January 8th, 2024
Dear Diary,
I’ve heard that their getting some kind of birthday party together for me already – it’s over a month away, but it’s never too early to plan something fun. I got a shock when Fr. Tommy said something about my “70th year” – I thought, hey! That’s not until next year! But Fr. Tommy explained the Roman calculation something or other – like, the start of my 70th year is my 69th birthday. Then he started in on the year people can stop fasting, which was a happier subject. The whole thing put me into a bad mood. I feel old! I don’t wanna feel old! My doctor has been after me as per usual. Eat this, don’t eat that, move more. I know, I know.
Ash Wednesday is Valentine’s Day this year. One meatless meal at a really cozy restaurant sounds great! Hard to beat last year’s Lobster Thermadoor. This year, maybe something simpler? A lot of restaurants will have specials for V Day. Maybe some shrimp scampy at Razzo’s with a nice white wine. I’ll take Fr. Tommy – gotta get him to eat a bit more cuz he’s scrawnier than ever. Or maybe Tommy and Gilbert? And someone else so it doesn’t look like a date. There’s too much of that in the news.
I’m getting more questions about blessing folks, “couples”. I told our priests to make them happy. Just go ahead and bless them and use that ten-second rule like that pervy cardinal in Rome said.
I wanted to add soooo many comments to this video. I don’t harmonize with every single point, but … that’s NOT the POINT, as is especially explained toward the end. We need unity.
