If you…

1. …owned a restaurant, what kind of food would you serve?
Lebanese or sushi

2. …owned a small store, what kind of merchandise would you sell?
books and maybe religious stuff

3. …wrote a book, what genre would it be?
either a murder mystery, historical fiction, or historical non-fiction

4. …ran a school, what would you teach?
a language all the way through where the students would work toward fluency, a curriculum where what was being taught in one class related to what was being taught in another, a broader view of history that included the impact of religion, and a lot more world literature in the English classes

5. …recorded an album, what kind of music would be on it?
hymns — either instrumental or well-done choral versions

Beannachtai ni fheile Padraig agat!

and

Happy 60th birthday Daddy!

I spent my day cleaning, going for a nice walk (it was 50F today and lovely), and teaching Confirmation. We played the “review game” which is kind of like Taboo. The kids had to describe the term for the others to guess. It was a fun class, especially since the snack that the kids brought was chips and salsa.

Jon’s round-robin gig was lovely tonight. The people were actually friendly and they had a coffee time afterward. It was a small crowd, but there were a number of kids there and they all sang even if most people were sitting in the back. (Lutherans have a complex about not sitting in the front. It’s the biggest joke because the latecomers go to the balcony to avoid being in the front.) Unlike last week, we only had heavy rain instead of blowing snow and it was actually a pleasant drive to and from the church.