#MusicChallenge #MusicSky #DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 10- A color in the title Janelle Monáe- Pynk youtu.be/PaYvlVR_BEc?...

And now watching "Only Yesterday" one of my favourite Studio Ghibli films 😊

Fifth visit to the Trafford Centre in 20 years, but Mrs UniMuse said the time I went for a bus transfer doesn't count. Took the LO to Sealife Centre, which is a high recommend.

The law of inverse financial risk means after years of losing expensive umbrellas, I will probably have this £2 charity shop find for the rest of my life 🙃

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 9: Band You've Seen Live the Most Eastman Wind Ensemble Another chance to nerd out - "seen live" because I was in it for 3 years of my undergraduate 🤭 (to be clear I'm not in this recording) youtu.be/kt1aqke1was?...

"Above the moon earth rises, a sunlit mossy stone, a garden that God prizes where life has richly grown, an emerald selected for us to guard with care, an isle in space protected by one thin reef of air." - Thomas Troeger

Went with the LO and Mrs UniMuse to the Eureka Museum in Halifax - and we went by train! Even though I've lived here 20 years, the notion of train travel being a viable alternative to driving is still an incredible thought to me.

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 7: Good or bad in the title Flamy Grant - Good Day flamygrant.bandcamp.com/album/good-d...

Wesley Clark saying of John McCain, "I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president"

How are we all doin? It's first day of my week off so taking the LO out for an exciting day 😊

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 6: Used to hate but now love. Stockhausen: In Freundschaft I found today difficult, then remembered when I first tried to listen to Stockhausen. A year later had a chance to see it live, made a lot more sense visually. youtu.be/AAON5_GA4l8?...

...I concluded that Easter Sunday morning, God simply keeps reaching down into the dirt of humanity and resurrecting us from the graves we dig for ourselves through violence, our lies, our selfishness, our arrogance, and our addictions. And God keeps loving us back to life over and over.

If you celebrate, I hope you'll have a blessed Easter. Whatever inspires you, whatever revives you, whatever drives you, whatever restores you, whatever shores you up ... I hope you will continue to know it, and benefit from it, and share it.

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 5: A place in the title noname - Montego Bae youtu.be/36I6v4Vl-CA?...

Our next event will be on Saturday/Sunday 25/26 April at our 'Transport for All' event that hopes to get people of all abilities engaged with public transport.

Must be a "Studio Ghibli Saturday" 😊 - today it's "From Up On Poppy Hill"

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 4: 1st Track on an Album Estelle - 1980 youtu.be/Wn8_nPLvNnI?...

Cross Street Chapel is hosting the Hey! Festival – an exploration our shared humanity. Come join us in an interfaith blessing, singing ballads, learning about Elizabeth Gaskell, and maybe trying some writing yourself! 23 April, 2-8pm Free but booking required: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hey-festiv...

One of those mornings where you send off some invites to a number of politicians, to discover they're all downstairs, to discover they were downstairs yesterday and it was an old photo.

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 3: An Animal in the Title Beyoncé - BLACKBIIRD youtu.be/xhempeEjGUA?...

"[His tales] were genuine reflections of a man whose heart ached for humanity in a time when our species was always on the razor's edge of its own destruction." I really hope this gets distributed soon!

Ordering pizza and I'm like "One American Hot for one hot American" and I'm sure that never gets old.

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 2: A song from the 2020s Doechii - "Anxiety" youtu.be/riCP9x31Kuk?...

They did, though it was a nail-biter! I have to say I'm really proud of how they have played and improved over the season.

Also watching Manchester Basketball take on Zagreb - tied at the start of the 3rd. 🤞 they can keep the pressure on.

Reflecting on the Pope's response to Hegseth's "War Prayer", and how our reader today chose Jesus's arrest as recounted in Matthew - including the words "All they that take the sword shall perish by the sword."

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 1: A Comedy Song (Blast from my past!) youtu.be/QyULjKs8aAU?...

I am exceptionally bad at drawing. "When Holy Week intersects with 1 April"

Love to all people finding their voices on #TransDayOfVisibility, howsoever you define yourself or show who you are 😊🥰🥳

Today's sermon, exploring "Peace as Pinnacle" 3rd in series after "Peace as the cornerstone" and "Peace as pathway" www.youtube.com/live/1xlVg7O...

Is there any coverage here of the Unitarian (UK) General Assembly? @ukunitarian.bsky.social . I'm missing you all and hope it is going well 😊

When I spotted today's #DavidsMonthOfMusic - A song by a Band with more than 4 members, I thought it world be funny to share a large orchestral "band" . Then I discovered a video of the time I was in the Eastman Wind Ensemble, touring Japan 😲 youtu.be/efEv2y79Bp0?...

Peace Service tomorrow at Cross Street Chapel, as part of Manchester Peace Week. Really grateful to Erinma Bell and CARISMA for their efforts in promoting nonviolence and conflict resolution, especially for children.

Facebook giveth and Facebook taketh away

Amidst the trials of the past 18 hours is that the guitarist who was supposed to play at chapel landed in hospital. We're keeping him in our prayers, and managed to get a splendid pianist to present a full hours' music 😲

Facebook resolved, but still an unsettling experience. May need to reflect on my social media diet

Woke up to find my Facebook account had been hacked and subsequently disabled. Not the greatest start to the day. I don't use it that often, but do oversee a couple pages that feel important. I have also had friends come into and out of my life, and am now aware of just how much I've lost 😞

An underrated Miyazaki classic #LGM

Of you aren't a "Miller" yet, do join! This is incredible investigative journalism. I feel so much for those students, not just the current situation but also somehow consistently finding themselves under a spotlight.

I'm missing the General Assembly for this? Next year I'll propose a motion that we add a mascot - Chalicino Chalisina - to our branding.

Just spotted stuffed dolls being sold on Market Street of Italian Brainrot. Tum Tum Sahur and Tralalero Tralala specifically

I've done no research into this, but I'd be curious to understand why SNL Korea has succeeded when others have floundered. Maybe the UK should take note.

Free recital tomorrow (Friday), 1pm at Cross Street Chapel, Manchester Richard Haslam on Guitar. Part of CARISMA's Peace Week. Hope you can join us!

How are we all today? I'm appreciating the sunnier weather, and glad I've been able to come into town today 😊

📢Exhibition launch and poetry reading by Lemn Sissay OBE 📆: 30 March, 4-5.30pm 📍: Samuel Alexander Building (South foyer) 🎟️: https://ow.ly/7ew650YyFtq You are invited to join us for the launch event for From Page to Stage Exhibition: 20 Years of Manchester Literature Festival

IN FOUR WEEKS: Responses to Ecological Crises through Creative and Civic Participation 📅 22 April, 12.00–2.00pm 📍 Contact Theatre, Space 0 🎟️ https://ow.ly/crB350Yq244 Join us for a research café exploring how art, research and movement can break down barriers faced by marginalised communities.

And now my son is attempting the Bob Knight 1985 chair throw

This is a dance off ! If you see this post a dance or you're eliminated 🎶💃🏻🕺

Frustrating to lose at the end, but more disappointed to see the altercation in the final few seconds of play.

Manchester leading 40-32, let's hope they can keep up the pressure! They have improved (imo) their game strategy, so I'm cautiously optimistic. That said, London's defense can be very effective, especially under pressure.