2023-05-13: This interview with Jonnathan Flowers helped me understand the critique of Mastodon by marginalized …
2023-05-11: I’m gutted that rebound Covid has me at home today and not at the RI Statehouse meeting with …
2023-05-06: It’s striking, as an American, to see the symbols of the King and State on the altar at the …
2023-05-06: A fine sermon by the Archbishop for the Coronation. We serve because of our Lord’s example and …
2023-05-06: Also, tea and crumpets for breakfast…
2023-05-06: Striking to recognize so many faces in the Coronatin liturgy, people I prayed and spoke with this …
2023-04-29: Interesting history of the development of language in the inter-testamental years. www.logos.com
2023-04-25: Knowing nothing as a strategy to heal a nation: a return to Socrates and his techniques Turns out there are lot of parallels between ancient Athens and the modern Western societies. …
2023-04-24: Those stories about the Apple watch saving a life? True. My sister, a triathlete, got a message from …
2023-04-23: Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close. - POLITICO
2023-04-13: There’s a new ability to create a webpage archive of all your tweets on Micro.blog I’ve …
2023-04-08: Christ is Risen Indeed! Happy Easter!
2023-04-07: Some images for your meditation and to help shape your prayers today. …
2023-04-07: When people, like the Tennessee republican legislature, tells you who they are, we should listen to …
2023-04-04: Pirates looking good so far in this series against the Red Sox. My first season tickets were for the …
2023-04-01: “I feel sick,” said one physician. “Medicaid is not enough: we need seamless, …
2023-03-31: This week I’m grateful for the return of the baseball season, @apple classical and the disappearance …
2023-03-27: I’ve been messing around with Bing’s image creator service. It takes some practice to …
2023-03-22: A helpful, if sometimes “gee whiz,” article about the coming impact of AI in society and the likely …
2023-03-20: Luddites: It’s not technology, it’s what it does to human dignity. I’ve misunderstood the Luddites. The point they were making is still valid today. From a post by …
2023-03-20: Today’s walk, on the first day of Spring brought the first Ice Cream truck sighting of the season!
2023-03-19: Had my walk - saw the first frostbite regatta of the year. It was cold and windy. Last day of winter …
2023-03-19: Was provided with some zeppoles this morning at St. Thomas' in Alton. Yum! Brought a few home for …
2023-03-18: Republicans want to cut SNAP benefits — even as 1 in 10 households are food-insecure - Vox It …
2023-03-16: I tried to use ChatGPT this morning to fill out a March Madness bracket. It didn’t work. The …
2023-03-14: Made it home to Providence late this afternoon from the Episcopal House of Bishops meeting in …
2023-03-14: Ahem… yikes. Ars Technica, Benj Edwards: OpenAI’s GPT-4 exhibits “human-level performance” on …
2023-03-14: Weird and unexpected results in Strontium Titanate means that we need to rethink our understanding of how light is made by materials. From Phys.org Strontium titanate has historically been overlooked as a potential photocathode …
2023-03-08: “We in the Episcopal Church are living Good Friday and Easter at the same time. Birth and …
2023-03-06: Ugh. This is going to be a mess. Clergy and our parishioners already get these sorts of …
2023-03-01: I’m in. Transferred the remainder of my subscription to Ivory. Maybe you can too? Gruber: ★ …
2023-02-25: Heh. It’s almost March and the weather outside is the most wintry feel we’ve had since winter began …
2023-02-25: The return of Flat Earth, the grandfather of conspiracy theories | Ars Technica Great article on why Conspiracy Theories keep swirling just beyond the mainstream view. It’s a …
2023-02-22: “If the results hold up, then the number of galaxies of this size may be difficult to reconcile with …
2023-02-18: At our daughter’s latest performance: “Whodunnit” at the Contemporary Theatre in Wakefield. This is …
2023-02-18: www.npr.org/2023/02/1… “Let the others be free,” Bishop Alvarez declared. …
2023-02-18: Universe Today has a more accessible explainer about the claim that Black Holes are the source of …
2023-02-16: Scientists find first evidence that black holes are the source of dark energy The measurements from …
2023-02-15: I love this story of how one congregation kept a vital ministry going despite the challenges of the …
2023-02-14: Happy Feast day of Sts. Cyril and Methodius to those who celebrate!
