wednesday

 Went to the doctor yesterday. No she doesn't do travel shots. And it would be too late anyway she said. She did give me a note saying my foot is good for travel insurance. Meaning my foot is healed from the previous injury and any new injury will be covered. 

I stocked up on mosquito repellent, sun screen and motion sickness pills. I also got some water sterilizing pills as where I am staying is out of the city and I don't know where the drinking water comes from.

In the first reading Paul reminds us that there is more happiness in giving than receiving. Most of us find this to be true.

In the Gospel Jesus says he hasn't lost anyone except the one who chose to be lost...and to protect them from the evil one. In some circles it is in vogue to feel sorry for Judas Iscariot. He lived a life of sin helping himself to the common funds. Even at the end he could have just asked Jesus for forgiveness and Jesus would have done so. He didn't. Jesus didn't reject him, he rejected Jesus. A lot of people seem to reject Jesus also. Jesus will forgive if they ask for forgiveness. If they don't...well what can they expect!

Have fun and repent.

Tuesday

 Got a doctor's appointment at 10. I booked it for my sore foot which is better now 6 weeks ago. Thought I might as well use it to see if I need any shots for going overseas. 

I will go shopping after work for some mosquito repellent and sun screen. Evidently Whittaker's chocolate is a  popular gift item over there, so I'll stock up on that.

Here's where we will be based. In the second week week go to a little island resort for 3 days at the very top of Panay.

Have fun and try not to sin.

Monday

 Just checked out the blogs. I learnt about Matshishkapeu the farting God and...well that was all really.

Of course the real God is far stranger and more mysterious. In Acts 9:1-8 we learn  that the Holy Spirit comes down on people who are baptized and they speak in tongues and prophecy!

Here's a couple of photos from our jam yesterday.

Have fun and don't sin.

Sunday

 Its a quarter to seven. In the kitchen a finch chirps. The heat pump hums. The aquarium makes a pump sound.. My ears ring.

I'll drive up to Feilding and back this morning. I think of yesterday. We went to the Mart in the car park. We bought fruit and vegetables. Then we went to the Mall. We got home about 4 pm. WE chatted and listened to music until about 10. It was nice.

I read that the walkway from Eastbourne to Ngauranga is open now. I don't feel inclined to use it. 

I might see you at D's this afternoon. Evidently there is an open invite to see the new sliding doors in the music room. I'll be using the C dim whole tone scale with an added 9th and 11.....NOT!

We went to Mass last evening so there is no rush. 

Have fun and love. 

sat

 Looks like a nice day.

L and I will be out and about. 

have fun and be love.

Fliday

 It's Fliday and Tlump is in China. I watched the celemony on Trademe last evening. The soldiers were all taller than Tlump and Xi. They must have had to scour the country for that many tall Chinese. I felt sorry for the children who had to jump up and down. Tlump stopped and applauded them several times.  Maybe he should have had the guts to indicate to them to just stand still; that would have sent a better message to the world!  The message he sent was that America is weak and grovelling . 

I'm off to Feilding after work to pick up my darling L. Tomorrow we will go shopping for last minute items we might need. 

In the first reading Jesus appears to Paul again in Corinth. "Don't be afraid to speak out. Nor allow yourself to be silenced. I am with you".

In the Gospel Jesus promises his disciples that they will see him again and be full of joy, and no one will take that from them.

In this world it is hard to maintain peace, let alone joy. We fret over so many things. When was the last time you felt joy? Joy is up there at the top of all elations. "A feeling of great pleasure, happiness and delight, often stemming from success, good fortune, or a deep sense of well-being..spiritually it is a deeper, resilient sense of satisfaction that is independent of circumstances". I like the last bit. It is one one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. "Love, joy, peace....". I think joy stems from a knowledge of being right with God. The opposite of joy is misery. It suggests that joy is something we can attain by living rightly. Misery therefore comes from living wrongly. 

Better move, have to pick up T then help clean the Creche. In the creche they have a little effigy of a Hindu goddess. It looks like a woman dancing. It's "a spiritual practice that helps devotees connect with divine energy". Does it? I wonder if parents really want their toddlers being familiarized with eastern spiritual entities? They'd be safe with a statue of the BVM; not so sure with spirits bordering on the demonic.

Have fun and get a hair cut if you need to.

Thursday

 'The Man who was Thursday" is a book by G K Chesterton I am listening to. It's about a group of seven anarchists who are named after each day of the week.  So far three of the seven have turned out to be policeman who have infiltrated the ring. I'm picking they all turn out to be detectives! I'll let you know.

Just paid the accountant for my tax return. No I don't owe the IRD! Actually they owe me. Would be nice if the Tax department paid me fortnightly. A plot for a parody Chesterton might have dreamed up.

Better run, have to pick T up from over the hill.

Have fun and pay your taxes.