February 14, 2005
New Content Up Today
After coffee (which reminds me, I need to grab a cup right about now), it's time to make sure the office is at the right temperature, and then it's almost time to get busy.
The latest issue was mailed from our printer using something called "co-palletization," which means the mags get sorted (by zipcode) and stacked on a pallet with another publication (this time Smithsonian magazine) and they go out together, saving time and money, as the finer sorting available, the quicker it gets delievered. Because the new issue went out this way (on Wednesday) and was already in folk's hands by the weekend, I know it's time to get the website updated.
This morning I was reading in 1 Samuel 20, which is where David and Jonathan made a covenant together (and where the inspiration for the song I wrote with Steve Rowe, "Mephibosheth," came from). That phrase I brought up last week comes up here again: "May the Lord deal ever so severely with me if..." I guess it was a common phrase, but man, I cannot imagine turning it on someone and saying, "May the Lord deal ever so severely with you..." That would, in my mind, be like saying the words "God" and "damn" and a personal pronoun, or telling someone to go to hell. Wow. That is harsh stuff.
David and Jonathan's friendship was so cool and real. It's neat to see that they were confident enough in their own masculinity to cry in front of each other.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at February 14, 2005 09:28 AM