today's highlights:  Mass, 3 sets of confessions, 3 holy hours, first friday Communion calls, and yes, a castration.  you read that correctly folks - castration.  the male (obviously) pig had reached the point where it was breed him or set him up for the dinner table.  evidently the lack of testosterone makes for a more tender pork shoulder.  so out we went, serrated kitchen knife in hand.  as you all well know, i live by the the rule that if you cannot participate in the production of the product you should not use the product.  so, i got my hands dirty and did my part.  it was quite surgical and impressive - i'd explain the whole thing, but this is a family blog.  i'm happy to report that (s)he's doing fine...
by the way, the comments have been taken down - a new forum will be up and running for those who care.
			by the way, the comments have been taken down - a new forum will be up and running for those who care.
