October 28, 2005
FOUR FOR FRIDAY
Q1: What are the directions for making a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich?
Q2: How many weddings have you been to, and what is your most memorable wedding-related moment?
Q3: Would you rather spend money on good times and nice things now or invest it for the future?
Q4: Earlier this week, while acknowledging that there's an acute shortage of priests in the Roman Catholic Church, bishops from around the world reaffirmed the Church's stance on celibacy for its clergy. In your opinion, should Catholic priests be allowed to marry?
Posted by Mikal at October 28, 2005 12:01 AM
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Q1: Let's see... first you need to get two pieces of bread out of the bread box or out of the bag in which the bread is kept, and place them on a flat surface like a counter or plate. Next you would need to get a butter knife out of the drawer where the silverware is kept and place that next to the two slices of bread. Then, you need to get the jars of peanut butter and jelly and place them on the counter next to the bread and knife. You see where this is going, right? Anyone want to take it from here?
Q2: I've been to seven (7) weddings, and my most memorable wedding-related moment was in 1994 when--while attending a bachelorís party the day/night before a buddy's weddings--we all stood silent in a Florida strip club while watching OJ Simpson being chased by police while riding in his white Ford Bronco, driven by friend A.C. Cowlings. There we were, in a strip club mind you, and rather than watching naked women strut their stuff for the man of the hour, we were all watching the OJ thing with utter amazement live on one of the television sets over near one of the club's bars. Classic moment.
Q3: A little of both, I suppose. Nice things and good times now can't be overlooked, but neither can one's future welfare. It's a balancing act.
Q4: Yes, I feel that Roman Catholic Priests should be allowed to marry. Most of the people who sit in church on Sundays are married, so why shouldn't priests be allowed to do the same. Silly rule if you ask me.
1. Ingredients: 2 slices of white bread; Peanut Butter, crunchy or creamy (Jif for you purists, but give me some good all natural crunchy. Goober Grape is just plain disgusting); jelly (strawberry, raspberry or cherry).
Grab yourself a knife and spread a not too thick layer of PB on one slice all the way to the edge, and a nice layer of jelly on the other, leaving space around the edges. Put the jelly-bread on top and moosh down till they stick together from the peanut butter on the edges. Serve on a paper plate with a big glass of cold fresh milk.
2. Seventeen or more, including family ones.Most memorable has to be giving out borderline pronographic door prizes at my brother's wedding. Yes, you read that right. A wedding reception with door prizes.
3. Everyone needs to have good times occasionally, and buying the right nice things can be an investment for the future, i.e. slowly buying good furniture that will last rather than a bunch of cheap junk that you'll have to replace in a year or so. Personally, unless you know that you'll be dead within the year, it's always good to invest for the future as well.
4. Yes, and they should ordain women as well. The catholics are about only major denomination who do not allow these. besides, any objective observer (not members of the church heierarcy obviously) can see the amazingly dismal effect that the "Yes, there's a crisis and we'll boldly address it by continuing to do what we've been doing" approach has had in attracting new priests.
Q1: Jelly ruins a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. You should use jam instead, honey is even better. Toast the bread first, so the honey and peanut butter are warm. Not only does this keep the peanut butter from sticking to the roof of your mouth, but it also tastes better and enables the honey and peanut butter to blend and flow freely over your tastebuds.
Q2: I used to work in a cloak room when I was a kid, so I've been to hundreds of wedding receptions. The most memorable was when the groom went ballistic because he wanted to leave the party before the bride was ready. He stormed out, and on his way out, he shoved open the two glass doors at the entrance to the catering hall (right across from the cloak room) and shattered both doors. I always wonder how long that marriage lasted.
Q3: I would rather have enough money to do both, but given the choice, I would probably invest in the future. Having some dough in the bank provides me with the stability and peace of mind I need to be more creative. When I'm living hand-to-mouth, as I am now, I feel stilted. Financial worries cloud the mind like warm peanut butter and honey.
