Povey Prattle

I visited the ATM  (Cashpoint ) at my local Bank this morning to withdraw some greenbacks. An older  woman was ahead of me in the  line,  but it soon became  clear  that the ATM  could not  give her the cash she needed. I heard her mutter "why will this machine not work for me?" I offered my help, which she readily  accepted.. Thereupon I asked her to re-insert her ATM card (which again did  not work). As this I began to grin , for  with all  the grace I could  muster, I had noticed something.unusual So  I  said: "Ma'am  you are inserting  your driving licence, not your ATM card" That indeed was  the case. The woman was entirely embarrassed by her mistake, But she was able to relax (I hope)  as I assured her that these human errors are very  common,

My brother Martyn is making slow but good progress after his major surgery last Sunday.  For this we are very grateful. Please continue to pray for him and be grateful for his fabulous wife and children. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- We've had three days in SRQ in which it has been humid and overcast - leading us to believe that it might rain. No such luck until this afternoon,  when it rained heavily for about an hour.  It's not enough to soak our parched earth, but it is a step in the right direction. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was dive bombed by a crow as I walked this morning, then the wretched bird did the same to Penne. It scared the living daylights out of both of us.

I preached at my home parish, St. Boniface, Siesta Key, FL this morning.  It's Trinity Sunday, a day on which I delight to preach. Even as I was preaching I realised that the second half of my sermon might be in the nature of a "Povey Rant", so I omitted it at both services. Depending on how things go (see below) I may post the whole darn thing tomorrow. Then at noon I gathered with seven good friends for a "celebration of birthdays" brunch at http://www.halfshelloysterhouse.com/index.php/menu/sarasota-fl-menu I ate Crab Cakes Benedict -  they are superb. "We" were: -   Ron and Charlotte Thompson (Char's birthday was in early May); Barbara Dunne,  Kay Dohoney (whose birthday is on 7th June); Ben Morse (whose birthday is 22nd June),; Bob Lewis, German Rodriguez, and me - my birthday is  today! What a wonderful celebration,. But I had some deep worry My brother Martyn underwent emergency surgery this afternoon/eveni...