Driving hazards

Listening to Anglican Chant can be a wonderful and calming experience when driving in the Chicago area. However, for those who lean/kneel to the higher church end, there may be a hazard.

Kind police officer: What caused you to not see the stopped car in front of you?

Lawful and caring driver: Well, you see, I was singing along with an Anglican Chant CD, and then came the Gloria Patri....

Kind (yet annoyed) police officer: I see. I will have to cite you for GWD... Genuflecting while driving. And next time, no more head banging CDs. Do something safer, like talk on the phone.

Lawful and caring (yet annoyed) driver: Yes sir, I will try to be more heathen...

***Disclaimer: Not based on a true story. This never happened... yet...

Choral Music for the winter

Here is a brief overview of some of the music recently performed by the choir here:

All Saints: The Souls of the Righteous - Stanley Marchant
Nov 11: Jerusalem (Jesus, my all, to heaven is gone) - this is arranged from the Sacred Harp
Nov 18: Soon and Very Soon - Andre Crouch
Christ the King: Te Deum Laudamus - Slavonic Chant
Advent 1: E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come - Paul Manz (authors note -what a wonderful work)
Advent 2: People Look East - arr. Eugene Butler
Advent 3: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - Elizabeth Posten
Advent 4: The Cherry Tree Carol - arr. Mark Johnston (seem to be having a tree thing here)
Christmas Eve: What Sweeter Music - John Rutter
O Magnum Mysterium - Dan Locklair (this is a wonderful little gem)
Epiphany: Arise, Shine for thy Light has Come - Healy Willian
Baptism of our Lord: Wade in the Water - traditional
Epiphany 2: Behold the Lamb of God, from Messiah - George Frideric Handel
Epiphany 3: Assurance - William Billings (this uses pieces Dr. Watts version of Psalm 27)

Flickr errors

I always enjoy when a company puts some humor into their "server down" message. I found the following on Flickr (the photo sharing place).

Flickr is having a massage.

For updates, please check the Flickr Blog.



The updates were even more interesting:

The latest estimate from our awesome Ops team is 6:30pm PST.

It’s better to be safe than sorry when it comes to your precious photos, plus, there’s the added benefit of giving us all a chance to reflect on our serious Flickr addictions. Thank you again for your patience.

Speaking of addictions, really I need to get off the internet and get practicing... starting now... or maybe in 2 minutes... or...