[Magdalen] Say one for me

[Marion Thompson]

Sorry about that comma after 'boss'!    Don't know how it got there.

Marion


On 4/17/2017 9:51 AM, Marion Thompson wrote:
>  As a former boss, used to tell me, 'be selfish with your time.' 
> Sounds like you had a perfect day, balm for your soul.
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> Marion, a pilgrim
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> On 4/17/2017 9:34 AM, Scott Knitter wrote:
>> Well, I carried out my plan to spend Easter Day away from home (thus
>> skipping the Easter dinner that was happening at home). What I did:
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>> 1. After serving as subdeacon for the 11 a.m. Solemn Mass at the
>> Ascension, I headed over to St. John Cantius Church for Solemn Vespers
>> at 2:30. It's really part of the daily office of the Canons Regular of
>> St John Cantius, the religious order of men housed in the convent next
>> to the church. It was lovely, and the main doors of the church were
>> wide open to let in the perfectly soothing spring breeze (after it
>> being quite warm in there with full houses for the two high Masses at
>> 11 and 12:30).
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>> 2. I drove up to Evanston via a circuitous route and some heavy
>> traffic but eventually parked for free in one of their car parks and
>> had lunch at Chili's (a place I like but my dear partner pooh-poohs
>> when I suggest it). I did the lone diner thing and felt fine about it.
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>> 3. Walked one block south to the Century Cinemas, where I resolved to
>> pick a film that was (a) starting soon and (b) looked worth seeing. I
>> saw "Their Finest," a UK film starring people I didn't know (other
>> than Jeremy Irons in a cameo appearance, and the guy who played
>> Richard [with the disfigured face] in "Boardwalk Empire"). Well worth
>> seeing! About 1940 London, keeping calm and carrying on. I laughed and
>> wept. Really enjoyed it.
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>> 4. Drove around a bit, exploring downtown Skokie, while listening to
>> the BBC World Service (via Sirius/XM) with a really fascinating story
>> about a New Jersey "outside" artist (sort of a natural art talent,
>> with no artistic training).
>>
>> 5. Had some chicken for supper at Jollibee (Phillippines fast-food
>> chain), where I ended up almost despite not wanting to end up there.
>> Good chicken. I ignored the horrors on the menu, like sweet spaghetti
>> with hot-dog bits in it.
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>> 6. Went home at 9:30 p.m. or so. A very good day, lived as I had
>> envisioned it, and a good break from both the apartment and the
>> project. Now I'm back to the project.
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