The title of this post would seem more appropriate for some type of joke but, truth be told, it's a reflection of my evening last night. There is a seminary here at Saint Meinrad and there is an on-campus bar called the Un-Stable . After compline last night, one of the Dominican priests who is here making a retreat invited me to join him and his Dominican brother for a drink. Never one to pass up an opportunity for fellowship, or a beer, I gladly accepted. I really enjoyed the evening. I even remarked to them that, were I not a Jesuit, I would want to be a member of the English Dominicans . Not that I have anything at all against the American Dominicans, but I have a certain penchant for the thinking of the British members of the Order of Preachers, men such as Fergus Kerr, Timothy Radcliffe, Brian Davies, Gareth Moore, James Alison, and Herbert McCabe. I also think their habits are pretty cool, too, although I'm afraid that my intrinsic clumsiness would render the white habi...
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Reel Treble
I agree with much of what you said and I wondered if you had any thoughts regarding how ID has attempted to "edge out" adult dancers over the last few years. I know, we're low man on the totem pole being that we'll never make it to the worlds, but it kills me to think that attempting to be the best 40 year old dancer you can be is somehow not a worthy pasttime to "the powers that be". I'm shocked but pleased as anything over this relatively new "adult championship" level that a very few feiseanna have added. And I always find other adult dancers to be such a decent bunch; I truly wonder why we've gotten, if not exactly a "bad" reputation, a completely unenthusiastic permission to take part, especially since it was the family-centered "feel" of the first few feiseanna I ever attended that attracted me in the first place...soda bread comp for grandma, singing comp for Dad, language comp for grandpa, and so what's wrong with Mom trying her hand at the dance?
But again, thanks for playing for us adults; we're very appreciative!
Reel Treble