On Friday, the 23rd, I had the 8AM Mass and then drove over and picked up Fr. Jim Beattie and we went to IHOP in Wheaton and had a great big breakfast. He had some kind of coupon and we really did eat a lot (he had scrapple!!!) but the bill was very small. We caught up and had a great time. Then I had exposition and the 5:30PM Mass. Waiting for the snow, but it didn’t come.
On Saturday, I drove out to Darnestown for First Confessions. Of course, it was delightful and worth the ride. I kept waiting for the snow. I came home and met with an appointment around 11 and then a very nice couple from Virginia came to make arrangement for a funeral sometime next week. She was in her 90’s and we talked about the great and long life she had. Please keep Lorraine and her family in your prayers.
I drove down and picked up Maggie and Marie and drove to Chesapeake Beach for a Mass and cover-dish with the SDC’s (Separated and Divorced Catholics). It was so nice and the sun actually came out for the Mass on a glassed in patio.
Then we three went to BINGO. I know that’s hard to imagine but it was nearby and it passed the time. I even won twice in the “early birds” and Marie won once. Maggie didn’t win at all – very unusual! Went to bed at Maggie’s around 11pm.
On Sunday, we three drove up to Blessed Sacrament. I had the 12:30PM Mass. Marie came to it but since we had already been to Mass the night before (and Maggie is using a scooter to get around), she stayed in my office and CLEANED!!!
Then we drove out to Mama Lucia’s in Olney and met Peg and Phil Caruso (our cousins) and their daughter, Jackie and her husband Hugh and their daughter, Megan. Also one of their sons, Michael was there. It was great to see them all. I think the last time we all got together was Megan’s high school graduation. She is now graduated from college and grad school and is in Sports’ medicine. We were a little loud but it was like Sunday dinner at an Italian family and everyone enjoyed themselves.
The “girls” and I came back to Blessed Sacrament and I had the 5:30PM Mass. The girls stayed in my office and continued CLEANING. Three of my stacks of paper are now in Recycle!! Then we went back to Maggie’s. Afterwards, I drove back to Blessed Sacrament because they were talking about a lot of snow and I didn’t want to get caught in Calvert county. I was home by 9:45 and went right to bed.
Today, Monday, I had the 8AM Mass and although it did snow, it didn’t affect school or anything else. I spent the morning on the phone and at my desk and I had exposition. Since the county is closing the school for activities, we are not having our Confirmation interviews, so I may go back to the rectory. Have supper and relax. I am annoyed by the snow forecasters who get us all worried and nothing comes of it. Years ago, we had a weatherman named Louis Allen, and his nickname was “Lying Louie” because if he told you the sun would shine, you’d better take an umbrella. He was never right but we all loved him. Now they have dobler and never are right!! Oh Well!!
Over the weekend, I received a lot of sad new. Marge Bergeron, whose husband Bernie died last year, died over the weekend. Kathy Giddins, another St. Bernard’s stalwart also died. Please keep them and their families in your prayers.
Also Kevin Mulholland, Brian’s brother had a stroke just before the weekend. He was only 61 and lived in Arizona. He was on machines and over the weekend, the doctors told the family that he could not return and so the machine should be turned off. He was an organ donor and they have been able to give his kidney already to someone in need and other organs will also help others. It doesn’t lessen the pain but some good will come from his death. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.
“Now they have dobler and never are right!! ” This gave me a good laugh! It is called “Doppler” and, according to Wikipedia:
A Doppler radar is a specialized radar that makes use of the Doppler effect to produce velocity data about objects at a distance. It does this by beaming a microwave signal towards a desired target and listening for its reflection, then analyzing how the frequency of the returned signal has been altered by the object’s motion. This variation gives direct and highly accurate measurements of the radial component of a target’s velocity relative to the radar. Doppler radars are used in aviation, sounding satellites, meteorology, police speed guns,[1] radiology and healthcare (fall detection and risk assessment, nursing or clinic purpose[2]), and bistatic radar (surface-to-air missile).
Partly because of its common use by television meteorologists in on-air weather reporting, the specific term “Doppler Radar” has erroneously become popularly synonymous with the type of radar used in meteorology. Most modern weather radars use the pulse-doppler technique to examine the motion of precipitation, but it is only a part of the processing of their data. So, while these radars use a highly specialized form of doppler radar, the term is much broader in its meaning and its applications.
Now you know (well, maybe not) the rest of the story…..
I recall a KidsPost contest where kids were pitted against Bob Ryan and Sue Palka. The kids out-forecasted them by a large margin.
Sorry to read about Kevin Mullholland and the other individuals who have departed from their earthly life.