Depends on the denomination! Many such as Catholic (Roman & Orthodox), Anglican, Episcopal and others do have a “Set List” and the homily is the principal variation each week.
So either NYC or Chicago, there is no park across the street. Both have a park behind that entrance and Chicago also has one to the immediate north. By using this description the author does not get bogged down in specific geography which has nothing to do with the story line.
Refers to when in our youth, your metabolism allows you to stay slim and weight lower. Later in life that is no longer the case and the scale provides definitive proof.
I once attended a funeral where the family got a ‘rent a preacher" for the occasion. After interviewing the family and friends the “eulogy” he came up with amounted to: Well he didn’t kill anyone………………..that we know of!
Question: Are they their own worst enemy?
Answer: Not while I’m alive!
Nod to Dorothy Parker.