I am 55. I have just served on my last convention committee. I spent quite a lot of Lent thinking about what my life would look like now - how much I wanted to stay connected with fandom, what I wanted to do on a daily basis, project priorities, health issues, all sorts ( Read more... ) -
Signal Boost - Memento mori
Originally posted by la_marquise_de_ at Memento mori
This is long, but please read this. And, if you like it, please pass it on ( Read more... )
