I feel like I need to find a vacant corner to safely scroll my feed, without drawing the ireful scorn of the regulars.

Jack’s still here, like an omniscient, omnipresent deity. His spirit will be with us to the end of the age.

The Dell XPS 13's speakers are fine for a PC, but are practically tin cans when compared to an Apple device. Which is exactly what one should expect, but there you go.

Typically, in a bigger environment, yes: it's a visual sign that can act as an invitation. When I served in Chicagoland proper, I almost always wore clerics. In my village, nearly everyone knows who I am, and therefore the need isn't the same. Also: priests never wear their collars on their days off, and that's the start of mine 😀.

I will now forever be a part of the "stolen valor" Linux community.

It always is.

Finnegan was skeptical. It was actually quite mild.

It always does, for sure. At the same time, we don't shy away from the reality that we the living feel that loss: one of my favorite prayers, the Salve Regina, calls our existence a "valley of tears," and the more losses I acrue, the more acute that sense gets.

The same loose language. Absolution is what is granted in the Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession. In the case of an emergency, though, I can grant absolution outside of the context of a confession.

We actually do, depending upon the sacrament in question. The only one that becomes iffy is Reconciliation and Preaching, since faculties are specifically granted. But they're granted in perpetuity, until there is a need to withdraw them. I was granted this authority four bishops ago. Something like baptizing or saying Mass is not directly derived from the Bishop, although it should be done in union with him. I could leave the Priesthood with no formal ties to my bishop and still celebrate a valid Eucharist, but it would be illegal (illicit) for me to do so. Would the matter be transformed, however? Absolutely. Also, to make things even more complicated: ex-priests always retain the right to grant absolution and even to anoint in emergencies.

Omarchy makes me like computing again.

After finding my first real use for AI -- customizing the heck out of this Omarchy install, building custom plugins -- I'll say it: Clankers, you ain't half bad.

GN all. Have a blessed Wednesday when it gets here, and at worst, may it only be a quarter as chaotic as this old timey SciFi image.

yessir up and up going

On Sunday afternoons, it seems like half of my village runs through a local bar and grill for wings and football. Here's me with some of the boys this weekend (far right). Good people and good times. What it's all about.

Alright, AI agent, I kind of suck at Linux and always have. Here's my problem. Fix this. Fixes this. Me: :wisp_cool: