Kaplan (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} gkaplan) wrote,@ 2008-04-01 17:59:00 |
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The Holy Week 5 (a little late)
Holy Week MI-5
This week is the week many Christians refer to as "Holy Week." Here are five questions inspired by the week. Well, inspired in a low-brow way!
1) Palm Sunday. On this day, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a colt--one that had never been ridden before. What's the most unusual form of transport you've ever been on? Fighter jet? Submarine? Dog sled?
Ironically it happened in the last year. I was changing planes through Dulles airport and got a chance to ride in a Mobile Lounge. This is a system of boarding and deboarding people from airplanes that was used at some airports before the jetway. In my case it wasn't used to get on or off a plane but instead it was used to ferry people from one terminal to another. I recall it could be driven from either end and it was similar to a subway car. Dulles was using these for this purpose because about 80% of the airport is under construction and they have no way to get between some terminals. So you take this thing across a jet taxiway to the other terminal. It is almost like a ferry boat across a small river. It isn't far across at all. They are going to be all retired soon so I am glad I got a chance to ride in a piece of history.
2) Maundy Thursday. On Thursday of Holy Week, Christ and His disciples ate the Last Supper. What would you want to eat for your final meal?
Steak is probably my favorite food so probably a really high quality steak. We are talking dry aged and all that. I had a meal at Ruth's Chris steak house once that woud due quite nicely.
3) Good Friday. Christ is crucified. What's the most excruciating physical pain you've endured? (And just so we can get some cool/interesting answers, ladies please eliminate child birth. We know that hurts wicked!)
It is a tie between when they set my broken leg in the hospital and right after the surgery to put the rod in my leg. The leg set was bad enough that I actually yelled in pain. I couldn't help it. It hurt badly but I told the doctor to just do whatever he had to do. It took him like 4 tries too. The post operation pain was just horrible. It went on for hours unlike the leg setting pain that was intense and fast. I recall begging the nurse for meds. They couldn't give me anything till the anesesia from the operation wore off. If I had a gun I would have shot myself. It was that bad.
4) Holy Saturday. It's sometimes observed with silence. Can you think of something significant to share dealing with silence?
Now that I am older I think it is interesting how much I appreciate silence. I work much better in quiet areas. I relax better in quiet. I just really like silence. I sleep better with white noise though.
5) Easter Sunday. The Lord is raised from the dead. Even many non-religious people celebrate Easter in some fashion. Do you have a family tradition on Easter? A dinner? An egg roll (the rolling of eggs on a lawn, not a noodle rolled around napa and bok choy!)? If you're Jewish and playing along, how about a Passover family tradition?
Church is a tradition but a newer one. Then a spiral cut ham for easter dinner which was hold for our middle meal and not our evening meal.
Holy Week MI-5
This week is the week many Christians refer to as "Holy Week." Here are five questions inspired by the week. Well, inspired in a low-brow way!
1) Palm Sunday. On this day, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a colt--one that had never been ridden before. What's the most unusual form of transport you've ever been on? Fighter jet? Submarine? Dog sled?
Ironically it happened in the last year. I was changing planes through Dulles airport and got a chance to ride in a Mobile Lounge. This is a system of boarding and deboarding people from airplanes that was used at some airports before the jetway. In my case it wasn't used to get on or off a plane but instead it was used to ferry people from one terminal to another. I recall it could be driven from either end and it was similar to a subway car. Dulles was using these for this purpose because about 80% of the airport is under construction and they have no way to get between some terminals. So you take this thing across a jet taxiway to the other terminal. It is almost like a ferry boat across a small river. It isn't far across at all. They are going to be all retired soon so I am glad I got a chance to ride in a piece of history.
2) Maundy Thursday. On Thursday of Holy Week, Christ and His disciples ate the Last Supper. What would you want to eat for your final meal?
Steak is probably my favorite food so probably a really high quality steak. We are talking dry aged and all that. I had a meal at Ruth's Chris steak house once that woud due quite nicely.
3) Good Friday. Christ is crucified. What's the most excruciating physical pain you've endured? (And just so we can get some cool/interesting answers, ladies please eliminate child birth. We know that hurts wicked!)
It is a tie between when they set my broken leg in the hospital and right after the surgery to put the rod in my leg. The leg set was bad enough that I actually yelled in pain. I couldn't help it. It hurt badly but I told the doctor to just do whatever he had to do. It took him like 4 tries too. The post operation pain was just horrible. It went on for hours unlike the leg setting pain that was intense and fast. I recall begging the nurse for meds. They couldn't give me anything till the anesesia from the operation wore off. If I had a gun I would have shot myself. It was that bad.
4) Holy Saturday. It's sometimes observed with silence. Can you think of something significant to share dealing with silence?
Now that I am older I think it is interesting how much I appreciate silence. I work much better in quiet areas. I relax better in quiet. I just really like silence. I sleep better with white noise though.
5) Easter Sunday. The Lord is raised from the dead. Even many non-religious people celebrate Easter in some fashion. Do you have a family tradition on Easter? A dinner? An egg roll (the rolling of eggs on a lawn, not a noodle rolled around napa and bok choy!)? If you're Jewish and playing along, how about a Passover family tradition?
Church is a tradition but a newer one. Then a spiral cut ham for easter dinner which was hold for our middle meal and not our evening meal.
