[Magdalen] It's that time again.

[Grace Cangialosi]

Capers, the Lent Madness folks sent out the brackets for next year's tournament last week!

> On Nov 6, 2014, at 11:15 PM, Capers Limehouse <capers.limehouse at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Lent? 
> 
>> On Nov 3, 2014, at 9:20 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Are they assuming that those of us of a certain age will even REMEMBER the
>> rota by the time Lent starts??  At the moment, I don't even remember when
>> LENT starts!
>> 
>> On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 5:13 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I sense they might want us to be familiar with the rota before lent starts.
>>> What with Advent, Epiphany and all the noise and confusion, there might not
>>> be enough time immediately before Lent to get eh information out to
>>> everyone at a time when they are able to take all of this incredibly
>>> momentous information in, and accord it the meditation for which it is
>>> essential.  After all, The Brackets are the reason for the season (Lent).
>>> 
>>> I think they love to poke fun at tradition, and just figured being WAAYYY
>>> ahead of the curve was one more way of being tongue in cheek.  Oh those
>>> pesky characters at Forward Movement.  Who knew such austere folks had such
>>> a wild side?  Still waters run deep, but in this case, we're talking
>>> hundreds of fathoms...
>>> 
>>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>>> *"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
>>> for people coming behind you, and you don't do it, you're wasting your time
>>> on this Earth."  -- *Roberto Clemente
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 3:38 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Well, I sent them an irate note, pointing out that it isn't even Advent
>>>> yet, and accusing them of being in league with the folks who start
>>> putting
>>>> out Christmas displays before Hallowe'en!
>>>> I suggested that a more appropriate and timely enterprise would be an
>>>> online Advent calendar. Viewers could choose each day between two options
>>>> for the next day's window...
>>>> 
>>>> Grace, d&r
>>>> 
>>>>>> On Nov 3, 2014, at 12:04 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>>>>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> In keeping with the refined sense of decorum in our denomination I
>>> gently
>>>>> point to the latest ecclesiastical development.
>>> http://www.lentmadness.org/2014/11/all-brackets-day-the-2015-bracket-unveiled/
>>>>> 
>>>>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>>>>> *"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things
>>>> better
>>>>> for people coming behind you, and you don't do it, you're wasting your
>>>> time
>>>>> on this Earth."  -- *Roberto Clemente
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Grace Cangialosi
>> Ruckersville, VA
>> 
>> "There are a lot of amazing people out there to be thankful for--
>> and a loving God. that's what life is about."
>>                                                                  Robin
>> Williams,  1951-2014
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