THIS MAY COME AS A SURPRISE TO THOSE OF YOU NOT LIVING IN LAS VEGAS,BUT THERE ARE MORE CATHOLIC CHURCHES THERE THAN CASINOS.
NOT SURPRISINGLY, SOME WORSHIPERS AT SUNDAY SERVICES WILL GIVE CASINO CHIPS RATHER THAN CASH WHEN THE BASKET IS PASSED.
SINCE THEY GET CHIPS FROM MANY DIFFERENT CASINOS, THE CHURCHES HAVE DEVISED A METHOD TO COLLECT THE OFFERINGS.
THE CHURCHES SEND ALL THEIR COLLECTED CHIPS TO A NEARBY FRANCISCAN MONASTERY FOR SORTING AND THEN THE CHIPS ARE TAKEN TO THE CASINOS OF ORIGIN AND CASHED IN.
THIS IS DONE BY THE CHIP MONKS.
1) Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17.
be better to translate kano ki no mmichi no takummi as "that [well known]
Essays in Idleness: The Tsurezuregusa of Kenko translated by Donald Keene
2) Whats a sound you hate; sound you love?
I hate the sound of someone whining. I love the sound of my family at play.
3) Whats your biggest what if?
What if we are all just characters in a RPG game and the person playing us runs out of quarters?
4) To you, what is the meaning of life?
The meaning of life is to do your best to have an impact on the people you meet. Preferably a positive one.
5) What was the last book you read?
The Diary of Lady Murasaki translated by Richard Bowring (You can see I'm working on some Japanese history right now).
6) Whats your favorite animal?
Cats. Even this one that is currently staring me down because I wont let her lie on the keyboard.
7) Whats a song that always makes you happy when you hear it?
Momentary Lapse of Reason by Pink Floyd.
8) Whats the last song you listened to? Sometime around Midnight by Airborne Toxic Event
9) What is your current desktop picture?
It randomly cycles through my family album. Currently, my youngest at about 5 with birthday cake all over his face.
10) If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?
Eliminate prejudice.