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O key of David and scepter of Israel, what you open no one else can close again; what you close no one can open. O come to lead the captive from prison; free those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.

– Turn on CNN at 10 PM to see Jess and me talking about the MTA strike.
– No, I’m not kidding!
– The camera crew arrived at 7 AM this morning and filmed me making coffee and Jess packing her backpack… if you want to find out more, you’ll have to watch.

As you may have heard there’s a transit strike going on in New York. Jess has a very hefty commute (just under two hours each way on the best of days) and so she posted on Craigslist asking if anyone would be able to help her with the commute.

The sumup is here.

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O stock of Jesse, you stand as a signal for the nations; kings fall silent before you whom the peoples acclaim. O come to deliver us, and do not delay.

Among the various holidays and feast days I completely blitzed past in the last month was the Feast of St. Andrew on November 30th.

Depending on your preference for John or one of the others, Andrew was either picked up initially as a follower of John the Baptist or abruptly snatched away from his fishin enterprises.

– Called in sick today. Just about to go back to sleep.
– I had a wonderful weekend, and it the highlight was Jessica and Sunday.
On Friday we stayed in, and on Saturday we managed to get a lot of thank-you notes and reading done.

The sumup is here.

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O Adonai and leader of Israel, you appeared to Moses in a burning bush and you gave him the Law on Sinai. O come and save us with your mighty power.

Warning. Religious posts ahead. It is that time of year, after all.

I’ve allowed myself to slide behind, and some of these posts will be late, meaning the relevant date has already passed. Still, it’s the spirit and thought that count, or that at least directs me in a more favorable direction, so I’m going to write these posts anyway.

I’ve wanted to write about this for some time, but it’s far enough down my list and there simply isn’t time. I’m more galvinized by the developments at Delphi, and I’m pretty sure they’re less accounted for on the Blogosphere.

– YESTERDAY – Typically, Tuesday is a “business” day… that is, I finish work at 2 PM, so I’m able to spend the afternoon catching up on homework, cleaning, and anything else I’m neglected Monday through Wednesday (when I’m out from 8 AM ’til midnight).