Yes, today is the day we celebrate Nick Cave’s mom for being kind enough to bring this guy onto our lofty plane!

Happy birthday, Nick Cave!! (I believe it is the 68th time this has come around!)

And let’s pause and play this!

One of my Top 5 favorite Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds songs of all time! “Jesus of the Moon,” 2008, from one of my favorite albums, Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!

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It also happens to be Rosh Hoshana today, so Shanah Tovah — שנה טובה — if you celebrate it!!

And, interestingly enough!

My favorite 95-year-old Japanese man loves to tell the story about how, during his first year attending NYU, back in 1951, he and 3 “Italianos” were the only students who showed up for class on the Jewish Holidays. (Meaning everyone else at NYU back then was Jewish!)

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I actually have nothing to really post about today.

I’m getting ready to go see a new client — and at least the drive there should be lovely because it’s not supposed to start raining until later this afternoon.

It’s one of those intense shifts, so I have to read up on his case notes before I head out. And then “just breathe”, basically — and focus on compassion — for the next several hours.

But tomorrow I will have the day off, so I will be able to write, write, write. And last night, wow, did I have some incredible dreams, gang. So I think I’m ready to sally forth and make the most of this day.

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From James Tabor– in preparation for the upcoming New Testament Conference that begins this Friday. (I will be attending virtually, between shifts.)

The Dead Sea Scroll Teacher, Jesus, and the Making of a Messiah (24 mins):

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Okay.

Have a magnificent Monday, wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting!

I love you guys . See ya!

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I leave you with this!

Since I’m planning to play Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! as my driving-deeper-into-the-Hinterlands-music today!

“Midnight Man”, 2008. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. Enjoy, gang!

"Midnight Man"

hold that chrysalis in yr palm
see it split & change
it won’t do you any harm
it’s just trying to rearrange
it was born to live a day
now it flies up from yr h&
(it’s beautiful)
it’s the one they call
yr ever-loving man
wolves have carried yr babies away
o yr kids drip from their teeth
the nights are long & the day
is bitter cold beyond belief
you spread yourself like a penitent
upon the mad vibrating s&
& through yr teeth
arrange to meet
yr midnight man
everybody’s coming round to my place!!!
everybody’s coming round to my place!!!
everybody’s coming round!!!
o baby don’t y/ see
everybody wants to be
yr midnight man!!!!!
don’t disturb me as I sleep
treat me gentle when I wake
don’t disturb me as I sleep
even though yr body aches
even though yr body aches
to serve at his comm&
betwn the wars
she still adores
her ever-loving man
close yr eyes, sleep in him
dream of yr lost sons & daughters
me, I’ll raise up the dorsal fin
& glide up & down the waters
I’ll glide up & down the waters
then I’ll walk upon the l&
& call em out
the ones who doubt
yr midnight man
everybody’s coming round to my place!!!
everybody’s coming round to my place!!!
everybody’s coming round!!!
o darling don’t y/ see
everybody wants to be
yr midnight man!!!!!
it’s early in the morning
& I don’t know what to do
it’s early in the morning
& I can’t believe it’s true
it’s early in the morning
& it’s happening again
I called y/ once
I called y/ twice
ain’t I yr midnight man
everybody’s coming round to my place!!!
everybody’s coming round to my place!!!
everybody’s coming round!!!
they want y/
they love y/
they need to be
yr midnight man!!!
everybody’s coming round
everybody’s coming round
everybody’s coming round
everybody’s coming round
to be yr midnight man!!!
to be yr midnight man!!!

c- 2008 Nick Cave