[Magdalen] Lent Madness?

Judy Fleener fleenerj at gmail.com
Sun Feb 28 21:08:55 UTC 2016


QR codes?  Please enlighten me.
Judy

On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 6:00 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Søren Kierkegaard
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 2:31 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > OK, I can't help admitting that on first glance I read "Saren" (who I'm
> not
> > familiar with anyway) as "Sauron".
> >
> > Jay, g/d/r
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 2:12 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Just recently, we had Søren versus Sojourner.  Now *that* produced a
> lot
> > of
> > > very thoughtful and thought-provoking comments.
> > > I was a bit more than casually involved since Isabella, AKA Sojourner,
> > > hails from this area, and the library at the State University of New
> > Paltz
> > > is named after her.  I can't help wondering if that would not get a
> > chortle
> > > from the old abolitionist and suffragist. I was thinking, having a
> > > *library*
> > > at a college named after you sure beats having a high school named
> after
> > > you, but on inquiry, I find Sojourner has two high schools named after
> > her
> > > in NY State alone, and several study programs named after her in
> various
> > > other places.
> > >
> > > This was one matchup I could not really pick, because they both have
> > great
> > > reasons to vote for them.
> > >
> > > And picking between two of god's superheroes is indeed the point, not a
> > > drawback. The choice is the thing; after all, each saint has their
> reward
> > > already, and one has to be a standout, merely to be CONSIDERED for the
> LM
> > > in the first place. And, oh my, do we ever forget that all the time.
> > Heck,
> > > I was so stuck on the incredible Birgid (the only saint who is older
> than
> > > the faith itself) I misremembered that she was the winner last year.
> She
> > > was finally bested by that Assisi guy (if one has to be knocked off,
> who
> > > better than the best loved of all saints).
> > >
> > > Hard to imagine how one can get sick of the LM, but as Sebastian used
> to
> > > say, "Chaconne a son gout."
> > >
> > > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
> preserved,
> > > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 9:39 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Where was it we were discussing Helena vs. Monnica? Wasn't it here?
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 8:35 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Speaking of saints, the other day I ran across a church calendar I
> > > liked
> > > > > very much.
> > > > >
> > > > > Instead of the ordinary grid (seven days across, five or six weeks
> > > down),
> > > > > it was arranged in a circle, like the wheel of the year. Seasons
> > > printed
> > > > in
> > > > > litirgical colors. Both attractice and useful.
> > > > >
> > > > > And guess what? It had QR codes to link to stuff (like a recording
> of
> > > the
> > > > > Exultet).
> > > > > -M
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>



-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN
Western Michigan


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