Topic: CPE '04
Fr. Brendon's "check-up trip" went according to plan--he didn't find out about the summer skeletons. :-) Fr. Brendan came, ate, drank, and had a good time. He left earlier than we (Earthman and I) had originally thought he would. The evening started with drinks at the bishop's house with the bishop as the bartender. It was kind of like the joke with the pope as the limo driver. The bishop pulled out his hardware puzzles to stump us as we "tied one on."--What a great combination: booze and mind teaser puzzles, both of which are mind numbing in their own way.--We soon left for The 50 Yard Line even without having figured out all the puzzles. I guess alcohol causes one's attention span to shorten or one's threshold of giving up to lower. I was given the opportunity to drive Fr. Brendan to the restaurant and answer all of his questions about the CPE program and my experiences. I hope I gave the correct answers. The meal was as expected...a very good steak and filling sides...and the blueberry muffenettes. I know, I know, the carbs...oh the horror! The evening ended in the same room that it began, but the entertainment differed.--Remember we are now with the bishop so keep your thoughts chaste.--The final entertainment of the evening was watching the Lubbock News with the bishop. Now you must realize this is Lubbock not Houston; the news entails endless talk about the dry weather or the rain that flooded the drainless streets. Fr. Brendan and Fr. Rodney left for Midland after finding out the Astros lost.
This weekend will bring very little excitement, maybe a visit downtown to the 4th Festivities. Fr. Clint also will be in town late tonight for the night as he "needs a place to stay on his way elsewhere." I just may have to eat a "white trash" snack...a funnel cake.
