tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595517.post109936760646702308..comments2023-07-19T09:45:46.715-05:00Comments on NoFo: Five days in DCJakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00185984468611879364noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595517.post-1099400350419976692004-11-02T06:59:00.000-06:002004-11-02T06:59:00.000-06:00Your Cathedral is beautiful. The choral reportoire...Your Cathedral is beautiful. The choral reportoire is doing well, continuing in the great Anglican musical tradition.<br /><br />Now: imagine, if you will, the same building, with minor differences, in every reputable "city" in Britain (some smaller than most "towns"). And 900 years old. <br /><br />Yeah. You heard me. For example, Durham - where I am now at Uni - has a Norman cathedral built in 40 years! It's virtually all still there, and there is some woodwork (in the choir) that remains from the 17th Century.<br /><br />Now that's impressive!<br /><br />iPhil<br /><br />P.S. I get to have organ lessons there as well. Yay!iPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05416469433121585968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595517.post-1099370881702902692004-11-01T22:48:00.000-06:002004-11-01T22:48:00.000-06:00Oops, sorry, we don't have a rep or a senatron, bu...Oops, sorry, we don't have a rep or a senatron, but we have 3 (count 'em) three whole votes in the Electoral College. We've been able to vote for president since the late '60's. Ain't democracy beeyutiful?<br /><br />Thanks for mentioning our national shame. Even my colleagues were unaware that we pay federal taxes but have no voice in how they're spent. And I work in the DC suburbs. <br /><br />-- Andyonlineguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16114283393024287316noreply@blogger.com