Yes! I do!

I miss NYC already.

But wow, that heat was intense. I’m guessing it’s best to go there in the late Spring and early Autumn now — just to be on the safe side.

But what a productive trip it was, gang. Those rehearsals were really just incredible. We were all really, really happy with them. We got so much done.

But, naturally, the moment I got to LaGuardia yesterday, around noon, everything in my little happiness bubble started to shift.

The plane was late taking off, so, of course, it was late landing, which meant we also had to wait on the runway for an available gate. I get really impatient when I have to sit and wait at the end of a trip.

I will try not to fly Delta Airlines to NYC again. Since it’s such a short flight, they pawn you off to a much smaller airline, that uses much smaller planes that are cramped and crowded and have even less frills than Spirit Airlines had.

But Spirit was just the best, even though they were “no frills”. The planes were comfortable and the service was great, etc., etc. Anyway, I’m sorry they went bankrupt. They have, like, one flight a year to NYC now, and it makes about 12 stops.

Anyway.

The final Uber driver for my trip was friendly but the AC in his car didn’t work so great. So my one-hour trip back home from the airport was really uncomfortable.

And then, when I finally got home — what a disaster, gang. It was so disheartening. I’m not going to be able to hire a cat sitter that only comes in once a day when I have this many cats. I definitely need a cat sitter who will sleep-in and just be on top of everything.

The house was a mess and the cats were all, basically, a little freaked out from being on their own so much.

It took me 2 hours to get the house back to normal — 2 hours, after having been in transit for a total of 8 hours. I was exhausted by the time I was finished (8 o’clock last night).

But I slept in this morning, and it hasn’t been too hot in here today, so that’s good!! I did 3 loads of laundry then drove to town and ran all the errands. So now I am just finally sitting down at my desk.

I can’t tell you how nice it was to have so many days off from the caregiving. I have to sort of psyche myself up to get back at it tomorrow. But on we go…

This is likely in my immediate future. We shall see!

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Okay.

This link was very interesting– an article in an Israeli newspaper, sent by Ross K. Nichols:

“What is the Izbet Sartah Inscription?“

“Discover the Izbet Sartah Inscription: A pottery shard allegedly from a 12th-10th century BC Israelite village (site of Eben-Ezer), etched with the proto-Canaanite alphabet—early Hebrew script! Some claim that it reveals surprising literacy among ancient Israelites during Joshua’s settlement era, supporting ideas of early biblical writing like the Torah.”

[online article is here]

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And new from James Tabor:

Is This The Face of Jesus? Getting the Facts Straight on the Turin Shroud (2 hrs):

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And two photos I loved from Instagram!

Nick Cave, piano, and Jesus–

Keith, pumping gas in the South of France, 1971–

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And here’s this!

This is a current photo of the really great school where I studied for the Ministry out here in Ohio — they sent me a flyer today and this photo was along the bottom. Naturally, the school is in the middle of farmland, for as far as the eye can see! Why wouldn’t I love it??

FYI — when I first began studying for the Ministry, it was at this building in NYC in the late 90s. Not a bad school just an incredibly different vibe!