Good Morning!
On this day in 1785 Benjamin Franklin wrote in a letter that he had invented bifocals.
In 1788 South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify U.S. Constitution.
In 1873 Canada’s North West Mounted Police force was established. The name was changed to Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1920.
In 1876 Boston’s Joe Borden pitched the very first no-hitter in the history of the National League.
In 1934 in Bienville Parish, LA, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed by Texas Rangers.
In 1962 Joe Pepitone of the New York Yankees set a major league baseball record by hitting two home runs in one inning. 🙂
And in 1995 the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was demolished.
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Quote of the Day
“A moment’s thinking is an hour in words.”
Thomas Hood
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This guy was born on this day in 1910
It’s this lady’s birthday as well.
And this song was recorded today in 1960.
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Anyone have a QoD for us?
Wandering Views 
Good morning everyone!
From Newsmax, in an article about Pope Francis:
“It is through ordinary believers, Francis was saying, that the faith is preserved and transmitted. Not through the complexities of the intellectuals, but through the fidelity and trust of ordinary believers.”
There is some truth in that, but not entirely. The older generation maintains the
practices and teachings of the faith, generally. But the effect of certain teachings influence the younger generations. In ways that the older folks don’t understand and would reject.
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It didn’t get posted over here but that Whack Job of a Presiding Bishop that leads the Episcopal Church in North American made a comment that St. Paul should not have cast the evil spirit out of the slave girl in Acts.
Mainstream religion has gotten so open minded their brains are falling out.
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KIM, And his reasoning was???
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Great analogy, Kim!
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http://anglicanink.com/article/diversity-not-jesus-saves-says-presiding-bishop
Read for yourself. She was a marine biologist until sometime in the 90’s when she was fast tracked through the church. She was the last straw that made me leave the Episcopal Church.
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Two outa three.
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“She concluded her sermon by stating that we are not justified by our faith but by our respect for diversity.”
So? What is her authority for saying that?
I notice most of the comments were negative. Seems most of those who read it, got it. However, she may have a following among the unsaved who want to feel good about it.
What she’s getting to is same sex marriage.
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Bet that ditzy Bishop would replace all those
“Jesus Saves” signs.
It would read:
“Diversity Saves” instead.
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Good Morning, Y’all!
Mired in the middle of finals week…
My current crop of sophomores are one of the worst classes I’ve endured in 20 years in the classroom. Disrespectful, uncaring and with zero work ethic. I need summer break!
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Good morning!
AJ, great music today. I had never seen Alicia de Larrocha play before (but have heard recordings by her). Wow, what exquisite technique and artistry!
Kim, the article you linked. One word: jaw-dropping.
InButNotOf — hang in there! Just a couple days to go, right? Vacation is coming. 🙂
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QoD: What are your favorite sounds? (Music, conversation, nature, etc.) Or maybe silence? 😉
I guess for me, it depends on what my mood is or what I’m doing. If you have specific things you like to hear at certain times, you can answer that way, too. 🙂
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Waves, rain on a metal roof, wind in trees, my kids moving around the house(most of the time), Beethoven…
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Whatever it is, it isn’t the crickets that keep singing in my head all the time.
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I like the sounds of nature including all IBNO wrote and also birdsong, cicadas in the evening, frogs in the spring, waterfalls, etc. I do not like the sound of a fly in the house or office buzzing around. The same goes for wasps and bees in the house.
I really enjoy listening to classical and Christian music and some jazz. I also enjoy listening in on interesting conversations, but I hate overhearing arguments or sarcasm that puts someone down. And, I guess this goes back to childhood without A/C, I like the hum of a fan. It is a comfort sound.
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6 Arrows,
I enjoy her music too. 🙂
YouTube has a bunch of her playing if you’re interested. Most are from when she was older though, although she is just as good. 🙂
I try to find the performers actually performing the songs when I can. Sometimes I can even find them from the same year it was released, like the Everly Brothers above and Fats Domino yesterday. The sound quality isn’t as good, but I think they’re better.
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I like the sound of music most. Any music really.
But nothing beats a cat purring while you pet them, 🙂 It’s so relaxing. 🙂
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inbutnotof, sounds like you’ve had a tough year. A friend who’s a public school teacher in LA (middle school) has also hit those kinds of years, where there are just a lot of challenges all thrown into one classroom.
I started out in college majoring in education, but realized early on I wasn’t cut out for teaching. What a tough job, more so nowadays, I’m sure.
I saw the bishop story linked yesterday but hadn’t read it. You sort of got the gist of it by the headline & photo, I’m afraid. 😦 I know people who remain in the Episcopal Church and I can’t fathom it, though these are older people who have just been in that denomination (and in some cases, a specific church/congregation) for decades. Leaving is too hard, so I guess they just ignore the nonsense as best they can.
I like Pope Francis but he’s definitely Catholic. 🙂 That’s both a good thing (on some issues) but also not a good thing (theologically/doctrinally). But he is Catholic. We seem to be reminded at times why there was that nasty little split so many years ago. …
The pope was quoted yesterday as saying Christ redeems all people, including atheists.
To be fair, there was likely some more context to that statement that would flesh it out a bit more.
What did he mean by redeem? In what sense does Christ “redeem” “all”? Does he mean all are saved, whether they have faith in Christ or not? Or is he speaking in some sort of broader, less specific sense when he speaks of the redemption Christ brings? But on the face of it, it’s a bit stunning.
