February 2011
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Weekend Music A conversation on Facebook a few days ago reminded me of the sole and self-titled album by former King Crimson members Ian Macdonald and Michael Giles, released in 1970. I am one of the few people who bought it, even though I had not been a King Crimson fan. Now I can’t remember…
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For instance, Encyclical Man, who “has a quote at the ready that will clearly establish that anyone who does not share his opinion on the matter is a heretic.” I’m sure there are other species awaiting identification but I’m too distracted to think of any: I hope that doesn’t make me “Could Do Better But…
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Sign of the times, or just a sign of me? I'm going to have to put in several hours of work this weekend–I mean job-work, what I get paid to do, not house or yard work or writing. The task is a software upgrade for which I have to shut down a system which is…
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I'm basically in favor of allowing married men to become priests–we have at least one in my diocese, and he's excellent. But I think those who see it as a magical cure-all for various problems in the Church are very mistaken. It would bring its own set of problems, as of course Protestants, and I…
Light On Dark Water 