#1368: Part 5, “Code Three” by Rick Raphael

“Code Three” continues, as our future highway patrollers catch a speeder.
Part 5
17:34.

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Technical Difficulties

I’ve been dead tired lately. I’ve been getting plenty of sleep time, but not sleeping well. (It’s been a stressful month, what with fire, windstorm, and all.) I’ve also put on a lot of weight, thanks to me chowing down hard and then not being able to sleep. Also, choir and Choraleers have started up [...]

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#1367: Discourse 9, Banquet of the Ten Virgins by St. Methodius

Banquet of the Ten Virgins continues, as Tusiane talks about the spiritual meaning of the etrog (citron) and the Feast of Tabernacles.
Other than the theology of the body stuff and the generalized talk about virtues and chastity being for everybody, I don’t really understand who this talk is pointed at — unless there was some [...]

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#1366: Part 4, “Code Three” by Rick Raphael

“Code Three” continues, as our heroes deal with a stalled out car — not to mention Ohio State game traffic, Chillicothe, and the dark side of being able to Drive Real Fast.
Part 4
22:11.

I’m really enjoying this story. I can’t understand how it slipped under my radar before, both as a story and in its paperback [...]

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#1365: Part 3, “Code Three” by Rick Raphael

“Code Three” continues its future highway patrol! When we last saw our heroes, they were dealing with a multi-vehicular pileup in the 200 mile an hour lane of a continental highway. Now they have to do the paperwork — as some interesting facts about the wreck emerge….
Part 3
19:38.

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#1364: Part 7, Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius

Argonautica continues with another famous scene — the harpies! But this version includes a chase scene….
Part 7
28:50.

Yep, I’m back on the pixels! My cable/Internet/phone finally came back this morning.

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Windstorm. No Internet.

Obviously this is a judgement on me for not posting while I had a chance. But yeah, my cable/phone/Internet is down, and nobody knows when it will be back — least of all, the cable company. That’s what happens when tens of thousands of trees drop limbs or get uprooted.
I’ll post more when I [...]

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#1363: Ch. 4, The Sacrifice of the Mass by M. Gavin, S.J.

The Sacrifice of the Mass continues, with a chapter on vestments. Obviously, a lot of this refers to vestments still in use in the Extraordinary Form of the Latin Rite, but not often seen in the Ordinary Form.
Chapter 4: The Vestments at Mass
20:44.

Btw, this textbook was originally written for classes at the church on Farm [...]

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Tired and Depressed

I’m really beat again, and not sleeping well. Sorry for the lack of posts.

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#1362: Discourse 8C, Banquet of the Ten Virgins by St. Methodius

Banquet of the Ten Virgins continues, as Thecla argues against astrologers and numerologists (which in this talk are called “mathematici”, mathematicians), and for the existence of free will.
Discourse 8C
30:01.

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#1361: Part 2, “Code Three” by Rick Raphael

“Code Three” continues, as our three futuristic highway patrol officers respond to a multi-vehicular pileup.
Part 2
30:31.

And don’t miss the first two installments of my special bonus presidential election sf story, “Hail to the Chief” by the unpredictable Randall Garrett! Just scroll back past this week’s installment of “Argonautica”, and there it is.
Also, let me know [...]

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#1360: Part 6, Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius

The Argonautica continues, as we meet an island king who forces all visitors to choose a champion to box with him. Little does he know that onboard the Argo is the greatest boxer in the world, the hero twin Polydeuces! (AKA Pollux of “Castor and”.)
Part 6
13:50.

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#1359: Part 2, “Hail to the Chief” by Randall Garrett

“Hail to the Chief” continues, as Randall Garrett’s political dream team worries about a Soviet shootdown — on the Moon.
Part 2: A rapid response.

23:43.

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#1358: Part 1, “Hail to the Chief” by Randall Garrett

“Hail to the Chief” is a near future piece of political science fiction, which seems a fitting choice now that the presidential race is heating up. The concept:
What if the best choice for an elected office were someone too boring for the voters to elect?
Garrett’s style in this story seems to me to have been [...]

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#1357: Ch. 9B, The Story of a Soul by St. Therese of Lisieux

The Story of a Soul continues, as St. Therese reveals her simple tactics for trying to love her neighbor not just as herself, but as Jesus does.
Chapter 9B
34:45.

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