tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post1789555360395229447..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: Pencils Elizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-65039655397770254212013-02-15T18:19:03.102-05:002013-02-15T18:19:03.102-05:00Hi Elizabeth, This is the closest that I can fin...Hi Elizabeth, This is the closest that I can find, it just made me wonder about the debate and whether you wash them off or not and so in some places they are not "visible" regardless. <br /><br />http://www.catholic.com/quickquestions/why-do-italians-sprinkle-ashes-on-the-head-instead-of-marking-the-forehead-with-them<br />Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855171851801011788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-37389473850144139582013-02-14T21:48:16.246-05:002013-02-14T21:48:16.246-05:00Matthew - I've never heard of that practice an...Matthew - I've never heard of that practice and I'm sure I don't know - not any more than why Greeks spit at people they love - like, brides coming down the aisle or babies at a baptism. If you find out, let me know.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-36645166274932563322013-02-14T21:46:48.825-05:002013-02-14T21:46:48.825-05:00Marthe - Brilliant, as always, my dear.Marthe - Brilliant, as always, my dear.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-85755841386509699402013-02-14T21:45:20.754-05:002013-02-14T21:45:20.754-05:00Sextant - you can extend any of the metaphors I us...Sextant - you can extend any of the metaphors I use any time. Brilliant.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-60547285402696174052013-02-14T21:43:46.051-05:002013-02-14T21:43:46.051-05:00Br. David - Even though it is reported that God li...Br. David - Even though it is reported that God lives in "the cloud", God still forgives forever. No back up memory. Great, right?Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-34774590981101719262013-02-14T12:19:47.144-05:002013-02-14T12:19:47.144-05:00So, I wonder why some European countries sprinkle...So, I wonder why some European countries sprinkle the ashes on your hair? I wonder what the symbolism of that is. Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855171851801011788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-21458701031517410512013-02-14T10:46:55.295-05:002013-02-14T10:46:55.295-05:00There is something satisfying
in the friction
the ...There is something satisfying<br />in the friction<br />the drag of graphite<br />across a blue lined page<br />reassuring, the slightly slower <br />pace of pencil<br />translating synaptic surges<br />into symbols meant<br />to convey the thing<br />I was not supposed to say<br /> (erase the worst of it<br /> the jarring jagged bits<br /> too painful for response)<br />feel the sharp shaved point<br />soften under it<br />this pressure to covey<br />in loops and strokes and dots<br />all the woulds and shoulds <br />and swollen knots<br />of life sharpened and ground<br />and sharpened again only<br />to shorten into nubs<br /> (rubber long gone to<br /> endless hesitant revision)<br />I do not toss away<br />sentimental fool<br />to keep the spent penny tool<br />of impermanence<br />never mind the humility<br />inherent in the reluctance<br />to commit to ink<br />the world now screams<br />we have little use for that<br />analog obsolete profitless thing<br />either.<br />Marthenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-86137635042590724212013-02-14T10:02:56.872-05:002013-02-14T10:02:56.872-05:00I use pencils. Nice to know someone I admire does ...I use pencils. Nice to know someone I admire does too and explains it so well.PseudoPiskiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070541512355253553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-89164423991033873692013-02-14T09:14:02.762-05:002013-02-14T09:14:02.762-05:00To further your excellent metaphor, when we error ...To further your excellent metaphor, when we error in writing we have to find and recognize the error, make the effort to erase it, and if necessary re-write the passage. <br /><br />Is it not the same in life?<br /><br />We have to find and recognize the error in our life. <br /><br />Confession.<br /><br />Make the effort to erase the error by asking forgiveness.<br /><br />Repentance.<br /><br />I am not enough of a theologian (hell I am not a theologian at all) to say, but with the Grace of God, one is probably in the clear at this point. However with a spouse, my experience calls for a third step:<br /><br />Re-write that passage in your life. Make up for your transgression and promise not to do it again. <br /><br />Redemption.<br /><br /><br />I am getting frightfully religious for me. I am not real good with asking forgiveness from God, because quite frankly I don't believe that God is not near as touchy as our religions would have us believe. I am far more likely to tell God a dirty joke, than I am to ask forgiveness, for calling that rotten s.o.b. that pulled out in front me a ______, ______. A lot of the definitions of God and God's hyper-touchiness for sin is maintenance of the brand of the religion, necessary I suppose for a human organization, but leading to the corruption of the faith by the hand of humanity. <br /><br />Ahhhh, but being a husband, I put those erasers to use quite frequently. In some of those errors, God gets involved as well. The capacity for denseness in the human male is almost infinite. <br /><br />Years ago on a show called "Boy Meets World" there was episode where the principal of school talked about men frantically backing up the husband freeway because they missed an exit. Thats me. Sextanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869179401767968180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-28997976815302197102013-02-13T22:03:15.601-05:002013-02-13T22:03:15.601-05:00You do have the option of backing up smart devices...You do have the option of backing up smart devices to your Mac or PC, in addition to the cloud. Some folks forget how many copies of their stuff there actually is out there.Brother Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333089314994730330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-78727613017214054882013-02-13T17:41:54.017-05:002013-02-13T17:41:54.017-05:00And, with just a click of the "delete" b...And, with just a click of the "delete" button, it's all gone. The technological equivalent of an eraser. Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-21810686977469431572013-02-13T15:17:51.753-05:002013-02-13T15:17:51.753-05:00Interesting, b/c it's the mindset I have about...Interesting, b/c it's the mindset I have about being as paperless as possible and doing notes on my smart phone and iPad...because you know, some day there will be no trace of it on the earth...but it's all up there in the cloud. I suspect there will be a day you can't extract it when the technology changes...so there we are, all mixed together in the cloud.Kirkepiscatoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651684515435040529noreply@blogger.com