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Rehearsal
with the Choral Union
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Come,
share
Sang
the choir.
Don
Poling wanted images of the banners to show his daughter who has made
banners for her church in Florida. Here they are:
Communion
Epiphany
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Figlio's
For
dinner, with Mellisa and Julie. Grandview.
Franklin
Park
For
a walk on a warm and sunny January afternoon. Saw a magnficent hawk.
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Mostly
Mozart
Concert
at St. John's Evangelical
In
honor of Mozart's 250th birthday.
Amy was tired and stayed home for a much needed rest.
Photoshoot
at a Muirfield home for HomeFront
20,000
square feet.
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Choir
rehearsal
Bexley
afterwards.
Mama
Mimi's
Pizza
for dinner.
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First
musical rehearsal
For
Amy: The Pajama Game.
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Our
evening of rest this week
No
rehearsals, no late deadlines.
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First
rehearsal with the Choral Union
Sectionals
for 45 minutes, massed for the rest.
Cast
is finalized
For
Bishop Watterson's musical.
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Ave
Verum
Sang
the choir.
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Posted
Christmas photos
See,
I get around to things eventually.
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Dance
program
At
Bishop Watterson
Going
away gathering for Tony
At
Buca
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Choir
rehearsal.
Barely
managed to pick up Donatos before heading to rehearsal.
Home afterwards to see Amy.
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Ham
sandwiches for dinner
After
late nights for both of us -- at the paper and at musical auditions.
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Posted
some old images of Neil Avenue Mennonite Church
TThe
Mennonite congregation acquired what was formerly a Presbyterian church
in 1965 and began worship here as the Neil Avenue Mennonite Church.
The congregation has moved into a new church constructed in 1996 at
35 Oakland Park (Columbus Mennonite Church), leaving this structure
bare and empty.
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On
the dinner table: A fun riesling [spelling corrected --
someday I'll pay more atention] to go with the tilapia.
Posted
some new images of the old Bethany Baptist Church
Google
Maps
MORE:
Some history, from the Italian Village Area Reinvestment Report and
Action Plan (1995):
PDF:
Columbus Infobase
"Italian Village is most commonly associated
with the immigrant ethnic groups that converged to work in the surrounding
industries and factories. Less well known is the contribution African-
Americans played in the neighborhood’s development. One example
of the cultural legacy of African Americans in the neighborhood is
the Bethany Baptist Church.
The church began as a small Mission Sunday School on East Fifth Avenue,
east of the railroad tracks. The church was organized in January 1891
under the leadership of Rev. R.C. Minor of Lynchburg, Virginia. There
were eight charter members in the first enrollment of the church.
Rev.
Minor “boarded” at 936 North Fourth Street until 1895,
when he bought a house at 982 North Sixth Street (house has since
been demolished). City directories show that most of the original
congregation lived on Parker Avenue, which was parallel to and east
of Grant Avenue, next to the Conrail tracks. Their occupations were
listed as laborer or teamster. Parker Avenue and all of these houses
are now gone and in their place is the Columbus Coated Fabrics plant.
The
congregation moved to the corner of East Fourth Avenue and North Sixth
Street in 1895. The church was a frame structure at the rear of the
property. In 1905 Rev. William Z. Thomas, of Anderson, Indiana accepted
the call to pastor the church. Under his pastorate the project of
a new church building was carried to completion. A brick structure
was built at the corner of East Fourth Avenue and North Sixth Street
in 1906, replacing the frame building. This building is still standing
today.
Rev.
John Wesley Carter became the next pastor in 1914. Under his administration,
the work of the Missionary Society was extended to include a Teenage
Guild and Sunshine Band. A Vacation Bible School was organized and
the church mortgage was burned.
The
present pastor, Rev. A. Wilson Wood began at Bethany in 1960. Under
his leadership, a new church was purchased at 959 Bulen Avenue, and
the church moved in 1967. Today, the old church in Italian Village
is once again being used as a church, for the Mount Sinai Holy Temple.
Many African-Americans settled and purchased homes in the surrounding
area adjacent to the church."
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Charlie
hides: With his toy.
Dinner
in Bexley
But
the pets got to stay home.
We
saw a (probably) young hawk out the window, showing off at the bird
feeder in the magnolia tree. The few times I neglect to bring a camera
are inevitably the times I most want one.
Jesus
Shall Reign
Sang
the choir.
We
Are Marching in the Light of God
Rang
out the redessional hymn -- Chad whipping through it on the piano.
And then a wonderul postlude to follow that -- a great way to end
a worship service and head out into the world.
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Shopping
And
more attempts at same.
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Auditioned
for Capital's Choral Union
And
was accepted! Singing the new (2004) version of Mozart's Requiem.
Already
I have checked out the Lachrymosa and it's (entirely new) four page
"Amen." Wow.
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Choir
rehearsal
Bexley
afterwards.
Left
work early
And
we took a quick walk through German Village.
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Central
Ohio aerial: Just south of Lewis Center. From last August
when we were shooting for the Book of Lists.
