Retired librarian. Retired Lutheran pastor. Semi-retired Lutheran. Appalachian Trail hiker. Concordia graduate.
Probably the least important person on Mastodon at the moment.
| Book recommendation: | A.G. Sertillanges, "The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods" Washington DC: Catholic University Press, 1987 |
Very good piece on uses of literature helping us deal with grief and loss.
And about analysis if deep writing.
Plus, if you don't get all the fan fervor about Tolkien and 'Lord of the Rings' this might open it all up for you.
#LOTR #Tolkien #bookstodon #bibliotherapy #grief #literature #fantasy
The Epstein Files Transparency Act directs the US attorney general to "make publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in the possession of the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Attorneys' Offices" related to #Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
There are more than 300 gigabytes of data, we've been told.
Today's the deadline for the release. We're eager to see what sort of delay tactics the #Trump folks will bring into play.
'Charlie Brown Christmas' singer. Classic animated holiday movie, at least in the US
Crash Test Dummies [not the band from #Canada] ... where do they come from? How much do they cost? Do they have to be replaced after each crash test?
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/nx-s1-5556934/crash-test-dummy-manufacturing
How long will Susie Wiles last past the Vanity Fair interview?
Or is the big guy going to sue the publication for umpteen billions of dollars because of their -- what would he call it -- unfair, defamatory, and biased persecution of a great American patriot?
Australia reacts quickly to mass shootings.
Which are rare in Australia.
Partly because Australia reacts quickly to mass shootings.
Be like Australia.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/nx-s1-5645002/australia-new-gun-laws-sydney-bondi-shooting
Newspapers die in the digital age. At least some of them. At least in their ink on paper manifestations.
Here's a link to an online article about the fast approaching death of the paper version of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution at the end of 2025. Full of reminiscences about reading the paper newspaper.
https://www.ajc.com/wellness/2025/12/atlantans-recall-the-ritual-of-the-morning-paper/
She tells me that the #Christmas #angel was flying around the room bothering her and was just asking to be taken down.
It's apparently the angel's fault.
Fancy cooking at my house today: tossed a packet of instant grits into the oatmeal I was cooking on the stove.
It's December.
A big box just got delivered.
This is on the outside of the box.
I think it's pronounced "frah-GEE-lay."
You know what that means, don't you?
It's likely a MAJOR AWARD ! ! !
(Cue the Bumpus family hound dogs)