2023-02-08: Traffic for my commute to Providence has been reliably awful. I made some tweaks to my schedule and …
2023-01-27: It’s striking how few of the tech people I follow on Twitter are still posting there. (I just …
2023-01-18: Great story about our new Archdeacon: www.episcopalri.org/grace-swi…
2023-01-18: This guide to identifying phishing emails is worth sharing with everyone (and bookmarking for …
2023-01-16: I’m planning on using Twitter like Facebook - as a place to broadcast, not a place to …
2023-01-09: I missed this news over the long Christmas holiday. Apparently there’s some observational …
2023-01-07: This was the view Wednesday morning on my retreat. We (members of the Society of Ordained …
2023-01-05: From a lecture tonight: Trans-humanism is a modern form of Manichaeism Interesting to think about at …
2023-01-04: Some interesting points made during the first reflection out the biennial retreat of the North …
2022-12-25: Merry Christmas! Some beautiful nativity images here: eclecticlight.co/2022/12/2…
2022-12-25: Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you had a prayerful and meaningful night and that this day is …
2022-12-24: Eggnog in hand, I’m sitting here waiting for the broadcast from Kings College to begin… …
2022-12-23: Heartbreaking that this is happening again - not just in the US but around the World. …
2022-12-23: Heartbreaking that this is happening again - not just in the US but around the World. …
2022-12-23: And… power just went out here in Wickford. Looks like the whole downtown is impacted. Fingers …
2022-12-23: If your tradition on Christmas Eve includes the live broadcast of A Festival of Nine Lessons and …
2022-12-23: We’re all set for the Christmas festivities, both at home and at the church. Hoping the …
2022-12-21: I’m so grateful for all the clergy who are contacting me this week to let me know that …
2022-12-21: Okay - status update. Christmas sermon is written. I need to record it yet, but it’s nice to …
2022-12-21: Oh hooray! Neil Gaiman is reading through the Dark is Rising series of books written by Susan …
2022-12-18: I think we’re going to see the end of walled garden social networks. Twitter’s and …
2022-12-18: Beautiful light this afternoon. Happy last Sunday of Advent!
2022-12-16: Oh my! Tom Lehrer is putting all the music posted on his site into the public domain. Go, download …
2022-12-16: I don’t see how this ends well… “A third of parents now feel they should be the …
2022-12-15: Ahem. You’re welcome. www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/d…
2022-12-15: You can order free Covid tests again from the US Government. www.theverge.com/23510740/…
2022-12-15: Christmas sermon idea. Jesus' birth is the fulfillment of all the history that happened before that …
2022-12-15: Ugraded HomeKit yesterday. What a mess. Worked for me, but the rest of the family lost access. The …
2022-12-13: For what it’s worth, I think it’s right to be excited about the news of the breakthrough …
2022-12-13: For what it’s worth, I think it’s right to be excited about the news of the breakthrough …
2022-12-13: The upgrade to my favorite blogging tool, MarsEdit, just appeared in the Mac App store. I’m …
2022-12-08: Getting caught up on the news after being on retreat. It’s been a busy few days - in the world and …
2022-12-08: Home from a few days on retreat with my colleagues from this province of the Episcopal Church. …
2022-12-01: I’m thinking preaching on Isaiah 11:1-10 may be the winning strategy this weekend. …
2022-11-29: So, near as I can, the new secular calendar goes Early Bird Black Friday, Pre-Black Friday, Black …
2022-11-29: True: “Are you a true New Englander? If your heat is already on, the answer is no,” the Boston Globe …
2022-11-28: Keeping Advent today by spending time with the Miserable Offenders and listening to their album …
2022-11-27: Holiday tip: Apple Contacts (and Cardhop too) has a built in envelop printing and mailing label …
2022-11-26: Advent sunset…
2022-11-26: My primary use of social media is news discovery. Mass media sources don't publish much of the news …
2022-11-25: I'm kinda loving the pictures of relatively empty malls this morning. (Deals started early this …
2022-11-23: Thankful this morning for this article about the art of the pre-Raphaelites. (My favorite school of …
2022-11-23: Praying this morning, like so many mornings, that God will melt the hearts of those in government …
2022-11-21: There’s a new raft of emails going around purporting to be from me (the email address is always …
2022-11-20: The shootings in Colorado Springs are another of our particularly American style tragedies. Pray for …
2022-11-20: Vox populi, Vox dei? That’s not the full quotation. From Alcuin of York: “And those …
2022-11-19: Yale takes on Harvard today at noon. Put on my Yale wool scarf when I left the house this morning. I …
2022-11-18: It’s a cold Fall New England sort of day here on Narragansett Bay.
