October 9, 2004
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I finished the DNA scarf last night, and blocked it. 
There is still some frilling going on at the edges, but I expect that will resolve itself with wear. #2 son tried it on (picture will be posted later) and said, “Hey! That looks like DNA — see, there’s the double helix!” I take this as evidence that it was successful. It is also soft and warm, qualities which will be greatly appreciated in the winter. Scriveling also finished her DNA scarf, though she didn’t put her name on the DNA-along. She was a secret DNA-along-er. I will be making one or two more of them, and will probably begin the next one today, after taking some time to appreciate this one. The color, while non-traditional for a seaman’s sweater, is lovely.
#2 son also noted that it smells like a wet dog, which is true. I don’t know why this should be so. I will rinse it in water with a drop of sandalwood oil in it, in hopes of correcting this flaw.
I finished it not at the performance last night, but while watching Timeline at home afterwards. #2 son was thrilled that he could understand a lot of the French (he is taking his first French class). We had both really enjoyed the book, and enjoyed the movie as well, though his comment, “It was good, but not as good as the book,” was accurate. Books are always better, though, because they have your imagination to help them along. And the battle scenes aren’t nearly as long or gory in books, at least when I am reading them. We had some good discussions about weapons technology while they were going on, though. (I still don’t get my husband’s joke about the vacuum. Longbows, crossbows, Greek Fire, vacuums?)
The performance went well. The new library (http://www.faylib.org/ ) is beautiful. We sang in the room pictured at this link, which was a surprising venue, but it had wonderful acoustics. So did the staircase. However, let me give you a hint — if you are singing madrigals in a large group, in a very live room, while walking, without direction (I mean the singing, not the walking) down an enormous spiral staircase, you will not stay together. The echoes mislead you and everyone makes slight unconscious adjustments to the echoes and pretty soon there is this millisecond of lag between the front and back of the line.
Here’s another hint. You can’t translate madrigals with Babelfish. Here is what Babelfish gave me for “Amor opra che puoi”: “love opra that you can that l mine contentosia d’ eternal always ch’ I gioiro never always love dille that l you know that solae of alive mine and ch’altra desio the love does not make to know them that who not and soggeto to your great reign and dishonourable glie de life.” I didn’t get much out of that, did you? I came upon this translation of “So ben…” on the web, and liked it much better:
“THIS SONG IS IN ITALIAN,
THIS SONG IS IN ITALIAN,
FA LA LA LA
LALALALALALA
BUT I DON’T KNOW THE WORDS,
BUT I DON’T KNOW THE WORDS,
FA LA LA LA
LALALALALALA”
My knowledge of Italian is minimal. Things that look sort of like Latin, menu items, easy phrases used in the Lucia books — the usual for Americans who have not studied Italian. So I was pleased when we did one French song, so at least I would know what was going on. I think this is part of why Italian madrigals often sound just alike — the singers do not know that this one is a bawdy song making fun of Germans, that one is in the character of a silly country girl, and the other is the most romantic thing ever written. They are mostly just singing “This song is in Italian, but I don’t know the words, fa la la la!”
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The simplicity that is in Christ is GOOD NEWS! There is no condemnation for those that trust in Jesus. Turn away from sin and unfaithfulness and put your trust in Jesus Christ.
Let’s see if you have sin that you need to turn from:
“…sin is transgression of the Law” (1 John 3:4)
Let’s look briefly at the Ten Commandments, and see if we have kept God’s Law:
You shall have no other gods before Me
You shall not make for yourself a graven image
You shall not take God’s name in vain
Remember the Sabbath, to keep it holy
Honor your father and mother
You shall not murder
You shall not commit adultery
You shall not steal
You shall not lie
You shall not covet
Before we say we have obeyed the Commandments, this is what someone would be like if he kept the Law—he will always love God with “all of his heart, mind, soul, and strength,” and love his neighbor as much as he has loved himself. He has never made a god to suit himself (either with his hands or in his mind). He has always given God’s name reverence, kept the Sabbath holy, honored his parents implicitly, and never once has he been “angry without cause.” He has never hated anyone, had lust in his heart, or had illicit sex. He has never stolen even a paper clip or ball point pen, or told as much as a “white” lie, and not once desired anything that belongs to someone else. He is, and always has been “pure in heart,” perfect in thought, word, and deed.
The truth is, we are not like that. We have all “sinned” many times, and therefore we have stored up God’s wrath, which will be revealed on Judgment Day. The proof that we have sinned will be our death, and after death we must face God in judgment. Think of it—if He has seen our every thought, word, and deed, and if He is going to bring all our sins out as evidence of our guilt on the Day of Judgment, we will all be found to be guilty. Our conscience has shown us right from wrong; we will be without excuse. God will give us justice, and Hell will be the place of our eternal punishment. “For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.”
When Christ gave His life on the cross, He took the punishment for all our sins so that you would be saved from God’s wrath. It is not His will that you go to Hell. Then Jesus rose from the dead, defeating death. Confess your sins to God, put your faith in the Savior, and you will pass from death into eternal life.
Wow, is that blog-spam? Or did I miss something?
Timeline the movie came out almost immediately after I finished the book, and I held out for a very long time before watching it. The previews made it seem as though they really butchered it, but it wasn’t too bad. I’m still stuck on the “3-D fax machine” business, though
That picture of your son is too cute!
Yeah, I think it is spam. I spent a long time trying to find something especially sinful in my post, and then went and asked the poster. (S)he said yes, this identical post is being posted all over xanga, at random. I don’t think that’s the method recommended in the the Bible, but to each his or her own.