🧵1/3 — LONDON—In a move that was widely hailed across the free world, on Wednesday King Charles III of the United Kingdom reasserted British rule over the colonies formerly known as the United States of America...

Literally yesterday's news, but I do think it's worth looking more closely at the White House's Jan. 6 revisionism — both the clumsiness of the revisions and their intent in doing so. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:

January 6 — Five years ago Trump sent his cult to attack the Capitol. He's in power once again, attacking other countries and his own people. January 6 — The Epiphany, when Christians mark the beginning of light coming into the world with Jesus' ministry of love. The contrast is stark, but...

Grayson just pitched a fit because I got on him for playing with the electrical cords. He made a "humpf" sound, stomped, and then ran out of the room down the hall. Now he's back and in my face. It seems the real issue is it has been a gloomy cold rainy day without sunshine, and he blames me.

The Canadians are, apparently, threatening us with a good time.

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

It’s amazing that Mamdani has achieved so much positive change for NYC in just one day.

Mini of the month - Not very Christmassy Entry 16 by @tammi.bsky.social ++MECHANICUS CHRISTMAS ++ An Adept Minoris of the Divisio Psychologicus, dressed in seasonal robes, visits Oldgate down in the Necromunda Underhive. #Nerdlings #MiniOfTheMonth

Bluesky post 1/1 claimed Americans support Trump and are to blame. It's discouraging. We are organizing, running candidates, fighting in the courts, we held the largest protest marches in US history. Today, a gift article from the NYT, our leading newspaper, taking his Jan. 6 lies apart.

Oh dear, I may have spoken too soon. When I said it is 2026, and I had money burning a hole in my pocket for a new fountain pen, I sort of meant there was about $50 burning a hole in my pocket. But what if you find the prefect pen that is rather more than three times that much?! 😲💸❤️✒️

As of today, I am unleashed! I said I would buy no more new fountain pens in 2025. It's a new year, there's money burning a hole in my pocket, and there's a medium nib fountain pen possibly with oxblood ink calling my name. ✒️🩸

"Hope is a virtue to be practiced, not an aspiration to be managed." To often, hope is thought of as believing you can achieve a goal. That's a hard burden on a single human being. But what if instead, hope is a practice we can all engage in because hope isn't dependent on us alone.

This is not an easy read and is not for the faint of heart. Russia's brutality is not just toward Ukrainians, but their own young soldiers, and for what? Another old man's war.

When the kids were little, we used to celebrate New York New Years. I've never been a late night person, so I still do that. I can see the day approaching when I may be celebrating London New Years at 4:00 p.m. my time.

It's Hygge time people!

A sample of how messed up things are: Was just skim reading on Bluesky, when I came across a post about death squads, imperial protection troops, etc. My first thought was, "What has Trump done now?!" It took me two rereads to understand it was the guy's miniature collection. I may have PTSD.

In the valley here in Reno, we got just a couple days of snow dusting the grass over last week; didn't even have to shovel the walk. But in the mountains, just a 30 min. drive from my house, Mt. Rose Ski Resort got 88 inches! What a contrast!

If you have Netflix, I highly recommend the new Knives Out Mystery: Wake up Dead Man. Suspense, twists, turns, and an unbelievable ending!

It's going to be tough coming back down to normal from my 10,000 calorie daily intake during the Holidays.

And the official culinary end of the Christmas season: Cinnamon rolls on Saturday morning!

Well, the last of the pumpkin pies was gotten into last night.

1/2 - Did you hear they've come out with a new emoji for 2026? I understand it's mainly for Americans, but the rest of you fine folk in the world who have to deal with us are welcome to use it...

That was exciting! Tried to translate one word in German, but accidently changed the entire Bluesky app to German, links and app buttons too! 😬 Took 45 mins. to figure out how to change back to English yet still leave German posts in German. I speak German adequately, but not that well.

There is hope! But it's not coming from the rich or powerful, but ordinary people saying no to fascism. [ Gift link below ]

Dicey going down to Midnight Mass tonight what with a surprise snowfall, freezing temperatures, and fog, but worth it. Lovely service in that special way that a small close-knit parish church does. 🎄 Now at home with a cup of hot chocolate watching Nine Lessons and Carols from Westminster Abbey. ♥️

OK, last Christmas Eve post, then I'd better get moving to make Midnight Mass: I love Christmas Pageants, and I will put babies dressed as angels in tinsel halos up against all the darkness in the world. Evil doesn't stand a chance! 👼👼👼

🧵1/2 - Ask me about virgin births, wandering stars, and choirs of angels midsummer when I'm mowing my lawn, and I will explain about Semitic literature style, the Greek hero storytelling format coopted later by Roman Emperors which Christians used for contrast, etc., but ask me on Christmas Eve...

My last standing joke before Midnight Mass: Coming out of the Sacristy, resplendent in alb, white stole, and cope, the choir would be waiting for the processional, and I would sigh heavily and say, "Years of seminary to be called Father, and here I am dressed as Mother." Always got a big laugh.

1/2 - At Midnight Mass at the Cathedral, porcelain baby Jesus wasn't put in the manger until we went to the creche during the processional. Before then, baby Jesus was safely in my pocket. One of our black parishioners and I had a running discussion that our porcelain baby Jesus was so white...

Cold & rainy — Just got back in from feeding birds and outside cats. Can't feel my hands. The poor wrens just mobbed the feeders after I filled them. Crusty old Magnificat grumbled and complained about leaving his warm shelter when I came out. I apologized, but he was having none of my crap.

Charlie is in his office even on Christmas Eve! All this cat does is work, work, work!

The power of anthropomorphic makeup:

A Poem for Christmas 🧵1/10 — The angels who spent days with needle and thread repairing their torn wings have come. The ones who overslept have made it, sliding in just in time. The ones who sat at bedsides as someone breathed their last are here, their hands still smelling of nard...

Trump appears to be panicking about his mortality and coping with it by putting his name on as many things as possible so people will remember him. But his name will be removed from buildings, disappear from headlines, and he will be forgotten, except as a synonym for greed and cruelty.

Finished up the turkey soup, a 3-day process: • Slow cook the carcass overnight with seasonings and vegetables to make the stock; • Slow cook the stock with new vegetables and seasoning, add in all the turkey meat off the carcass; • Add noodles after it's cooled. It's scrumptious!

Been the priest at church since Jan. when the rector took a job in Oklahoma. Love serving, but only got off due to surgery in Nov. They hired a sub till Feb. But today, we heard they hired The Rev. Hannah Wilder who arrives in Mar. May have to sub in Feb., but I'm back to retirement!

Excellent point!

"Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common." — Dorothy Parker

What if the dragon in the story maybe used to be a bad guy, but now is just lonely? After all this time, could he still come home for Christmas? Made me cry. (Although, full disclosure, during the holidays, McDonalds commercials make me cry. Yeah... kind of a crybaby.)

Heard a sneeze from the next room and automatically said, "Gezundheit!" Thought a kitty had sneezed. But then realized, no, that was my English muffins popping up out of the toaster. I think I do need a quick nap before dinner.

Teatime couldn't come a moment too soon! It's cold and raining here in the mountains, probably snow in the higher elevations and over the pass to California. 🌧️ I was out in it running the last of my local Christmas cards to the post office. Good to be home with the kitties and a warm cup of tea! 🍵