[Magdalen] Feast.

[Jay Weigel]

I'd threaten to go out for Chinese food like my Jewish friends do, but here
it seems all the Chinese restaurants are closed on Christmas...maybe the
owners are Christian!

On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Some year we'll do Turkey & 16 Veg a la Dibley, but this year it's
> whateversville this evening (might order from our standby, Pizzeria
> Aroma, whose very intense, hard-working owner promises his staff is
> double-paid tonight and working voluntarily. Then late Mass; I'm
> subdeacon and need to print out my pointed epistle to practice the
> chant...I'll be assisting a guest celebrant who shouldn't have much
> trouble as he used to be on the staff at St Clement's, Philly (Fr.
> Ethan Jewett, now interim at Grace Church, Chicago). Tomorrow a decent
> amount of sleep followed by food, drink, and family at my dear
> partner's sister's house (or her in-laws' home nearby). Highlight of
> that is the spicy Italian sausage. Turkey as well.
>
> Can't say I've ever seen an authentic, homemade English-style
> Christmas pudding in person, much less tasted one.
>
> Fighting my introvert battle within myself as the desire for solitude
> competes with the most mandatory gatherings of the year, with a dollop
> of shame for not being with my family in Michigan. I'm just a selfish,
> lazy Scrooge but have moments of "Christmas spirit" from time to time.
> Still, always relieved when Christmas night rolls around.
>
> On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 4:09 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>(from a can)<<<
> >
> > I should have said...
> >
> > -Lasagna: Stouffers
> > -Seasoned steak fries: Ore-Ida
> > -Green beans: Del Monte.
> >
> > (And even all that's contingent on my energy level!)
>
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>