Subdeacon Joe

The white powdery stuff is cornstarch to keep it from sticking to the paper too much.

From the Matins of Holy Friday: (Also called The 12 Gospels) Choir: Every member of thy holy body endured dishonour for our sakes: thy head, the thorns: thy face, the spitting; thy cheeks, the buffeting; thy mouth, the taste of gall mingled with vinegar; thine ears, the impious blasphemies; thy back, the scourging and thy hand, the reed; thy whole body, the stretching on the Cross; thy limbs, the nails; and thy side, the spear. Thou hast suffered for us and by thy passion set us free from passions; in loving selfabasement thou hast stooped down to us and raised us up: O Saviour almighty, have mercy on us. One of the longest services of Holy Week.

First would be Salisbury Steak, second choice would be the Turkey Dinner. But, frankly, I preferred the Banquet Chicken Pot Pie.

I agree that he could have ignored it, or at least downplayed it, but he didn't pick the date for it. This abomination was established 31 March, 2009.

Well said. About drones...I suspect that currents and visibility would be issues underwater.

Which is why I have no problem with the feds saying, basically, "Here's the money up front, we'll fight the insurance companies later....get cracking and get that port open." Torches are already burning that steel.

HOLY PASCHA: The Resurrection of Our Lord - Troparion & Kontakion Commemorated on April 19 Troparion — Tone 4 Christ is risen from the dead, / trampling down death by death, / and upon those in the tombs bestowing life! Troparion — Tone 8 (Hypakoe) Before the dawn Mary and the women came / and found the stone rolled away from the tomb. / They heard the angelic voice: “Why do you seek among the dead as a Man / the One Who is everlasting Light? / Behold the clothes in the grave; go and proclaim to the world: / ‘The Lord is risen; He has slain death, / as He is the Son of God, saving the race of man.’” Kontakion — Tone 8 You descended into the tomb, O Immortal, / You destroyed the power of death. / In victory You arose, O Christ God, / proclaiming: “Rejoice!” to the Myrrhbearing Women, / granting peace to Your Apostles, and bestowing Resurrection on the fallen Edit to add, from a few years ago

Longshoremen, drayers, machine shops, auto parts stores, shoe shops, electricians, toy stores, grain farmers, iron mines, car manufacturers, car dealers, almost everyone.

It's one of those "Everybody Knows" things that people just accept. I had accepted it too. I first ran across it in print when I was in my early 20s in the Cloverdale Bible - I had 5 or 6 different translations spread out around me to dispute the "It's a mistranslation" assertation by someone. "Hmmm.....that's interesting, " I thought to myself. That caused me to delve into it a bit deeper. I think the "Everybody Knows" that it's not proper English is because it wasn't used in the universities and high society salons of the early 1800s. Yes, used by the "uneducated" but "uneducated" doesn't mean unintelligent. It's just a different dialect. Sort of like for soft drinks - are they soda, pop, or coke? Shopping cart or buggy? Do you press a button or mash a button?

Can't swing a dead cat without hitting a Mexican market around here. I've never seen it tagged as tuna in a Mexican market. They sell it as Nopales or fruta de nopales . Of course, in Mexican Spain, heck, all Latin American Spanish, both lemons and limes are Limon. Makes reading receipts challenging sometimes because of the different flavors they have.

Axe in that context is perfectly good English. Goes back about 1200 years, and derives from the Old English "acsian". Chancer used it as "ax," in the Cloverdale Bible Jesus says, "Axe and it shall be given." Even The Bard used it, but then, he played fast and loose with the English language. Into the 1800s it was common in the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Appalachian regions. It's now somewhat archaic, or snubbed as lower class, ignorant, or black dialect, but still proper English.

I'll give you that it wasn't as bad as reporters saying "7:30 a.m. in the morning." It's one of the peeves in my menagerie. "Hot water heater," which I guess could be a device to take already heated water and superheat it under pressure. "Tuna fish," as opposed to tuna poultry, or tuna swine.

About like magazine and clip. Even in the 1980s there were advertisements that a rifle came with 2 clips. Everyone knew that what was meant was "detachable box magazine," a magazine that "clipped" into the rifle.

That's why I wrote ''seem" Here's the text I read "Beer, wine, and liqueurs can be purchased in retail stores, grocery, and convenient stores in Florida. Spirits are available in retail package stores. Bars and restaurants stop serving alcohol between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. Alcohol is not sold on Sunday"

That brings to mind

I found this: "UPDATE ON THE FSK BRIDGE CASUALTY I understand that not everyone has a maritime background so I‘m writing this for better understanding A couple days ago when I posted some initial thoughts on the FSK Bridge allision, I said: “The thing that catches my attention the most is the sharp starboard turn into the bridge support. Older single screw (propeller) ships tend to turn when attempting to reverse. I was sure the MV DALI would have a multi-engine/prop given the size of the vessel. I was wrong. After digging closer into details of the vessel, I was surprised to see that a vessel this size does in fact have a single engine / SINGLE SCREW. The MV DALI has a single 55,600 HP engine. Given that, the first part of my description the other day seems to apply. A vessel with a single prop will take the stern to port (left), and push the bow starboard (right). As we’ve seen in the video, when the black smoke came out during an attempt to backdown, we saw the bow make a fast turn to starboard. The vessel was moving about 8 or 9 knots when they attempted to backdown. With a single screw in reverse, they lose rudder control and with the bow being pushed starboard, they had no maneuvering capability and forward movement in the wrong place and time. There are some other things I’m looking into now. Apparently, they had power issues in port before departing. Given that, they SHOULD HAVE STAYED AT THE PIER until fully checked out. In 2020, the International Maritime Organization published IMO 2020 regulations requiring lower sulphur fuels for environmental reasons. I’m looking into the fuel issue now. Given the effects of the single screw, the location and forward motion, we know HOW it hit the bridge. The investigation will dig into the precipitating factors at the beginning of a sad chain of events to find the initial WHY. In a maritime investigation, it’s important to identify the first causal factor and follow it out. Many times, after the precipitating factor, additional casualties, environmental or human factors can determine the final outcome."

As opposed to 0730 in the evening. (Yes, I'm being a jerk)

No: I didn't mention Sunday in connection with California. The Florida site I looked at made it seem that hours of sales could vary by county but sales were banned on Sunday throughout the state.

There are more elected offices than POTUS.

I wonder if people are really that foolish Just look at who gets elected.