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Month: September 2017

September 25, 2017
sneaky little guest star.

sneaky little guest star.

Rob and I (aka The Scrivening Bartlebys) loved making a joyful ruckus at House of Brews last weekend. Thanks if you were one of the beloved friends who came! But the best moment might’ve been when this guy crept up on stage… (Can you spot him on the right?)

September 11, 2017
what they did with the grief.

what they did with the grief.

I have never met anyone like them. Andrew Rice had lost his brother on 9/11, in the South Tower of the World Trade Center.

September 8, 2017
empty space.

empty space.

Sine proprio. It means “without grasping.” It’s Latin, a phrase used in the vows taken by Franciscan friars—or that’s what I learned from my friar friend, anyway. Specifically, sine proprio is the phrase used for the vow of Poverty. I would’ve thought they’d use a phrase like “without money” for a vow of poverty. But the point …

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