I.C.E. maintains a strict dress code for people seeking to visit their loved ones caged at Delaney Hall. It’s clear the strict rule is useful pretext to deny visitors entry. #ICE #DHS

HOLY SHIT. PRAISE GOD.

Never forget that YOU are a data center. Drink some water ffs.

Origen had his orbs. But hear me out. Lobsters are biologically immortal. What if heavenly bodies just lobsters ⚓️

weird that my job is writing book reports every week for the longest running book club in history ⚓

I am absolutely tickled by the email I just got from our parish book club ⚓️ TUBERCULOSIS IS EVERYTHING by Mr. *Johnathan* Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social

Stuck! At the Airport! CAE > ATL > CVG (I hope)

Omg GUYS ARE WE GOING TO GET BESTIE BISHOPS AGAIN?! IN THIS TIMELINE! ⚓️

I’ve been reading a lot of ecology books and memoirs lately. Esp about ornithology and native plants that support them. It reminded me that in school, all of the -ology classes [-ology: to study/learn/word (v.) a subject] had labs. The lab is where the theories of an -ology are tested for truth.

Are the men in the room with us right now

I think a lot of problems could be fixed or at least improved with a multivitamin bc deficiencies, turns out, can show up in weird ways! Like my migrating joint pain that I kid you not almost fully resolved w vitamin d. I wish doctors could better screen and consult in diet-adjacent areas like that

Genius.

I would like to ban the word “invited” from all church communications. If it’s not a party, don’t “invite” me just tell me bro

We don’t have the talking dog buttons in our house but I still find myself talking to the dogs like we do have them. Which means we just had the conversation, “oh yeah, you heard big bump sound. It’s ok. That’s uh…car for… ouch people. Not the mailman. Ouch people car is good.”

Friday in the life of the church we remember a cool dude, Charles Henry Brent, architect of the modern chaplain corps and first missionary bishop of the Philippines. The LFF bio skims past his early ministry because he did *SO* much but I loved this bit from his Wikipedia ⚓️

broke: the Holy Spirit is a dove woke: the Holy Spirit is one of the Persons of the Holy Trinity, and therefore only ever depicting it as a dove is not giving the Holy Spirit its due in the divine economy bespoke: the Holy Spirit is any and every bird

I can’t explain it but every blue bird feels like a blessing. 🐦

Type of birder that has this on quickdraw

Jesus: wept. Barnabas: encouraged. Paul: glared. ⚓️ (acts 13:9)

Really proud of the ad I made for our local theater’s playbill. Maybe it will yield some website traffic or even a visitor or two, but a big effect has been the pride my folks have felt in it and the way *they’ve* shared it with their friends. ⚓️

ok-jan.gif (These guys are super endangered and the only local sightings are in a gov managed colony on the army base)

@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social I hope I’m the 6000th person to send this to you ysph.yale.edu/news-article...

Is medical Bluesky here somewhere? I have a question. I’ve had two parishioners recently end up in different ED’s and ICU’s in town exhibiting what I’ve felt were clearly bacterial infections. One was post-op sepsis and the other a likely elderly UTI. ⚓️

I spoke too soon. It appears the chiggers and the clover mites are beginning to wake up. Also the internet has lied to you. Clover mites absolutely DO bite I’ve watched them do it. Little jerks.

I LOVE JESUS AND YOU AND MY PEOPLE AND HUSBAND AND MY DOGS AND DOLLY AND HOCKEY AND

It is the blesséd two weeks in South Carolina between when the warm weather arrives and when the pine pollen and mosquitoes arrive. It is a precious thing not to be wasted.

The moral of today’s story is: Give more women knives to strap to our feet 🇺🇸🥇🇺🇸🥇

Today's a good day for imprecating "the tyranny of the [prince] and all his detestable enormities." ⚓ Good lord deliver us from them all, and sparest thou thy victims.

It’s that time again!!! Penitential season playlist! No worship music, but all vibes. This one is not for the quiet and meek. ⚓️ As always I’m open to suggestions! open.spotify.com/playlist/3Ir...

I’m sure this is a fine podcast but, 🧼 📦, I hate that so much of the mainline is allergic to the idea of giving something up for Lent. We don’t need to be clever or subversive or “read against the grain” always! It’s actually good to give things up and practice discipline! ⚓️

man i really wish we had 2 Peter 3:10 anywhere in our lectionary. Verses 5-7 are banger to preach on and we never get to ⚓

“The older you get the more conservative you get” Naw babes our generation is definitely going to be “grandma got way more leftist in middle age and now…well she’s just grandma.”

This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

ME: Lord, I just pray that you send a hedge of protection. GOD: Say less.

Me: *sitting here crying over all the halftime clips and commentary. Almost out of kleenex* 🤧😭🥰 My phone: Your period may start any day in the next week.

kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them

I found a new secret birding spot where I can see water birds. Last night I had a nightmare that I got in trouble for being there and played through every possible scenario for what would happen and what I could do. But by morning, determined that it was all life worth it for the lifers.

Absolutely screaming at my car radio. @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social !!!!!! Go to church for Holy Week!!!! Joe of arimathea is like a major side character!!

It’s good I’m not preaching today because the instinct to go up there and just be like, “y’all, what the FUCK?!” is very active.

I wish I could tell my peloton I’m sick. I don’t want to lose a streak just because I can’t breathe!

And praying.

Singing

Inspired by my WAT friend David, I’m going to post progress on my goal of 100 different birds this year here in a thread. 🐦 * denotes first seen in my backyard

Apple AirTags for my church members so that I'll actually know when they're in the hospital. Is this anything?

My kingdom for someone who will make me a women's clergy shirt out of sweat wicking material. ⚓

We supposed to be “budgeting” and “spending wisely” right now but if the PWHL gets a DC team I will BANKRUPT us buying that merch

Literal Immaculate Reception

I hurt my voice yelling