Eric is amazed by the shallowing effect of Facebook.

I often think of things I need to blog about, but then my mind immediately waters them down to a status update on Facebook.


I could share with you how much I enjoyed the MS Chorus performance this evening. I could talk about the MS Chorus, the Delta State Chorus, or the orchestra's wonderful effort and preparation.

I could write about Mozart's amazing gifts in composing powerful sacred pieces like the Coronation Mass in C Major.

Or, I could describe what really highlighted the evening for me: the beauty and architecture of the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Madison. It is a sanctuary set in the round. The pews are only about 8 or 10 deep in an octagonal setting, so that the priests administer the service in the middle of the nave, and the congregation encircles them. Aside: why did the participatory style of worship in Churches of Christ not invite this type of architecture? In fact, I'm surprised we didn't demand it as a way to practice the (direct and/or inferred) command "sing to one another...".

I could even just talk about how great it was to have dinner and a night out with Dixie. It's amazing what a whole conversation feels like. I love our kids but I have no idea where they got their talking gene. (Actually I do know where they got it, and let's just say it wasn't from me). Since my personality is such that I generally wait for an opening in the conversation before I speak, I sometimes feel like I just don't speak much.

Anyway, the dinner and night out with Dixie was great fun and good refreshment.

So, I have much to say about tonight. But I think I'll just update my FB status to "Eric N Livingston enjoyed the MS Chorus tonight." It's much easier that way.