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The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.

Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?

A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.

April 19 — St. Expeditus

thedappledthings:

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Today is the feast day of my patron saint, Expeditus.


He’s popularly remembered for curb stomping the devil, who appeared in the form of raven, while Expeditus was contemplating conversion. 

Cawing after the Roman soldier to wait until “cras! cras!” (tomorrow) before converting to Christianity, St. Expeditus abruptly shouted “hodie!” (today) in response.

After offing the little bugger, Expeditus sought out baptism. 

Although no longer on the modern Roman Catholic calendar of saints, he’s honored widely in Europe and parts of South America on his former feast day — April 19. 

The patron saint against procrastination and delays, he is invoked for urgent causes. His message calls us to live our Christianity “today!”, in the here and now, and not to wait until some future time when things are easier.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expeditus

teatimetapir: This is simply wonderful. Tineye and google don’t provide me with any information regarding model or photographer. [EDIT: Many thanks to wherethecrowflies for providing the following information about model and photographer: this is Kelly Slagle photographed by Roy Cox. I realise now that I forgot to click on the photo to find out this information. A bit of a brain explosion there, I’m afraid.].

teatimetapir:

This is simply wonderful.

Tineye and google don’t provide me with any information regarding model or photographer.

[EDIT: Many thanks to wherethecrowflies for providing the following information about model and photographer: this is Kelly Slagle photographed by Roy Cox. I realise now that I forgot to click on the photo to find out this information. A bit of a brain explosion there, I’m afraid.].