Tom!

"A fiery heart and a cold head" is a GREAT turn of phrase that I intend to borrow/quote/apply.

Agree. It's not the crime, it's the (lack of) cover-up.

I wish "alarms" were their own volume category on my phone. I mostly want my phone on the most silent of silent settings, but alarms? There I want the Horn of Judgement, signaling the End.

Also No Kings in Ypsilanti was a great time. Good energy, good people, lots of morally-clear language and values on display. More of this, please.

Pet Semetary was quite scary, alarming, and touching at various points. I liked it a lot, but I'm not going to be in a hurry to read it again.

Time for a non-fiction break, and then The Talisman and Cycle of the Werewolf in no in particular order.

Congratulations! I got to see this moment when my wife finished and sent off her dissertation; it's a magical time.

Loved these reflections on their own merits, but also because they rhymed with my own: my name is Tom, LotR is central to my moral, intellectual and aesthetic worldview, I'm an adult convert (Episcopalian), and I'm currently seeking to become a deacon. High five from a traveller on a similar road!

I've had a lof of jobs in my time, and only occasionally have I felt any "dignity" in the work. More common is the impression of either callous indifference or that I'm trapped in some kind of humiliation ritual.

There can be dignity in shared effort, but not the way we set up workplaces.

Finished Leif Enger's "I Cheerfully Refuse" yesterday. A sad and moving story told in beautiful prose. Well worth your time! I'm looking forward to finding a bookstore and getting the rest of his stuff.

Also applies to Theoden Thingol's son.

When I used to teach freshman writing I used the Gettysburg Address in a lesson about structuring and ordering ideas. It's the kind of great writing that rewards being read and thought through over and again.

I'm bad at BlueSky because I don't fully understand the etiquette of liking and re-skeeting things. What of the person who made the post thinks it is weird I did that? This is not a real thing that happens. But. What if?!

A very interesting and informative thread; this adult-convert Episcopalian hopes you are right about the positive direction of Leo's time in office.

Gonna try and have a better writing habit over the next four years.

Autocorrect wanted that to be "worrying habit," and I think I'm gonna try and have a better one of those too.

Pritzker, Colo. Gov. Polis launch governors' coalition to protect against 'threats of autocracy' under Trump Gov. JB Pritzker cited environmental protections and the threat of mass deportations as the types of issues the coalition will be exploring.

I am generally supportive of initiatives like this; they seem to me like the best version of federalism. Hopefully it turns out to be a positive and fruitful effort.

chicago.suntimes.com/politics/202...

I keep seeing people mention starter packs here and remembering the starter pack memes from a few years ago. Like "guy from Michigan starter pack" and it had a bunch of stereotypical Michigan stuff.

Some were mean, bit there was some good humor in the format too.

I like the way you put this. It fits, too, with the arrival of eagles at several points in the Silmarillion.

What is the best time to go to the dentist?

Tooth-hurty.

Hello this is my first post here and my current excitement is taking my nephew to the game store tomorrow.