Brrrrr...

It's cold this morning. Freakin' cold. That lying groundhog. Weren't we supposed to have an early spring?

You learn something new every day

An LJ friend, this morning, introduced me a to a new concept: sedevacantism. Sedevacantists believe that the papacy has been vacant since the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958 (or, in some cases, the death of Pope John XXIII in 1963). Sedevacantists believe that the subsequent successors (or, in their view, claimants) to the papal office have been neither true Catholics nor true, legitimate popes. Tell that to John Paul II and those who either want to canonize him or want to add the epithet "the Great" to his title. The Wikipedia entry I linked to above goes into the history of this position. Fascinating stuff.

Kurt Vonnegut

His work left a huge impression on me in college, when I read every one of his novels. I left two weeks between each because I needed to recover before picking up the next. I still refer to those books often. For some reason, "Slapstick" in particular stays with me until this day.

We won't see his like again soon.

::raises glass::

Meme

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Achieved today

Lunch with miss_swamp who's always fine company.

New computer (MacBook Pro 15") with extra RAM.

External hard drive for back-ups.

Snazzy printer/copier/scanner.

Office. Widgets. (Widgets!) Stuffit Expander.

Tomorrow? Doctor. Writing. Haircut. Chorus business.

I will be busy.