Tired and not particularly smart

Today I had to go up to Helena for a Foundation Board meeting. This is the group of people who decide what to do with diocesan investments.

Yeah .... I'll give you a minute to stop laughing.

Mostly, though, we listen to our financial adviser and authorize him to do what he thinks is best.

Today, though, we had a couple of money managers come in and talk to us. I sort of felt like Arlo Guthrie's main character in "Alice's Restaurant" when he listens to the Sargeant talk to the Group W people and how to fill out the paperwork . . . "Didn't understand a word that he said; but we had fun playing with our pencils."

After the meeting, I got home in time to get up to VC and print out master copies of ordos for 28 Pentecost, Thanksgiving Day, 1 Advent (111th anniversary of Christ Church and blessing new books and an Advent wreath) and 2 Advent (Bishop's visitation). Mailed the bishop his copy of the ordo along with his Visitation Sheet (so he knows what to expect when he gets here).

Then it was home for a quick dinner and off to the City Council meeting. And it was there that I heard about STAG/WRDL grants, PER's, CBDG's, flow rates, IPP's and all sorts of other stuff.

It was a banner day for feeling stupid.