Am I weird in that I refer to most airports by their code? I call Dulles IAD, Orlando MCO, and Dallas DFW. This may stem from Louisville frequently being called SDF by locals rather than its name. It is super helpful for booking flights online and flight simulators, too.
I have to applaud Disney World. The first song revealed for the rethemed Rock 'N' Roller Coaster is "Somg 2" by Blur. I love that song, and I really hope my first ride on it is that one.
Why after Artmeis II do we still have people thinking the Earth is flat and that we have never visited outer space?
"You see, Europeans wanted to colonize America so they had somebody to make fun of."
It's tragic yet feels vindicating when you look back at the people you went to college with in the same major and see that none are working in the field we studied for.
I had a math teacher who had us leave answers unsolved if the solution were infinite, so leaving 1/3 as a fraction rather than 0.333, pi as a symbol rather then 3.14, or √3/2 rather than 0.866. It should have always been that way! It's way more precise when needing to reuse it.
"Alleluia, Christ is risen!"
Happy Easter!
I was really pleased with how this photo turned out!
Autographs are really weird. Don't get me wrong. I have several. At the same time, though, we are just asking someone for their signature, but there is such a great difference between them signing an autograph and them signing forms. It is the same signature.
The litany's origins ultimately go back to fourth century Rome. It has a deep association with Lent. It acts as a call for mercy and grace in the face of the very imperfect and sorrowful nature that is life. Today, the litany is finished as we now focus on the Easter Triduum.
The prayer quoted since Ash Wednesday are from the Great Litany, written by Thomas Cranmer in 1544 as the first English liturgy and first ordered to be used in processions by Henry VIII when England was at war with Scotland and France.
"Lord have mercy upon us."
"Christ have mercy."
Happy Trans Day of Visibility! As a great friend and Episcopal priest says, "Remember the Gospel. You are deeply loved and radically accepted... Walk in this Reality, Live in this Reality, Remain in this Reality and let no one or no thing take this Reality from you!"
#TDOV
"Lord have mercy."
"O Christ, hear us.
O Christ, hear us."
"O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
Grant us thy peace."
You can tell someone's MAGA when they call the LGBTQ+ community "the LGBT".
"O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy upon us."
"O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy upon us."
"Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us.
Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us."
"That it may please thee to grant that, in the fellowship of the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the saints, we may attain to thy heavenly kingdom,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord."
"That it may please thee to grant to all the faithful departed eternal life and peace,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord."
"That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand; to comfort and help the weak-hearted; to raise up those who fall; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord."
"That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord."
"That it may please thee to give us true repentance; to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances; and to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit to amend our lives according to thy holy Word,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord."
"That it may please thee to have mercy upon all mankind, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord."
"That it may please thee to support, help, and comfort all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord."
The people out here attending at least once every month without having a business are crazy! How do you have that much money and time off? I know the reason. It's because 99% of the IT and aerospace industries are furries, but it's still crazy!
"That it may please thee to visit the lonely; to strengthen all who suffer in mind, body, and spirit; and to comfort with thy presence those who are failing and infirm,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord."