The Z, Y, X's of life "O" Oblate
these 26 entries z-a are meant as a tandem collection of short essays interspersed throughout my blog. instead of the abc's of life, i'm writing backwards for two reasons. t.s. eliot said that to make an end is to make a beginning, which i find true. that, and my grandfather could say the alphabet backwards faster than I could say it forwards. now that's some wit. i first encountered the word oblation as the name of what would become my favorite fine press & paper store. i would even come to be friends with the owner because of a book, thank you card, and truffle cheese but that is a lovely tale for another day. i would also learn that "oblation" means an offering, donation, or gift; the act of making an offering. the word is derived from the Latin oblationem "an offering, presenting, or gift". it would take several decades of growing into myself to discover why i felt so different from and exhausted by mainstream culture. for one, i am a highly so...
