1. Karl Sorg lived to be ninety years old. His life was full of service as an attorney and as a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church and as a member of the Socialist Party. Today was his funeral. It was a dignified service that honored Karl's life and gave us one last chance to join together to celebrate the Eucharist in fellowship together in his honor.
2. I finished The Price of Justice today and because it's non-fiction, the book could not come to a tidy conclusion. After nearly fourteen years, Hugh Caperton is still in court, trying once and for all to succeed in his lawsuit against the former company, Massey Energy, since purchased by Alpha Natural Resources. This was a fine book, adding to others I've read about the world of coal mining in West Virginia. It's a dirty world in so many ways, starting with the work itself and then there's the dirty management of the mines, the dirty politics, and the dirty damage done to the lives of everyday people because of the disregard by the powerful for how coal production affects common people, under the ground and above.
3. After finishing this book, I decided to wind down the early evening at Billy Mac's and enjoyed a cheeseburger and some fries with a couple of very refreshing Corona beers. I got to shoot the breeze a bit with Cathy and Derrick and enjoyed watching some baseball on the tube. It was a simple, relaxing time.
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