Thursday, April 11, 2019

Cathedral of Saint Paul et al

There came a request for a better view of the Cathedral of Saint Paul. Here it is. It would be a safe bet I did not take this photograph, and I really do not know who did take it. This particular structure actually is the fourth to bear the name the Cathedral of Saint Paul. A log cabin constructed in 1841 was the first under the guidance of then newly-ordained Father Lucien Galtier, who had been sent to minister to the French Canadians in the settlement of "L'Oeil de Cochon" or, in English, "Pig's Eye," as Saint Paul originally was called. A few moves and a few buildings later, work began on this structure in 1906 and continued until completion in 1941.


Et al No. 1: If you need something to read to occupy your time and keep you out of mischief for a while, try this pair. Many keys to the future can be found through studying the past:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/new-fossils-mass-extinction-wiped-out-dinosaurs/
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/03/27/1817407116


Et al No. 2: Ernest Hemingway wrote a series of Nick Adams short stories, including one he named, "The Three-Day Blow." It first appeared in a 1925 collection entitled, "In Our Time." We are in the midst of our own three-day blow, this one being a full-fledged blizzard. Snow accumulation is expected to reach twelve to twenty inches in some areas with sustained winds of forty to sixty miles-per-hour. Daytime high temperatures will be below the freezing mark. Actually, such "Aprille" storms are not at all unique in Minnesota .... but, then again, this might be the Fimbulwinter as described in the "Poetic Edda" of Snorri Sturluson. You might want to read Hemingway's piece some time. In the story, Nick and a friend get drunk during a three-day storm while talking about books and authors, baseball, fathers, occupations, young ladies and other elements in their lives. It is a story in which feelings of loss, anger and evil are ignored or repressed, and it is quite fascinating. I think I will reread it during my three-day blizzard ....



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