And there’s that sound again — Martin Luther turning over in his grave. 😉
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Some of my favorite sounds: belly laughs from little kids, Celtic and classical music (especially Bach in the morning and Beethoven any time of day), waterfalls, and the song of the rose-breasted grosbeak, whose arrival I look forward to each spring.
http://youtu.be/-OOLv9YHMCY
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Favorite sounds: birdsong (esp. mockingbird or cardinal), my husband’s laugh, a baby’s babbling, the sounds of a creek, violin music, a congregation singing all the parts to a particular few favorite hymns.
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Just in from walking a lot with architect and contractor friends. I think my husband is in love and ready to start a new hobby.
I’m in tears–it has a view and everything else I asked of God except the house . . . and the 12-18 month building process.
We’ll see what comes of it. 🙂
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QoD: Classical and folk music (of course), birds chirping (but not cooing – the sound of doves is not soothing), wind in the trees, flowing water, the conversation of friends and family (they don’t intersperse their talk with superfluous profanity, while most people talking in malls, buses, etc. do). Here, I am learning to like such different sounds as a donkey’s bray and drums in the night, but I shall never enjoy the sound of the call to prayer from a loudspeaker at five o’clock in the morning.
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Michelle, my parents built their house (my father even drew up the plans), and they have lived in it ever since. The property isn’t really great – the mosquito-producing swampland behind it alone should lower the value by half – but only once have they seriously considered moving and that was when they had drug-dealers for neighbours. There is something special about a home you build yourself.
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Plans for the weekend. Stay dry. Fix some food and take it to either the Moore Community Center or 1st Baptist Church of Moore. If the grass drys out some, I am going to try to get the lawns done. Work on the back bedroom. Hope to get the Kilz and 1st coat done this weekend, do laundry and if the weather cooperates, I plan to send some lead downrange and sight in my 30/06 and the new scope I got for my AK 47
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If you ever visit OKC, you should see the Memorial AJ. Part of the Building is still standing as part of the Memorial.
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Well I liked Kim’s statement about open minds and brains falling out…so very fitting don’t you think?
My favorite sounds…would have to be rain falling…the sight, sound and smell makes it all quite an enjoyable experience…we don’t get that much rain here…so when we do…I just drink it in…and I’m with Charles…any noise is better than the crickets chirping in my ears 24/7….Oh and I love the sound of a train….
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Michelle, I am thrilled and as I have said before I have just the place for you to sabbatical. I need to see if the local bookstore still has the writer’s cottage.
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I will have to do some more asking about a different cottage, but I thought you might me interested in this from my little corner of the world.
http://www.overthetransom.com/writing_center.htm
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NancyJ. Ilike the sound of a train too, A long way off. When we lived in Spartanburg in 1939-41, we lived about 30 feet from the Southern main line into Spartanburg. And the P&N was only about 100 yards away.
And they all had smoke. This made a difference when mom hanged out clothes to dry.
The P&N was electric.
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inbutnotof @ 08:47:16 My current crop of sophomores are one of the worst classes I’ve endured in 20 years in the classroom. Disrespectful, uncaring and with zero work ethic. I need summer break!
Do you teach at the same school where I teach? Our sophomores are like that, too. Praise God for the few who work hard and get the work done on their own!
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Favorite sounds: Many of the sounds of nature or the music already mentioned. But right now, I am so longing to hear a certain electronic tone at 2:00PM CDT tomorrow, and the sound of high schoolers exiting the building when that happens.
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God bless the Roma with open eyes & open hearts…
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2013/may/god-among-roma.html?paging=off
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I love the sounds a newborn makes – even crying. The sound of mourning doves on a hot prairie day, meadowlarks and other birdsong as well. Frogs in the springtime, lulling us to sleep.
I do NOT like the sound of ocean waves. I find it very overwhelming.
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AJ, I went to YouTube tonight to look at what they have of Alicia de Larrocha’s playing, and wow, are there ever lots of pieces there that she’s recorded! I was thrilled to find the complete Beethoven Piano Concertos among them. I know what I’m going to be listening to while I’m working tomorrow! 🙂
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Probably anybody paying attention to news is aware that a major freeway bridge on I-5 (runs north and south in Western Washington state) collapsed tonight about 7 pm Pacific time. Several vehicles have fallen into the Skagit River. At least three people have been rescued. No reports of fatalities so far. Situation very fluid and confused. Many first responders on the scene. The nearest town is Mt. Vernon. The river is the Skagit River.
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I didn’t read or listen to any news tonight before I saw your post, Random, so I didn’t know about that bridge collapse. Thanks for the update. Is this a bridge you use to get to and from the island you live on?
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Hi, 6 Arrows. Probably more than you want to know. To get to our island, there are two ferries and one bridge, all of which I have used. One of the ferries is a little scary. The bridge is fairly scary, and when we have our big earthquake, which is overdue, as the last one was in 1700, OUR bridge will certainly go down in a much bigger crash and much greater loss of life, as there were no lives lost in the Skagit River bridge collapse. Please don’t say “miracle,” as I don’t believe in miracles.
Anyway, I have driven across the bridge that collapsed a few times, going to and from Canada. It is a few miles north of our island. I don’t particularly like to pay taxes (and I imagine you don’t as well). On the other hand, our neglected infrastructure needs to be rebuilt and replaced. At the moment, the best info available indicates that a truck driver was trying to carry a too big special lode across the bridge and didn’t check the “maximum height” limitation carefully. I am sure he feels very guilty, but not as guilty as he would feel if someone had died.
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special “load”. Darn English spelling. Speaking of infrastructure, we need to repair our language. It’s a cobbled together mess of various languages. And please don’t tell me that if English was good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for you.
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