This morning the sun came up at 06:21.
This evening the sun will set at 19:58.
The days are getting longer and more beautiful and I am starting to think about leaving. *sigh*
Thank you, Lord, for this day. Thank you for my readers and benefactors who made possible this refreshing, recharging, restoring, renewing, revitalizing, … repairing time.
My view for awhile, as I write – now – with clouds like cotton, a cool breeze past the freesia and a few alstroemeria whose stems had a hard time, and playing on the other side of the room… THIS.
This evening’s ecclesiastical business ought to end with the ringing of the Ave Maria Bell at 20:15. I’m still listening. The multiverse portal eludes me and the days are passing.
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Lately, I’ve offered Holy Sacrifice for my benefactors who are now deceased. I won’t forget you. Today I said Mass for my priest friends. In the next few days, I might be able to take a couple of intentions.
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Last night we had the joy of the inauguration of the lighting of the façade of Ss. Trinità dei Pellegrini (aka The Parish™). Here’s my humble little video of the event with period appropriate music…
The Big Red Button™.
Afterwards, some of us of the Archconfraternity went for a bite to eat. Here’s mine. Yeah… it was as good as it looks.
Aren’t they beautiful?
But, no, I guess not. Life in its many forms was just an accidental result of random chemical reactions back in the primordial soup.
Speaking of soup, its Friday. Perhaps a minestra tonight.
In cheesy news, I am delighted. In the antepenultimate 12th round, Hikaru Nakamura beat Alireza Firouzja and Gukesh D beat Nijat Abasov. They have joined Ian Nepomniachtchi in the lead. Fabiano Caruana defeated Vidit Gujrathi and is now a half point behind the leaders. The top spot is up in the air. Today is a rest day. Hostilities recommence in the penultimate round 13 tomorrow. Big games, too. Hikaru v Nepo and Gukesh v Alireza. The road for Hikaru is uphill against Nepo. Hikaru has been amazing. But so too has Nepo. Gukesh, on the other hand, has two advantages that Hikaru doesn’t. Gukesh 1) has white against 2) the (justly – heh heh) struggling Firouzja. Firouzja could play the spoiler. I hope for a Alirezan floor-wiping by Gukesh.
White to move and mate in 4. Not too hard today.
NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.
Censeo insuper hoc in scaccos ludentium certamine Alirezam esse delendum.
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Father, may I ask in which church is venerated the beautiful image of St. Joseph in the holy card that adorns your calendar?
Linguine Marinara con Gambieri tonight. In your charity please pray for me. it appears that i will likely be fired this summer due to my employer’s gender ideology policy, which i refuse to acknowledge.
Why, if life was the result of random events, is there such order in everything that exists? And why, if there was not one creator of these events, aren’t there perpetually more of these random events?
1. Rxh6+ Kxh6
2. Qxg5+ Kh7
3. Qh4+ Bh5
4. Qxh5#