Cocktail time, synod or survey, and confessions of an armchair fan

The Friday Pillar Post

Happy Friday friends,

I’d like to begin by addressing a point of etiquette.

As some of you may know, I live in the general vicinity of Washington, D.C. One of the more common stereotypes about this city is that people are forever attending “cocktail parties” where, apparently, in-crowds of one sort or another gather in plush salons to rub shoulders, cheek…