I confirmed a
number of things yesterday. First of all
I am more than ready for spring to actually arrive seeing as how it is now
nearly a month overdue. Seeing my breath
in the morning a couple days before May is just flat wrong, on a number of
levels.
I also confirmed
that my wife is a very serious catholic (not a fanatic mind you). She extremely excited about the canonization
of the two popes yesterday and insured I programmed the 3am ceremony into her
DVR in our bedroom. So I’ve got that to fall
asleep to for the next few weeks.
I also
confirmed that a visiting Chinese catholic priest combined with not one but two
baptisms was a recipe for extended pew time for yours truly. I’m not saying that I don’t need the extra
time in the Big Guy’s house but I would at least like to understand what is
being said.
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| My Wife with the Confirmee |
The day was
rescued when we journeyed into Worcester for a dinner celebrating the First
Communion of one of the Panamanian Mafia’s granddaughters. My wife shares a special bond with this young
lady as she was her dancing instructor (along with her sister) for Panamanian Folklorico
dancing last year. This is always a fun
group to hang out with and yesterday was no exception.
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| And the Confirmee's Sister |
The dinner was
in the middle of Green Hill Park which is extremely well hidden in the middle
of Worcester. It offers some great views
and it’s hard to believe it is completely surrounded by the city. Worcester
does that to you, just when you’re ready to dismiss it as one of the ugliest
urban sprawls around, it lifts its skirts a little to show you something like
Green Hill Park. The wind was really cooking so the herd of children did most
of their stampeding inside but I carefully placed myself out of trampling
range.
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| Green Hill Park |
We didn’t attend
the confirmation service itself since seating was limited (I was able to
overcome my intense disappointment). One
of the guys complained that the service went almost an hour and half. I trumped him with my Chinese baptismal
fiasco which lasted even longer.
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| The Mafia Ladies |
I’m into my second
week of the Bruins playoff beard which proved deathly for the Detroit Red Wings
with the hated Montreal Canadiens up next.
This is the promised weekly photo update. Both my wife and Cantankerous Friend were
complaining about the amount of gray involved in my beard so my wife attempted
a Hellenic recipe to reduce that. I’ve
come by the gray honestly, earned over a long period of time, so I insisted most
of the gray remain.
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| Bruins Beard Week 2 |
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