Corpus Christi

 Today was a good day!  It was Corpus Christi, one of my favorite events of the year, and it was -- as always -- wonderful.  The weather was beautiful, the altars excellently done, and the service itself was wonderful, even if once again I was gracefully requested to carry the speaker, although it was not too bad; not that heavy, and people who used the mike mostly got the hang of it.  It is a shame more people don't go, but... I guess it is the way of the world.  Funny; on the way to the gym this afternoon, I drove by St. Charles in Param, and they were having a little procession of their own... it is a fine Church tradition, so I can see how many others would join in.

I actually rested today, taking a three-hour nap after dinner.  I think I fell asleep to the rain, which I sort of welcomed, as it had been a while since we had it.  Funny; the day was beautiful for Mass and procession, but when I left the gym, it seemed that rain was in the air; just a feeling of heaviness and torpor in the atmosphere, the skies were slowly darkening, and the roads were a little emptier than usual.  Thus, when rains came... well, it was hardly a surprise, and in some ways... made it a bit cooler.  I had the windows open all day here, and it certainly moved some air around.  I need to do this more often!

(IHP) The History Of Internet Porn - Techmeme Ride Home - YouTube

This is actually...interesting.  Not exactly salacious, mind you; more of a look at the first efforts to put porn on the web and the staggering (well, maybe not) amount of content -- at least in the early days -- that was naughty by nature.  I guess I am not surprised, as -- at least in the early days -- it was something people were willing to pay for and the Internet is a business like another.