They see it as a lost piece of history, basically.

Because it is. Many moons ago while backpacking in Europe I wound up explaining to some new German friends Kosher food. Not how it works, but that it exists. They knew absolutely nothing about Jews and Judaism - and there was no reason they would. The certainly felt pain over what their grandparents generation had done, but they knew nothing about who and what had been destroyed.

On the balance I think its better that they know.

I'm not gonna try to unpack that right now. Too much.

ION, I am a lazy bum who is ordering cat food from Amazon rather than going to the pet store after work. My poor, long-suffering cats will have to make do with only canned food for a couple of days.

when the priest of his church informed him that they would his annul his (first, horrible) marriage in return for a large donation, he quit religion. By standing on the steps of the church declaiming about the priest's behavior, the lack of charity and kindness, and something about "sooner blood from a stone".

Awesome. And see, this is how naive I am, I thought the Church had quit selling indulgences hundreds of years ago.

On the balance I think its better that they know.

Yeah.

Appropriately, we had some interesting conversations about religion over Easter dinner. One of the participants, who was raised Catholic, but is not at all religious now and basically an atheist, was saying when he's trying to go to sleep, he'll still recite the Our Father and other prayers in his head, because the ritual is still soothing.

Although in my case, Mrs. Finnegan is calling for lunch.

First she'll bring in tea and cake?

On the balance I think its better that they know.

Yeah. I still think it's problematic that they are going about it as though Jewish people are also lost to history... BUT better a problematic but sincere interest in learning than the anti-Semitism that's on the rise in Europe?

I don't know. I need a nap. I think it's nappy times.

I would love a nap. I had lunch and I am still getting grumpier as the day progresses. I am trying to avoid my default reaction which is "eat something".

First she'll bring in tea and cake?

If only. But then I suppose I'd have to come up with pipes, tobacco, and whiskey punch.

Oh, hey, I made a pot of tea and forgot to drink it. Better get on that.

Awesome. And see, this is how naive I am, I thought the Church had quit selling indulgences hundreds of years ago.

So had I, so I was agog at Dad's story.

Mind you, he almost got expelled from his Catholic high school for running the satirical underground newspaper that mocked the staff. Dad's relationship with the Church was always a rocky one.

One of the participants, who was raised Catholic, but is not at all religious now and basically an atheist, was saying when he's trying to go to sleep, he'll still recite the Our Father and other prayers in his head, because the ritual is still soothing.

I still sing a couple hymns, because they remind me of my mom.

I am still getting grumpier as the day progresses.

I just had a little rage meltdown at the psychiatrist. He handed me a script for Valium without even asking if I wanted a refill. Ha ha funny man, yeah gimme.