Monthly Archives December 2004

Ubuntu defined

Still unable to blog from my own computer. Bummer. (When I can, I’ll make links to good agencies worthy of sending donations for Asian tsunami relief.)
I thought part of the problem was my new Linux distro, but now I fear it is a hardware problem. Looking for a new Linux distro to test my theory, [...]

Network, posting down

Something’s wrong with my network card. Blogging from Hubby’s computer. Will have to suspend the blog for a while.

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Fabulous Christmas Eve service for a very small church

The 4pm Christmas Eve service at the Church of the Holy City (Swedenborgian) was quite a success. Those who measure these things by attendence numbers wouldn’t agree — there were thirteen of us in the church — but I’ve been to Christmas services big and small. This one had legs, and there were so many [...]

Recalling East Tennessee

Hope at Appalachia Alumni Association casts my mind back to East Tennessee.
My mother and all her people are from Knox and the surrounding counties. (Her mother was born in Sevierville; Dolly Parton was born there, too.) I’ve got Chapman Highway/Gay St. Bridge/family born and died at “the Baptist”/McKay’s cred. (If you have to ask [...]

Christmas: Make do or do without

I love Christmas, but like to keep it simple and easy. The tone of the nation — sombre and a bit grim — makes it easy to keep the holiday in my preferred way without seeming morose or Grinch-like.
For years, I’ve been fascinated about how ordinary people made the most of a difficult situation, particularly [...]

Mellow with monks

Every once in a while, Hubby and I will buy used phonograph records, with a keen eye towards the ironic. Who knew Andy Williams had so many recordings?
Last trip, I picked up a 1972 treasure Listen by the Benedictine monks of the Weston Priory, Weston, Vermont. I bought the album ($1) solely on [...]

Christmas eve with the Swedenborgians

The Church of the Holy City (Swedenborgian) is the church I attend most Sundays. They will hold Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols at 4:00 pm — this might be the earliest Christmas Eve service in the city! — at the corner of 16th and Corcoran Streets, NW.
If you need an early service intown Washington, this [...]

Christmas Trivia #1

A little bird just told me that David Hasselhoff has a version of O Holy Night. And Stille Nacht.
Eek!

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I took an umbrella . . .

to the store, but didn’t need it.
We have the first snow of the year! (And it is sticking lightly.)

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A sunset in the blogosphere

Revsparker is retiring his Across, Beyond, Through blog.
Take care!

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