This is one of those losses that can only be described as devastating. So sad to hear this. As I said in a comment earlier, Nigel Terry was one of my favorites of all time, and the main reason I looked forward to the television series, Covington Cross (which I still have on videotape somewhere). Excalibur was a favorite movie; he will always be King Arthur in my head. He was also recently (2008?) on new Who in the episode The Doctor’s Daughter.
He will be sorely missed.
“If I’d known the world was ending, I would have brought better books.”
–Dale, The Walking Dead on AMC
My daughter went to the Y with her friend to swim.
She comes home, shows me she’s not wearing any underwear and says, “I had to go kimono ‘cause I had no underwear.”
“Kimono?”
“Kimo, kamo, whatever it is.”
Written and photographed by my friend in New Zealand, I’ll repeat: Lest we forget.
This weekend has been an important day to New Zealand, Australia, and Turkey.
On 25 April, 1915, the British (and their allies) decided to invade the peninsular overlooking the Dardenelle Straights to enable their ships access the Black Sea after the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Alliance.
On this day, young New Zealand and Australian soldiers were sent to capture strategic targets on the Gallipoli Peninsula. This was a very grim battle, with the Ottoman Empire defending their lands, under the command of Kemal Atatürk, now celebrated as the Father of Turkey.
Losses were heavy on both sides, and after 8 months, the troops withdrew without securing the initial goals.
This year, marking 100 years since, has been important to New Zealand, Australia, and Turkey, with services to commemorate all the soldiers killed in this tragic and futile campaign.
The affect on New Zealand (and Australia) was…
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and my weekly writer’s workshop starts up again tomorrow!
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is … the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
—Mark Twain
There have been updates made to two pages:
My plan is to have my FAQ/About page completed by the end of the month followed by the Index page and the Home page.
Contact me with any suggestions and/or questions at my email: kbwriting11@gmail.com
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
— Matthew 11:28-30
In reading one of today’s reflections in Give Us This Day, I was reminded of something that has often bothered me throughout the years. Who killed Jesus?
Growing up Jewish I was always offended by the notion that Jesus was betrayed and that the blame always fell to the Jews.
My response has been that that was all there was. There were no Christians. You were Jewish or you were Roman and the Romans crucified everyone. How could the blame not fall to the Romans? Even Jesus’ followers considered themselves Jewish.
It was very confusing to me as a young person.
In reading and understanding the Gospel of the Passion, it is a little clearer, at least enough for me to speak on.
It also helps that the Church seems to have embraced Jesus’ Jewishness, something that surprised me when I first came to my parish.
Today’s Palm Sunday Mass opened in our parish hall where our palms were blessed, we were sprinkled with holy water and we walked out into the cold air under a bright sunny sky to the Church for the rest of the mass.
Most services have their own beauty, but these during Holy Week really do a good job of bringing us back in time, and letting us relive the original Passion, in addition to gaining the perspective of two thousand years.
Today begins the holiest of weeks for Christians. My first one as a Christian. I’m looking forward to growing and learning more as a Christian and seeing how different my views are from when I was growing up.
I grow every day.
Griffins and Ginger Snaps 