[Magdalen] Say one for me

Christopher Hart cervus51 at gmail.com
Mon Apr 17 22:06:39 UTC 2017


Sounds great, Scott. Glad it worked for you.

On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 9:34 AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
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:
>
> 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).
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>



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