Have a great weekend…thanks and Go Deacs!
Normally at 5 the bells of Wait Chapel are ringing. There are student carilloneurs who practice nearly every day. Occasionally you hear one of your favorite hymns, or the odd wrong note. It’s good to hear them practice and make the occasional mistake because it reminds you that there is a real person in there playing and not some pre-programmed computer.
I got to take a tour of the bell tower a few years ago. It is not for the faint of heart or those afraid of heights, as it involves a lot of stairs. There is a window high up on Wait Chapel, above the bells. If you dare to take the tiny metal stairs that high, you can practically see until forever. It’s especially lovely in the fall when the trees have changed.
The bells are not chiming today. Monday, when the students are back, we’ll hear them again. And for those of you actually following the blog, the Alumni Office will be out at a retreat on Monday and Tuesday, and unless I get good wireless connection there, the blog will be on hold. I am having some hand surgery later next week and we’ll have to see if I can still blog or if I will invite some guest bloggers to do the honors. I’ve been working with voice-recognition software but it has not been a great success. I will give an example: I am going to end this blog by using the voice recognition software to say “Have a great weekend. Thanks, and Go Deacs” - let’s see how well the software translates that:
“Padraig and banks and indeed is” (first try)
“Have a great meeting in banks and can be as” (second try)
“have a great weekend banks and go the next ” (I give up!)