1. I bounced up this morning, revved up the Sube, and rumbled over the hill to Coeur d'Alene and took a seat in a back pew at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. I eased my spirit into the familiar words and rhythms of the liturgy, joined the congregation in singing some old time hymns, and absorbed the challenging readings from Jeremiah, Psalms, Hebrews, and Luke. Father David Gortner preached a superb sermon, encouraging us to quiet the voice inside each of us that tells us we are too old or unimportant or unlearned, etc. to be of service and to trust that, in fact, each of us has much to offer, especially as we unite our efforts with the spirit of the Divine.
2. After the service ended, I went to the Breakfast Nook and sat at the counter and let what I'd just experienced at church settle in. I enjoyed a breaded pork cutlet with potatoes, eggs, and toast. I had some shopping to do and wandered around Fred Meyer where I picked up a few things, shopped with purpose at Pilgrim's, and filled the Sube with gas at Costco. My mind got off track and I forgot to go to Long Ear. For some reason, listening to JJ Cale almost non-stop in the Sube has put me in the mood for listening to Mose Allison and Dr. John. I had planned on looking over the Long Ear's cds to see if either were available and I just flat forgot to stop in.
3. One of the most fun things I've done in 2019 is get involved with two fantasy baseball leagues thanks to Cas inviting me to join the leagues that are pretty much headquartered at the Inland Lounge. My team in League 1 is having a mediocre season, but my League 2 team has been on a winning streak and is in the running for a playoff berth. League 2 is a head-to-head league, with a different opponent each week. Coming into this week, my team, the Kellogg Johnniez, had won three weeks in a row. The Johnniez held a surmountable lead over my competitor coming into today's last day of the week. My opponent made some daring moves with his roster coming into Sunday as an attempt to overcome the Johnniez's lead. All day long I almost obsessively checked our leagues' information on my cell phone, seeing if the Johnniez could hang on and win for a fourth straight week.
The Johnniez did hang on. My opponent's strategy of loading up his team on Sunday with starting pitchers earned him a lot of points, but I had some hitters perform well today and I edged out a win.
Our head-to-head league has one more week of competition before the playoffs. My Johnniez will be up against a team I've never been able to defeat. It will be another nerve wracking week for me in fantasy baseball land.
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