Glob-a-log

There’s this great song by Luka Bloom, called ‘Gone to Pablo’.

It’s about the wife of Pablo Picasso, Jacqueline Roque, who committed suicide after the painter died, reportedly leaving a note that said she’d ‘gone to Pablo’.

The following story is not about a painter - or his wife.

It’s about a priest and he’s not left any messages but he might still be gone - to Jesus, or, God knows, to Pablo:

Rescuers searching for a missing Roman Catholic priest who was attempting to break a record for flying with helium balloons have located his cluster of brightly coloured party balloons floating in the ocean. Rev di Carli was reported missing about eight hours after taking off when he lost contact with port authority officials. The priest wanted to break a record for the longest period aloft with balloons.

The cluster of yellow, orange, pink and white balloons was seen Tuesday night, floating intact in the sea off Brazil’s southern Santa Catarina state near di Carli’s last contact point, according to a photograph posted on Sao Paulo’s UOL news Web site. Authorities reached the cluster of balloons late Tuesday but the priest was not there.

Rev di Carli, who has taken jungle survival and mountain climbing courses, was carrying enough drinking water and cereal bars to stay alive for at least five days, an official said, suggesting the priest may be adrift in the ocean or resting on a beach or forest-covered mountain along the coast.

Or he might have been swallowed by a whale, like Jonah, only to be brought back to safety and dry land after a bit.

On the whole it seems more likely that the padre has become fish food. Gone to Pablo, if you wish, or his just reward, whatever comes first.

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