2022-11-18: Twitter’s been useful for me as a way to follow local news reporters. Their twitter posts are the …
2022-11-14: Crypto appears to have crashed into the hard wall of reality. No surprise here. You Can Forget About Crypto Now - The Atlantic: Crypto was built on the idea that you shouldn’t …
2022-11-13: I love this time of year when this bush in the yard gets all showy!
2022-11-12: It’s a beautiful summery day here in RI. And I’m waiting outside a church for the bride and groom to …
2022-11-11: Today I’m holding in memory and prayer all who took the oath to serve their country. Particularly …
2022-11-08: Proud and delighted to meet local parishioners volunteering as poll workers just now when I want to …
2022-11-08: What if Twitter goes Fail Whale again? Back in the early days of Twitter, it wasn’t uncommon to see the “Fail Whale”. It was a static image …
2022-11-07: One last thing today; the weather here is unseasonable warm. And the trees are still gorgeous. And …
2022-11-07: Used this quote to end my sermon on Sunday: “We enter the world in tears. The world greets our …
2022-11-07: My Christmas Cactus is in full bloom today. Perhaps it’s thinking it’s really an All Saints Cactus …
2022-11-07: Went for my morning walk today - in the blessed sunshine! It’s unseasonably warm here, and all …
2022-11-06: My post diocesan convention recovery plan: Preach and baptize at St. Paul’s in Wickford. As …
2022-11-05: Amazing to watch as people migrate away from Twitter to other service. The Mastodon server that I’m …
2022-11-05: I’m grateful for the worship we shared as a diocesan convention last night. Thankful to Diana Butler …
2022-11-03: It seems like some of my posts get stuck in the Micro Blog que. I have to make another post for them …
2022-11-03: What a glorious fall day we’re having today! 13/10.
2022-11-02: Okay! Diocesan Convention address for Saturday is recorded and being edited. If you’ve ever …
2022-11-02: A thought for All Souls Day If life is rare in the galaxy, or even unique to Earth, then as Carl Sagan says, we need to change …
2022-11-01: Tonight I’m giving thanks for the many deeply holy people I’ve met over the years in …
2022-11-01: “They in glory shine!” Happy All Saints Day from Providence and St. John’s Cathedral.
2022-10-31: Welp, nobody made it down the long dark lane to the house tonight for Trick or Treat. Guess that …
2022-10-31: If, perchance, you’re setting up a mastodon account somewhere, let me know? I’d love to follow you …
2022-10-31: Good. That worked! wnknisely.micro.blog is the new Ur site. Posts there get crossed posted to …
2022-10-31: Not sure what will happen with Twitter. I used to post things regularly on my main blog, but Twitter …
2022-10-31: Ok then This is up and running. Now I’ll need to figure out how to link this to my Mastodon account and to …
2022-10-30: So… Fall has come to our neighborhood (This is supposed to show a photo. That’s not working either …
2022-10-30: Hello World... I’ve had my eye on this site for a few years now. I think I first heard of it when it was …