The World’s Best Sacristan™ sent me a little video of entering the church, so I found some photos and zipped it up with music by Domenico Zipoli who in 1715 was the organist at the Jesuits great Church in Rome, the Gesù. He eventually went to Paraguay to work in the Jesuit Reductions among the Guarani (think The Mission). The images and video were of uneven resolutions, so, it will fuzzy if you blow it up. I rendered it at 640×360.
In Norway yesterday, Magnus beat Hikaru. Just recalled that Star Trek’s Sulu was named Hikaru. Hmmm. Magnus is in the lead. In other news, water is still wet. Ding beat Pragg and, alas, Firouzja bested Fabi when the world #2, who was winning, blundered into a nasty fork with under 2 minutes on the clock. Can you see it? Black to move.
It’s not to hard. Time pressure is dreadful. I find it consoling, however, that even these titans of the game will occasionally do this. I wish it had been the other way around, however.
Because of the great news from Norcia, I’ll plug them again. Yesterday, one of our regular commentators said that the Norcia beer was some of the best he has ever had.
Meanwhile, in Eccles brackets for Catholic leaders, I am going down in flames against His Eminence Robert Card. Sarah. One of my correspondents congratulated me for being the only non-bishop in the field and I that I might have had a chance in the quarters against Vigano. “Tough draw.” Tough field! I’d still like to make a good race of it, not that I can do anything about it, of course. Maybe we could arm wrestle for it?
How do you choose? Really! How? In the case of Card. Sarah and the undersigned, it isn’t so hard, I suppose. Maybe if I had earlier revealed my status as a Monsignor in pectore? And, come to think of it, I did win in the non-bishop category.
Meanwhile, thank you to C&ML for the gift card from my wish list. Also, Roman Sojourn Donors, who are still in my regular prayers.
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If Future Monsignor Zulsdorf hadn’t included Vigano’, you would have my vote.
Someday we may see you in red.
Quite the impressive video.