I am trying to write my last paper for the semester. It is on Proverbs. I have to tie a case study to a passage in proverbs. While I do that, I have to find the seam through which Jesus' death and resurrection and redemption runs. Without prooftexting, which means, I can't begin with the case and then go to my concordance (Christmas from Shessy circa 1997) and look up depression or despair. Very tricky, very tricky indeed.
Words I have badly wanted to use in a paper all year:
discourse
dialectical
sangfroid
Words I have badly wanted to have commented on my papers by my teachers:
cogent
pithy
lucid
Words I have actually received on my papers this semester:
solid
yes!
nice
well said
very good
Grad school teachers should have to use comment-words that are at least 2 syllables, I think.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Petitions for Prayer
I took the kids to the Solemn Novena after school a few weeks ago. In the shrine part, there are huge banks of candles along the walls. They are lined with velvet kneelers. The arm rests of the kneelers are sort of like desks. And there are little notepads, they almost look like prescription pads my Mom used to have. And then of course, the tiny pencils.
At first, zero out of four kids were into being there. It was after school and if given their choice, they would be biking, skateboarding, writing in a lockable diary, and playing teenager, respectively. I felt for them, going along with me on this impromptu field trip. So I fed them tourist food from the vending machines-- party mix and Doritos. Chernobyl cheese was a big hit.
While they sat there eating in the little lunch room, I ran and grabbed four petition sheets for them. These are the things they filled out:
Manny checked: peace of mind, overcoming a bad habit-"being so sensitive", peace in the home, peace among nations
Benicio checked:overcoming a bad habit-"picking nose," peace in the home, financial aid, success in business and my favorite--better working conditions.
Clara checked: return to the faith, peace in the home, peace among nations, foreign missions
Calliope: just wrote in the open space, "love calliope"
At first, zero out of four kids were into being there. It was after school and if given their choice, they would be biking, skateboarding, writing in a lockable diary, and playing teenager, respectively. I felt for them, going along with me on this impromptu field trip. So I fed them tourist food from the vending machines-- party mix and Doritos. Chernobyl cheese was a big hit.
While they sat there eating in the little lunch room, I ran and grabbed four petition sheets for them. These are the things they filled out:
Manny checked: peace of mind, overcoming a bad habit-"being so sensitive", peace in the home, peace among nations
Benicio checked:overcoming a bad habit-"picking nose," peace in the home, financial aid, success in business and my favorite--better working conditions.
Clara checked: return to the faith, peace in the home, peace among nations, foreign missions
Calliope: just wrote in the open space, "love calliope"
Sunday, November 04, 2012
overheards: best yet
"In Africa, naked people is just artwork." Calliope
Calliope:I have two silent letters in my name.
Me: I know there's the "e"at the end. Where's the other one?
Callio: At the end, there's a silent heart.
"Clara is in there making a top secret code that says, 'Hi, Santa." Benicio
Franklin Industries instead of Intstitute -Manny
Chapel light instead of Chipotle- Manny
Calliope:I have two silent letters in my name.
Me: I know there's the "e"at the end. Where's the other one?
Callio: At the end, there's a silent heart.
"Clara is in there making a top secret code that says, 'Hi, Santa." Benicio
Franklin Industries instead of Intstitute -Manny
Chapel light instead of Chipotle- Manny
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