TGIF

20 Responses to TGIF

1. digdigby says:

   6 May 2011 at 8:13 pm

   Dolce far niente. ["far niente"... ha! Right now it's just "un pò di meno".]
2. wanda says:

   6 May 2011 at 8:31 pm

   Ahhhhh..very nice.
3. EWTN Rocks says:

   6 May 2011 at 8:47 pm

   Does look relaxing…almost resort-like, or on a cruise ship floating on the sea (but maybe that’s just me in need of vacation). Don’t tell me that the pictured martini represents an answer to the which one is Fr. Z’s Martini vs. Manhattan post a couple of weeks ago!
4. Fr. John Zuhlsdorf says:

   6 May 2011 at 9:01 pm

   EWTN: That is a very good question. Thanks for raising it!
5. EWTN Rocks says:

   6 May 2011 at 9:12 pm

   Come to think of it, I don’t think a resort or cruise ship would be that relaxing…how about the Italian country-side? Yes, that’s better (a girl can dream can’t she, at least before reality sets in?).

   Actually, I think it’s called vacation deprivation (I haven’t been away from work for more than a week in over 5 years – pitiful I know).
6. Fr. John Zuhlsdorf says:

   6 May 2011 at 9:13 pm

   BTW.. the flowers were immediately taken to the altar.

   The martini and the apple stayed with me for a while.
7. digdigby says:

   6 May 2011 at 9:14 pm

   I’ve always figured there must be at least three Father Z’s to blog on top of all the rest.
8. Fr. John Zuhlsdorf says:

   6 May 2011 at 9:17 pm

   dig: Maybe there are!
9. RobertK says:

   6 May 2011 at 11:32 pm

   Looks your enjoying a nice Spring afternoon Father.
10. CatholicinCA says:

    7 May 2011 at 12:57 am

    I’m curious about the translation of this, if any one can help: Nemo tibi fabulas uendat, non latret rabies haereticorum de angulo. (It is tangentially related to Fr. Z’s glasses as evidenced by an earlier post). I also love the lighting of that picture–it looks like a still life portrait.
11. David Zampino says:

    7 May 2011 at 7:19 am

    Looks good to me! Extra-dry with two olives!
12. Rob Cartusciello says:

    7 May 2011 at 7:27 am

    As my cousin in Campania says: Tutti OK!
13. joecct77 says:

    7 May 2011 at 9:00 am

    Just curious, but what is a typical day for Fr. Z??

    I know you say Mass and keep the blog going, but I can’t picture you staring at the computer or bird feeder the rest of the day.
14. irishgirl says:

    7 May 2011 at 9:17 am

    Nice picture, Father Z! The flowers look fresh and pretty, and the apple looks yummy!
    The martini looks good, though I myself am a teetotaller.
    And it’s so wonderful to see the sunlight on everything!
15. joanofarcfan says:

    7 May 2011 at 9:19 am

    Gin or vodka?
16. lombizani says:

    7 May 2011 at 10:39 am

    Gay “marriage” has just been silently legalized in Brazil.
17. glennbcnu says:

    7 May 2011 at 10:53 am

    To: CatholicinCA

    Google translates: “Nemo tibi fabulas uendat, non latret rabies haereticorum de angulo. ” as “No one let him sell you stories, not of heretics, causes the barking madness of a corner of the”

    Sorry it was too funny not to post!
18. JKnott says:

    7 May 2011 at 12:01 pm

    What a strikingly beautiful still life . It would be wonderful painted in Pastels. Hmmmm
    And now we know. Subtle Father. The martini. And I voted for the manhattan. Oh well.
19. Fr. John Zuhlsdorf says:

    7 May 2011 at 12:04 pm

    That Latin, from Augustine’s sermon 238,3 is:

    “Let nobody sell you fairytales, and let not the rabid heretics bark from their corner.”
    
    

    
    Augustine had a dim view of heretics.
    
20. asophist says:

    8 May 2011 at 11:46 pm

    From the photo, that martini appears shaken, not stirred (a la James Bond). Personally, I prefer mine stirred. I comes out crystal clear, with no ice film on top.