Q4: I attended a Jesuit high school, and the priests were committed to education and service. They were focused on servitude, on working for the "Greater Glory of God"--Ad Majoram Dei Gloriam is the phrase in Latin. If the priests were married with children, I doubt they would have the focus and energy to achieve the level of excellence in education from which I and many of my classmates benefited. To learn more about the Jesuits, go to www.jesuit.org, and if you happen to read The Da Vinci Code, please make sure you research the claims made in that book--don't assume that everything presented in the book concerning the Catholic Church is correct. I have several issues with the Catholic Church, but fair is fair.
Q1: What are the directions for making a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich?
1.0 Materials
1.1 Two Slices of white bread
1.2 One jar of Skippy Crunchy Peanut Butter
1.3 One jar of Welchís Grape Jelly
1.4 One Plate
1.5 One Knife
2.0 Instructions
2.1 Place the two slices of bread side by side on the plate
2.2 On the slice on the left spread an even coat of jelly
2.3 On the slice on the right spread an even coat of peanut butter
2.4 Place the slice of bread on the right with the peanut butter coating on top of the slice of jelly coated bread.
3.0 Enjoy
Q2: How many weddings have you been to, and what is your most memorable wedding-related moment?
About ten or twelve wedding and I have been in the wedding parties of four of them and best man in one. My most memorable moment was winning the door prize at one of the stags, the girl on stage for the night. ( The best man in that wedding was a bail bondsman and he used his connections to get the evenings entertainment. )
Q3: Would you rather spend money on good times and nice things now or invest it for the future?
About 50/50 I like to save about half of my disposable income, that is why I will be able to retire at age 59 1/2. But you have to spend some money on good times and nice things otherwise life will be so dull.
Q4: Earlier this week, while acknowledging that there's an acute shortage of priests in the Roman Catholic Church, bishops from around the world reaffirmed the Church's stance on celibacy for its clergy. In your opinion, should Catholic priests be allowed to marry?
I think that they should be able to marry and also that they should have woman and gay priests. I was born and raised Catholic, however I feel that the church is now living in the past. It is run by an old manís club who just appoint old men who think like they do.
The church that I like most is the Episcopal church, I think they are open minded and forward thinking.
1. Get two pieces of bread, a jar of chunky peanut butter, and a jar of jelly or jam, whichever flavor you prefer. Using a butter knife, spread the peanut butter on one of the slices of bread, on the other slice spread the jelly/jam. Be sure to have equal amounts, too much of one will overpower the other. Stick the two pieces of bread together and eat. If you prefer, you can cut the sandwich in half from top to bottom or on a diagonal, before eating.
2. I've been to about 12 weddings (I'm sure there are a few I'm forgetting). The most memorable moment...when my friend, unexpectedly smashed the cake into her husband's face. No one thought she'd do it, I don't even think she had planned to do it. I guess she just went with the moment!
3. I'd prefer to invest it for the future. There are so many things I'd like to have, and I'd rather not worry about how I will support myself when I'm retired or how I will pay for a house or college for my kids, etc. That doesn't mean you can't save a few bucks to splurge on something useful or fun now, but it's always good not to be left in a deficit when you are old and can't or don't have a means to support yourself. Planning ahead can't hurt.
4. This is such a touchy subject. Most other religions allow their priests/ministers/rabbis to marry, and there doesn't seem to be a problem for them. Also, back in the day, Catholic priests used to be allowed to marry, but the church quickly changed that, due to nepotism and widows ending up with their husband's property after their death, instead of the church. It's all a power-trip these days, and the Vatican needs to make some changes if they don't want the church to die out. At least let women become priests. Sadly, I don't think it will happen anytime soon.
1)Take a piece of bread, spread butter, spread peanut butter, spread Jell O, take another piece of bread and put them together.
2)At least 4. None of them are very memorable.
3)Invest first, take out the money invested 2 years later, spend to my hearts content.