CLICK IMAGE FOR LARGER FILE.
Put
together the Meeting Planners Guide
Somewhat
less than inspiring work. But there is a redesign to get working on
-- some interesting to spend time on.
I've
never really had to find a new barber before ...
Longtime
Bexley barber makes his final cut | COLUMBUS
DISPATCH |
Link
He
didn’t really have to quit. No one forced him. But after four
decades in the barber business, Bob Ludwick said he didn’t know
he had a choice. "I just thought once you turn 65, it’s
time to quit," Ludwick said.
That, and there will be more time for golf, he acknowledged.
Ludwick started to cut hair in Bexley in the early 1960s, and since
1968, he owned and operated the Drexel Barber Shop, a fixture in downtown
Bexley.
But
at the beginning of the year, he retired to his Canal Winchester home
and his wife of 45 years, Sandy.
Although
the world outside his small shop has changed a lot since 1968, life
inside has remained pretty much the same, he said.
In
his last week at work at the end of December, as with every other
week, Ludwick’s shop drew a crowd of regulars and friends, the
same folks who had been going there for decades.
As
he cut hair, the men traded goodnatured insults and chewed on town
gossip.
"He’s probably a more reliable source than the mayor,"
said Richard Polk, a Victorian Village resident who grew up in Bexley.
As
he waited for his last cut from Ludwick, Polk praised his barber’s
consistency, both in coming to work and doing it well.
"He
talked about retirement, but I didn’t think he’d ever
do it," Polk said, predicting, "He’ll be back by Monday."
Nope.
On
Jan. 1, Ludwick turned the shop over to his partner, Chris Diamond,
who cut hair by his side for 27 years. Though many of Ludwick’s
regulars intend to keep coming to the shop, they say the place won’t
be the same.
"He’s
old school," said Monte McCoy, who paid Ludwick to cut his hair
for 17 years before moving to Delaware County in 2001. When he heard
about Ludwick’s retirement, McCoy stopped by on Dec. 30 for
one last goaround in Ludwick’s chair.
"It’s
just kind of refreshing to go," McCoy said.
Ludwick and his customers have aged together. As he combed and clipped
Joe Shamhart’s gray hair, the barber put down his scissors and
grabbed a faded photograph.
It
depicted Shamhart, his hair still full of color, sitting in the same
chair decades earlier, getting a cut from Ludwick.
"Is that me?" asked Shamhart, whose first trip to the barber
shop was 35 years ago.
Before
becoming a barber, Ludwick grew up in Washington Court House. He studied
to become a public accountant at Southern State Community College,
but when he finished school, he realized he had no desire to crunch
numbers.
His
uncle was a barber, so he decided to cut hair for a living.
Over the years, he raised two sons, Kevin and Greg, and accumulated
a reputation for cuts that last minutes and conversations that can
stretch for hours.
"He’s
a legend," said Dr. Robert Murnane, a patron since the shop opened.
As of the end of the year, Ludwick said his only regret concerning
his retirement was his timing. He chose New Year’s Day because
it would simplify his taxes, he said.
"I
should have held out ’til April," he said, "when it’s
warm and you can start playing golf."
Bob
at the Drexel Barber Shop: Almost the last hair cut.
Although
really, Chris will still be there, so it shouldn't be too hard. I'll
just have to study up on guns (and cars -- Chris's second topic of
conversation.)
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Schiller:
Statue of Friedrich Schiller at Schiller Park in German
Village.
CLICK IMAGE FOR LARGER FILE.
About
Schiller Park's name: "Originally
known as Stewart's Grove, the area later, upon purchase by the City
of Columbus, became known as City Park. A fountain was built and
a lake excavated, and in 1891 the Villagers presented the park with
a bronze statue of German poet Schiller which had been cast in Germany
and transported free of charge across the Atlantic.
City Park then became known as Schiller Park. Anti-German sentiment
during WWI pressured City Council to change the name to Washington
Park. Several years later, at the request of South Side residents,
the Council yielded and returned the previous name."
| GERMAN
VILLAGE SOCIETY
On Freidrich Schiller: "Ludwig
van Beethoven said that a great poem is more difficult to set to
music than a merely good one, because the composer must improve
upon the poem. In that regard, he said that Schiller's poems were
greater than those of Goethe, and perhaps that is why there are
relatively few famous musical settings of Schiller's poems. Two
notable exceptions are Beethoven's setting of An die Freude (Ode
to Joy) in the final movement of the Ninth Symphony, and the choral
setting of Nanie by Johannes Brahms. Giuseppe Verdi admired him
very much and adapted several of Schiller's stage plays for his
operas." |
GERMAN NOTES
A
fine day for a walk in Schiller Park
All
the dogs were out.
Midwinter
| Chilcott
Sang
the choir.
"Angel and archangels | may have gathered there
Cherubim and seraphim | thronged the air ..."
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More
from Holden Beach: Amy on the beach at sunset.
Carrying the beach ball she found at the end of the island. Unfortunately
it was so big (as you can see) that it scared Charlie.
