Monday, May 9, 2011

The Sign of the Bull


You might think that the above picture was some run of the mill, third-world hellhole. But no, it's just South Dallas; I used to get 'steak and potato' at the Charco Broiler under the fiberglass bull. It cost around $6 a decade ago and still does, so that's reassuring. If you adjust your body armour and walk down the road a bit you get to 'Senor Ramone's', where they cut your hair.

LSP: "Look at all that grey!"
Barber: "No, no! It is blond!"
LSP: "Ah yes, so it is. Keep the change."

I like Ramone's well enough but wouldn't recommend the Broiler.

In other news, it seems as though Pope Benedict's offer of an 'Ordinariate' for trad Anglicans in Canada has been  "put on hold". Following the departure of their parent body, ACoC, into the icy vastness of deep space, earthbound Canadians set up the ACCC (Anglican Catholic Church of Canada). This voted to join B16's larger vessel last year but so far nothing's happened. Maybe now it won't - whose fault will it be if it doesn't?

To be fair to the Vatican, the 'A Triple C' wasn't as unanimous about the project as their vote seemed to indicate... Whatever the case, you can watch this painfully slow moving story unfold at Virtueonline.

Cheers,

LSP


6 comments:

  1. some run of the mill, third-world hellhole AKA South Hackney

    SBW

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  2. Hmmm... Interesting that the invite is on hold now. Benedict is breaking a lot of new ground, seems to take pleasure in it. I wonder what's up?

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  3. Alright there SBW. London's full of nice places, like Deptford, Peckham and, er, South Hackney...

    You must get a country base - better.

    Cheers.

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  4. It's curious, Silverfiddle. Several forces could be in play - a hostile, liberal Canadian hierarchy - Vatican suspicion of the ACCC's credentials - ACCC infighting over the potential union.

    Maybe a bit of all the above, which is too bad because trad Anglicans would be an asset to Rome. Hopefully they'll sort something out - the Ordinariate's doing well in England though; perhaps that'll work as a pilot as things unfold.

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  5. Maybe he's afraid ACCC has been unwittingly infiltrated by lesbians in drag. ;)

    You've featured some pretty scary pictures in this blog.

    Keep up the good work, Reverend.

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  6. Maybe he's afraid ACCC has been unwittingly infiltrated by lesbians in drag. ;)

    You've featured some pretty scary pictures in this blog.

    Keep up the good work, Reverend.

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