4)No
Q1: I only eat a half of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at a sitting, so my directions are a little different. I take a piece of wheat bread from the bag, close and tie the bag back up so that the bread doesn't get stale. I take out the peanut butter, fat-free jelly, milk, and butter knife from their homes. I put the piece of bread on a plate, cut it diagonally, spread one Tbsp. of creamy peanut butter on one piece, and a Tbsp and a half of jelly on the other (it keeps the peanut butter from sticking to the roof of your mouth). Then I place the piece with the peanut butter on top of the other, and I enjoy this wonderfully delicious sandwhich with a glass of cold skim milk. I would have to agree with Joe though, toasting the bread makes PB&J even better! Unfortunately I donít own a toaster. :)
Q2: More than I can count. My most memorable wedding would be my own. I was married in a small ceremony on the beach with a few family members and friends by my side. My sister/maid of honor was holding my husbands wedding band as we quietly listened to the vows being read by the official. All of a sudden, my sister was no longer standing by my side, she and several other members of the wedding party had dropped to their knees and were frantically digging through the sand for the wedding band! The official yelled "STOP, no one move, we have to find this ring!" It took about 5 minutes of everyone on their hands and knees sifting through the sand to find it, but we eventually did, and the wedding continued on with no hitches.
Q3: Both. It is great to have nice things and to be able to travel and do whatever you want to do, but the security of having money in the bank for emergencies is always very important.
Q4: I believe there would not be such a shortage of priests or incidents of molestation if the RCC would allow the priests to marry. In what world does celibacy make one closer to god. I have been a member of six different churches throughout my lifetime (different denominations), and all but one of the pastors were happily married men with a wife and children. There is absolutely nothing wrong with serving the lord and having a life.
1. I'm sick today and don't have the energy to retype all those directions. Most other responders seem to have gotten the point.
2. I can remember 10 weddings I've been to, counting my own. The most memorable moment of my own wedding is when we exchanged rings probably. (IMHO, a marriage takes place long before the wedding -- somewhere between the time the proposee says "yes" and the actual wedding day. The wedding itself is about the joining of two families more than the two people. So, the rings were the final way to announce to the rest of the world "we're married!" -- like acknowledging to the world what was already in my heart.) The most memorable wedding-related moment for someone else's...I always find the part where the dad "gives the daughter away" very intriguing.
3. What would I "rather" do -- definitely I'd rather enjoy life now. What do I do? A little of both. As the saying goes, "You can't take it with you when you go..." but by the same token, with medical advances such as they are, chances are likely we'll all be "going" a lot later in life, so I need to make sure I'm not eating catfood when I'm 75. Assuming I live that long.
4. This is a tough one for me. As a married woman, I expect that our family is my husband's first priority. As a Catholic, I expect the church to be the priest's top priority. If he were married, his wife and family might get jipped while he was carrying out his duties to the congregation. I totally respect the celibacy vow. I think it would be nice if they offered it as an option (rather than compulsory), however. The church will have to adapt in order to survive...but that could go in many ways. If it goes in ways I can subscribe to, I'll stay Catholic. If not, I will sadly have to change my religion. I believe there is much beauty to behold in the Catholic faith, but like any human institution, there is also much imperfection to be challenged.
1)Eat some fruit instead... all those processed ingredients are not so good for you.
2) Two weddings- aren't they all the same?? tears laughter and the 'revelations' by the best man
3) Chill out now and do interesting things rather than spending huge amounts on stuff I don't need all the while saving for my future
4) Part of the celibacy issue is the certain 'unnatural' element of the rule. With all the rape and abuse of children by priests in the Roman Catholic church in Ireland and elsewhere, reports have been suggesting that the celibacy has been an added bonus for the paedophiles who joined the church because it sheltered them from investigation. The men predisposed to abusing children have utilised the mechanisms of the church in a spectacular fashion over the centuries. These men were supported, and possibly encouraged, by others (bishops, cardinals, popes??) who may not have encouraged the behaviour but were more than willing to ignore and allow the abuse to continue rather than be toppled from their 'holier than thou' pedestal. Priests have been involved in abusing children for centuries and maybe the celibacy was part of the protection?
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