Thursday, November 29, 2012

Interlude, True (Baptism)

Do you reject Satan?
I couldn't possibly know.

And all his works?
I couldn't possibly know.

Do you reject sin, so as to live in the freedom of God's children?
I couldn't possibly know, that's why you answer for me.

Do you reject the glamor of evil, and refuse to be mastered by sin?
I couldn't possibly know.
 
Do you reject Satan, father of sin and prince of darkness?
I couldn't possibly know.

Do you believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth?
I couldn't possibly know, and I can't speak - that's why you answer for me.

Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified, died, and was buried, rose from the dead, and is now seated at the right hand of the Father?
I couldn't possibly know.

Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting?
I couldn't possibly know.

This is our faith. This is the faith of the Church. We are proud to profess it, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Are we? I couldn't possibly know.


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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Interlude, Verisimilitude (Baptism)

Do you reject Satan?
I do.

And all his works?
I do.

Do you reject sin, so as to live in the freedom of God's children?
I do.

Do you reject the glamor of evil, and refuse to be mastered by sin?
I do.
 
Do you reject Satan, father of sin and prince of darkness?
I do.

Do you believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth?
I do.

Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified, died, and was buried, rose from the dead, and is now seated at the right hand of the Father?
I do.

Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting?
I do.

This is our faith. This is the faith of the Church. We are proud to profess it, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Amen.


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What Good Is That, Simple Wafer?

My mother attends church seven days a week, Catholic Mass, but she would prefer in the extreme to receive the Most Holy Communion from the priest and only the priest - no extraordinary ministers and certainly no extraordinary ministers of the female variety for her.  During the week it's not an issue: the priest handles Communion for the smaller crowds.  But on Sundays, when there's a sizable turnout and extraordinary ministers are often employed, I have seen her walk the interior perimeter of a church in order to avoid one, to get to a priest no matter how far away.  Because, as is widely known, once an extraordinary minister (male or female) touches the Host, the effects of Transubstantiation are rendered null and void via a process called Immediate Negation (citation needed), the Host returning to simple wafer form.  And what good is that, simple wafer, when it's no longer the Body of Christ - when it's just a symbol of Christ's redemptive power, and nothing more?


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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Untitled Bryan Daniel Photograph













An IBL ice cross set atop a Douay-Rheims.  Photographed by Bryan Daniel in Green Lake, Seattle, this past September.

"Little Wing" - Jimi Hendrix Would Have Turned 70 Today

Easily one of the most beautiful melodies I have ever heard.  I wasn't always the biggest fan of Hendrix's vocals, but he shines on this one.  As with some of the others who died so young - Duane, Janis, Gram, Buddy, Eddie, etc. - I can't help but wonder what other gems he may have produced...

Little Wing...


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Friday, November 23, 2012

"Reelin' in the Years", Steely Dan

Yes, you've heard it one hundred, two hundred, maybe three hundred times, I understand that.  But hear it again, and watch the incredible musicians performing it in the moment.  A fine piece of video to have available forty years on...

(Also, I posted a poem by William Burroughs yesterday, and Steely Dan takes their name from an object in Burroughs' Naked Lunch - well, a strap-on dildo, in truth.  Utter coincidence, believe it or not, having these posts back to back - it didn't even occur to me until I was typing out the subject line just now.)

Reelin' in the Years...


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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Friday, November 16, 2012

Just Inside Our Front Door...













Icons from Paris, San Francisco and New York; Gibson's ashes; three pieces of original art in the back (and a small portion of another on the wall).  The cross on the far right was featured in these very pages on 3/4/12 should you care to see it up close and personal.  As for the others, they will be featured in the coming days and/or weeks.

Photographed by Bryan Daniel in Green Lake, Seattle, this past September.

"Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews"

Original IBL art - ink and water on coaster, 3.5 x 3.5 inches, 11/15/12.

Monday, November 12, 2012

(Untitled Original IBL Art)

Lipstick and pen on coaster, 3.5 x 3.5 inches, 11/10/12.

"Cross"

Original IBL art - lipstick and wax on coaster, 3.5 x 3.5 inches, 11/10/12.

Friday, November 9, 2012

"Cross"

Original IBL art - matches and glue, 2 3/4 x 2 inches, November 2012.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

At the Cinema - "Looper"

It's 2013, and Wichita Fred (Eric Roberts), sworn enemy of ex-major league pitcher Braden Looper (Matthew Modine), travels back to 1998 to kill Looper before the pitcher's major league debut, thereby erasing Looper from MLB's record books, and negating the pitcher's two World Series Championships (2003 Marlins, 2006 Cardinals).  Looper, with help from a time cop retiring in a week (Cheech Marin), races against the clock to stop Fred, all the while fighting inner demons who, critical of his career ERA of 4.15, .272 BA against, and 1.37 WHIP, wonder if he just shouldn't forget about the whole thing.  (Co-starring Rhea Perlman as "Aunt Lu".)


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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Last Night @ Duck Island Ale House, Seattle

















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Had Enough of McGrath Yet?

(Probably.)

Photographed by Bryan Daniel in Green Lake, Seattle, this past September.

Missive From My Mother - Telegram Enhancement

Young man (62) in Seattle  STOP  (Keith)  STOP  dying of cancer (melanoma)  STOP  Please pray for him.  STOP  Immanent  STOP


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Saturday, November 3, 2012

"Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" - White Stripes, Chris Thile

Return with us now to an IBL staple - the humble offering of a song done by the original artist, followed by what is, at least to our mind, an interesting cover version.  And, so, first, White Stripes' Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground;  and, then, a very different arrangement by Chris Thile...


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Chester and His Papa

Photographed by Bryan Daniel in Green Lake, Seattle, this past September.

Friday, November 2, 2012

Chester and Danielle

Photographed by Bryan Daniel in Green Lake, Seattle, this past September.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

McGrath in B&W

Photographed by Bryan Daniel in Green Lake, Seattle, this past September.

Chester, McGrath, and McGrath's Tongue

Photographed by Bryan Daniel in Green Lake Park, Seattle, this past September.