Nothing to do about free software ...
Tonight my daughter Rachel was baptized at the Easter
Vigil service at Grace Episcopal Church, Defiance, Ohio.
This is the first time I've been to an Easter Vigil
service. It's pretty neat (although long); the
readings and the prayers give an overview
of salvation history from Creation through the Resurrection.
Some small children cry or scream when baptized --
Rachel giggled. And gave everybody one of her
1000 watt smiles. It was too cute for words.
My family very graciously turned out, and the sheer
Catholicity of it all didn't send them running out
screaming in terror, so I guess we're all OK. :^)
Good music selections (I should hope so, Nancy was on
the worship comittee), but the execution was ... lacking.
(*sigh*) Oh well, there's no way to learn to walk without
a few stumbles, right? But I think this may have been the
whitest performance of "Go Down, Moses" in history -- I
don't know if that means we need to try singing spirituals
more often, or just give it up as hopeless. :^/
He is Risen! Alleluia!