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Is it bad to be fond of shopping when it’s for someone else’s benefit? Our parish is a little lacking in attractive platters and bowls for receptions and other social events. So I’ve started trolling thrift stores and online auctions, and have gotten a little carried away in the cheap silverplate department. But I really, really love china and silver and all those pretty things, and since I don’t need anything for myself, it’s so gratifying to be able to take advantage of these bargains for a good cause.
Why yes, I do subscribe to Victoria magazine, why do you ask?
His Serene Overlordship has a post that somehow wandered off into coarse language and when and whether it’s sinful. My own thought on this (and of course you want to hear it) is that letting loose with the Anglo-Saxon four-letter words can be a sin against charity. I made a very conscious effort to break the habit of four-letter words of any kind when I was doing bedside nursing. An orderly happened to come in the med room when I had my back to the door, concentrating on something; I was startled and burst out, “Oh my –” and managed to shut my mouth. The orderly just shook his head and said, “I know what you were going to say.”
Well, I was embarrassed, and I started working hard to root “Oh my God” and the four-letter words out of my personal promptorium, just as a matter of professionalism; having an “oh s#!t” slide out when you drop something or see something inconvenient on the telemetry screen doesn’t do much for the nurse-patient relationship. Losing the habit has served me well. And if I sound like a prude when I come out with Dagnabbit! or That stinks, well, so be it; it’s easier than constantly watching my mouth and worrying about exactly when four-letter words and saying “Oh my God!” when surprised becomes sinful.
Clone Wars! I like Bane’s hat and that long duster thing he wears. My husband likes Asoka about as much as he likes Hermione in the Harry Potter movies — not much — and predicts that the Admiral is going to turn.
Jen notes that Fertility, Cycles & Nutrition 4th Edition
Can I do only six quick takes and still have it count?
If you can spare a couple of prayers tonight, please send one up for Pansy’s intentions (because I’m thinking of her) and for the soul of my paternal grandmother, God rest her querulous but well-meaning soul. October 2 is my grandmother’s birthday. The first holy card I ever owned was a gift from my grandmother; I was attracted to the pretty flowers on the card and Grandma was extra happy to give it to me because St Therese was her patron saint.