I'm going to be offline all day tomorrow. And also on the Fridays of Lent. I'm taking the day off work tomorrow, too, in hopes of getting a better start on Lent this year. This is Mardi Gras country, and most places close on Tuesday and are open on Wednesday, including the Catholic college where I work. (We do close on Good Friday, but I suppose that's partly for the three-day weekend.) The day usually ends up being hectic, with me trying to squeeze Mass in somewhere, and hardly thinking about the day at all, except for my usual grumble about having to hear the non-hymn "Ashes." And it shouldn't be that way, of course.
Ash Wednesday
10 responses to “Ash Wednesday”
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Because my Thursday night Spanish class has been called off three times due to bad weather (two snows, one tornado), we have class on Holy Thursday. I plan to make sure that I don’t miss any other classes so I can miss that one.
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I just hope, Maclin, that you will rise again from those ashes–from the good you’ve failed to do.
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Grr. Am I going to have to wait six weeks to get you back for that, Janet?!?
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The last couple years I gave up blogging altogether, but this year, since I’ve cut way back on it anyways, I decided to limit my curtailing to “disputational” blogging. In other words, no political or religious arguing. I’ll keep it to friendly and personal stuff — reading, literature, non-argumentative religious subjects, etc.
In a way, this may end up being more of a challenge than staying offline altogether, since I have to try consciously to stay out of debates!
For those giving it up in its entirety, see ya in 7 weeks — have a great Lent! -
I’ve pretty much given up the disputations permanently. It’s just not worth it. I enjoy a good argument where people are really listening to each other, responding thoughtfully, and grappling with the topic, with little or no rancor. But mostly all you get these days is sneering, ranting, straw men, cheap shots, etc. Why bother? The stuff going on in Wisconsin is a good example. I’ve read little from pundits, and almost nothing from average folks, about it that wasn’t equally superficial and acrimonious.
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Maybe after avoiding the disputatious for two months, I’ll be able to give it up altogether. I agree that one seldom gets anywhere with it.
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There seem to be some solid discussions at Front Porch Republic, though I don’t read it that often.
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Yeah, FPR is one site where things usually remain civil most of the time. I think the comment moderation is pretty tight.
Btw, do you know that there’s a link on there to LODW? -
Yes, I did know that, which makes me feel worse that I don’t read it more. It’s not that I don’t like it, I just can’t keep up with everything. And, too, socio-political matters just haven’t been getting as much attention from me as they used to.
I resolve to do better by FPR.
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