• Parish: Holy Moly (ECUSA) - The Never-Ending Bloga

    Stress-Induced Total Immobility Syndrome: Too Much SITS, not enough getting ‘er done (till now).

    September 17, 2017 - By 

    Here’s one of my church chums giving the sermon today, in a badass ensemble consisting of a prayer stole or preaching stole and a fine Cubs T-shirt. We’re still in Summer Casual mode at Holy Moly. When I’m under pressure and feeling overwhelmed, I SITS around a lot watching TV, goofing around on Twitter, and sending texts and postcards to random Congresspeople and government departement secretaries. Yesterday, I was up against a hard time limit and solved a technical issue with one of my website/blogs that’s been frustrating me for months. So, finally, I went back to church at Holy…

  • Clan: McTiVo - Hot Off The Presses

    Emmy Awards: Jeffrey Wright @jfreewright deserves to win. #Westworld

    September 15, 2017 - By 

    Absolutely, hands down, Jeffrey Wright deserves the Emmy for best supporting actor. Will he get it? Deserves to win: Jeffrey Wright Critics love him on “Westworld” — he has a magnetic screen presence and the ability to deliver a big twist. Link: Emmy Awards 2017 predictions: Who will win, who deserves to win and who could surprise us all – The Washington Post

  • Twitter

    Tweetdeck May Save My Sanity

    September 4, 2017 - By 

    Spent past 2 days manually excluding retweets, to cut down on duplicate posts. Tweetdeck can do it with one click in a column. Wish I had tried it FIRST. One of our favorite Twitter clients is so good that Twitter itself bought it in 2011. With real-time scrolling, advanced filtering options, and a host of useful features, TweetDeck is the obvious choice for anyone who wants to take Twitter seriously. Here’s how to make sure you’re getting the most out of it. Source: TweetDeck Tips and Tricks To Master All Things Twitter Years ago – I mean 7 or 8…

  • Episcopal

    Liberal Christian Ponders Stuff

    August 28, 2017 - By 

    I haven’t been to church in weeks. Months. This is unusual, because I like going to church, singing, seeing people. My reasons are very trivial: I am responsible for the church website and it needs to be updated, but to do that I need to sit at my desk rather than recline on the couch or in bed. And I don’t want to dig into my photos, revamp stuff, and create a tutorial for how to update the church website for interested persons who don’t know anything about WordPress. At least, not right now. And I don’t want to be…

  • Politics, Schmolitics

    A Couple Of Wrong Uns 

    August 28, 2017 - By 

    Holy shit. Meanwhile, the gumflapper in the White House remains useless. Kim Jong Un – wrong and bad Donald J Trump – wrong, bad, and completely out of his depth. They’re both “wrong ‘uns.” TOKYO — North Korea launched a ballistic missile Tuesday morning that flew over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, public broadcaster NHK reported. The government issued an alert for residents in some prefectures to take cover. Source: North Korean missile flies over Japan, escalating tensions and prompting an angry response from Tokyo  – The Washington Post

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Priest who left KKK still hasn’t made restitution for cross-burnings

    August 27, 2017 - By 

    Remember the family victimized when the local KKK burned a cross on their lawn, but they won a lawsuit? President Reagan dropped by to visit them. Funny thing, they never did collect on the settlement. The leader of the local KKK disappeared. Many years later, he turned up as a Catholic priest, and NO ONE wants to talk about him. Not his diocese, not his former diocese, not current and former parishioners, no one. The Washington Post did find a few people willing to talk about him, like old schoolmates who were shocked by his transformation from racist skinhead to…

  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Trump Org Was Negotiating For Moscow Tower During Candidacy – Sater

    August 27, 2017 - By 

    If this had gone through last summer, would it have been a deal breaker for the Trumpist base? Probably not. Make Moscow Great Again! Nevertheless, the details of the deal, which have not previously been disclosed, provide evidence that Trump’s business was actively pursuing significant commercial interests in Russia at the same time he was campaigning to be president — and in a position to determine U.S.-Russia relations. The new details from the emails, which are scheduled to be turned over to congressional investigators soon, also point to the likelihood of additional contacts between Russia-connected individuals and Trump associates during…

  • Hot Off The Presses

    How To President, Part 2 – Visit A Vandalized Golf Course? Not Unless He Owns It

    August 27, 2017 - By 

    Resident Drumpf may see this item in the Washington Post, but it’s unlikely as his news reading is “curated” for him so that he sees stories that are positive (and mostly about him). A disturbing image was found on a golf course in Minnesota: https://t.co/m7dnYQ2sMZ pic.twitter.com/xMXHVh0gki — GOLF.com (@GOLF_com) August 23, 2017 However, since it’s on a golf course, he may feel moved, but it’s not as if it happened at one of his own golf properties, is it? Source: Swastika found carved into green at Minnesota golf course – The Washington Post