Holy Thursday

I made sure to listen to Jerry Cirino's speech at the City Club today.  Not that I was disappointed, but I expected more fireworks.  Maybe all the protesters outside were the angry types, or the ones inside made a calculation that if you don't like what they are doing now... it could be worse.  As for the speech itself, it was... fine?  Made some good points -- no one really knows how much we spend on public education, or the tax and millage rates, for instance.  He pointed out the liberal bias in the universities, and I rather appreciated his shot at cleveland.com -- their shitty commentary is affecting funding in the region.  It is a nice touch, and rather than call them out for being wrong...

Went to the Mass for Holy Thursday tonight.  Quite nice.  I mean, I wouldn't say it was terribly well attended, but there were plenty from the Polish community there.  I was able to avoid foot-washing duty, and I remembered to bring my pyx and take Communion to the choir loft -- full house up there today, and I barely got the hosts in.  They appreciated it, though as I say... I am just doing my (volunteer) job.  Having been involved in it, it is quite moving to see the taking apart/stripping of the altar.  Everything goes, even the altar clothes and the candles, and at the end you have a largely dark church and people congregating at one of the side altars, where the Blessed Sacrament is taken until Holy Saturday.  Dare I say that I made sure to snack up to try and maintain the fast as best as I can tomorrow...  we are not Hope and Changers here, you know.  

Funny; lots of little (and not-so-little) things popped up at work today, and while I am sure I will get them done, the logistics will be a little tight.  This is what they are paying me for, of course, but I think we all know I prefer a little more...stability.

Hawley’s change of heart reflects evolving politics of Medicaid - Roll Call
They won't, of course, but some GOP Senator should say "Gee, that's nice, but if Missouri voters want Medicaid so badly, they should have to pay for it -- as they voted for -- and not expect the voters in my state to pay for it."  Medicaid is on an unsustainable path, and we have to pay for it...

The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers - WSJ
I guess between this and the Donald...well, we are not exactly a traditional family values party anymore, are we now?