CLICK IMAGE FOR LARGER FILE.
Actually
ordered a couch
And
later worried whether or not it would make it through the door.
We are holding off on adding an ottoman to the room, however.
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Chipotle
Take
out instead of Mi Mexico eat-in. It was time to be home.
Couch
shopping
Four
options at Frontroom Furnishings
-- a record.
There might even be a real couch we could get.
(Though a slightly different red then pictured).
Full
work day
Caused
quite enough trouble for one day: From rearranging all the ads in
next week's section A (after forcing the ad department to actually
get all of their ad placements in) to getting angry about unpaid guaranteed
ad placement in the Meeting Planners' Guide to thoroughly upsetting
Rudy be asking if Add Inc could print on a taller sheet of paper (the
cost? different ad sizes (meaning our archives would no longer work)
to ... what else did I do? Oh, cancelled an annoying page. Convinced
Susan to seriously cut a lot of redundant material. More useful than
many days, I was.
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Amy's
beautiful flower: brightening the kitchen.
CLICK IMAGE FOR LARGER FILE.
A
serious blow to Middle East peace hopes
"Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon forged a new centrist movement among Israelis
who embraced his push to give up land occupied in war, but his massive
stroke just months before national elections has left the electorate
with no obvious party or politician to continue what he began."
...
"What the Israeli public has lost today is the unprecedented
degree of optimism with the only person who could carry out unpopular
historic decisions incapacitated," said Yaron Ezrahi, a political
science professor at Jerusalem's Hebrew University. "You don't
see any figure of his status with the courage, the political acumen
and the domestic strength to carry out such decisions. The whole public
was waiting for Sharon's last act."
Just
as the 1993 Oslo peace accords lost their chief defender when Prime
Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated two years later by a Jewish
extremist, Sharon's stroke appears to have ended Israel's latest attempt
to settle the conflict over land it first occupied in the 1967 Middle
East war."
Centrist
Cause In Israel Looks For New Leader | WASHINGTON
POST |
Link
Choir
rehearsal
Bexley
afterwards.
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More
from Holden Beach: Sand at sunset.
CLICK IMAGE FOR LARGER FILE.
Ariel
Sharon suffers (another) stroke
"I
shudder to think what the final story will be with this breaking news
that Ariel Sharon suffered a "significant" stroke tonight
in Jerusalem."
|
TPM | Link
It's
good to be the king
"A
PRESIDENT ABOVE THE LAW: In my view, this could turn out to be the
big question of the new year: Do we have a president who refuses,
in any matter tangentially related to the war on terror, to obey the
law? We know he broke the FISA law and lied about it. We know he broke
U.S. law against torturing detainees, and lied about it. Now we find
that he is declaring himself unbound by the McCain Amendment. Marty
Lederman is on
the case. Money quote from the president's signing statment of
the Amendment:
The executive branch shall construe Title X in Division A of the Act,
relating to detainees, in a manner consistent with the constitutional
authority of the President to supervise the unitary executive branch
and as Commander in Chief and consistent with the constitutional limitations
on the judicial power, which will assist in achieving the shared objective
of the Congress and the President, evidenced in Title X, of protecting
the American people from further terrorist attacks.
Translation:
I will violate this law whenever I feel like it. I hoped we had put
this issue behind us. It appears we haven't."
| ANDREW
SULLIVAN | Link
Back
to work
With
three days of work to catch up on by noon deadlines. (Work goes faster
when you just deal with what's available to you, instead of arguing
and complaining about how it could be/should be better).
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Undecorating
Stripped
the downstairs tree and packed away the decorations.
Abramoff
pleads guilty
Congressional
Republicans tremble.
Abramoff
pleads guilty to 3 counts | WASHINGTON
POST |
Link
GOP leaders seek distance from Abramoff | WASHINGTON
POST
|
Link
A
corruption scandal to rival the legendary Tammany Hall?
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OSU
wins
34-20
over Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl.
We saw several minutes of the game while retrieving Atticus.
Retrieved
Atticus
He
behaved himself; broke no ornaments off the tree, didn't hog the bed,
and provided ocassional entertainment. He's even welcome back.
Really
enjoyed the shortcut this time
No
(extended) wrong turns, and we got home almost an hour and a half
ahead of schedule.
Watershed.
OHIO
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURSES
Watershed
North
Carolina posts signs along the highway whenever you enter a new watershed
(would only that the state be as capable at posting when their highways
unexpectedly change direction and/or route designation). Columbus
is in the Scioto watershed -- here's
an image of where the rainwater drains from all of Ohio.
To
Columbus
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Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkeban
After
pieces and parts of several Monk episodes.
Walking
on the beach
And
a quick trip back to
the nature walk.
Inner
island: a nature walk along the marsh side of Holden Breach.
CLICK IMAGE FOR LARGER FILE.
Grasses:
along a nature walk on the marsh side of Holden Breach.
CLICK IMAGE FOR LARGER FILE.
Much
discussion of the weather
But
we're staying anyway and will hope the forecast improves for tomorrow.
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