What song lyric from your teenage years makes little sense now that you think about it?
Today, January 6, is the Christian holiday of Epiphany (it has a few other names too- don't get hung up!). 12 days ago, we marked Christmas, the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Now, we observe the day when people said, "Hey, that baby born in a Bethlehem barn is someone special." Attended by shepherds, sorcerers, and seraphim, this kid was not simply an impoverished baby born into the underclass of the world's superpower, but a living God with the incredible power to heal human bodies and souls. Not only did Jesus feed, heal, and teach the people of his day, he also lived without wrong or regrettable action, his ongoing scandal the contrast between his perfect life and the flawed behavior of the religious leaders and teachers of the day. Those leaders found him to be a threat to their peace and power, and contrived to have him executed, a fate Jesus saw coming and neutralized by rising from the dead. By paying as an innocent for the guilt of all who choose to accept the gift, then overcoming even that final punishment, that little baby has offered us each a "get out of jail free" card and a "get into paradise free" card. You can be off the hook for all the wrong you've ever done, and you can have the most fulfilling, joy-filled, authentic life you've ever dreamed of--and all you have to do is have an epiphany about that man born thousands of years ago, that God who speaks even today.
Just curious: what are Donald Trump's religious practices now that he's out of office?
Merry Christmas!
What's the last Brad Pitt movie you saw that isn't actually a Brad Pitt movie?
"Wasn't he in that vampire movie, Bite Club?"
"Oh, he was great as the swashbuckling archaeologist in Lost City."
Which is your favorite sensorium?
Through diffused light
The fence - enclosure of a hidden kingdom
The tree - staff of a watchful giant
The house - fortress of a marble mahal
Magnified by mystifying fog
"Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people."
"Pay attention! I have good news that will make you very happy- it's not just for you, but for everyone!"
Learn to stop making the same mistakes.
Make the right choice, the wise choice, the good choice.
Love your enemies.
Still digesting.
It would be absurd to express gratitude to a deterministic probability machine. Think about why you're thankful, and to whom, this weekend. Happy Thanksgiving!
RPG prep: baby-name sites, American WW2 fighter aces, Thanksgiving menus, random-number generators, and PbtA playbooks.
Be the odor you want to smell in the world.
My kids have learned that "Mele Kalikimaka" is Hawaii's way to say merry Christmas. I'm not sure if this is good or bad.
Make "the Truth" "your truth."
In a 2024 Biden-Trump election, the winner would be the oldest US president. (Trump would be a few months older than Biden was when he took office in 2021.)
Compare and contrast: "virtual reality as portrayed in fiction media" to "virtual reality as depicted by companies, marketers, and tech companies."
"Vague generalities coupled with tedious nitty-gritties, so... something for everyone, I hope." -Volko Ruhnke
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