I had the chance yesterday at my church’s Adult Forum to share my story of growing up fundamentalist evangelical and my eventual journey to joining the Episcopal Church. So much to try to share in an hour, so much I’m sure got left out. Still good to tell the story.

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My daughter sent me her final project last night after she got a glowing email back from her prof. And just the title block gives you some idea why. It’s not just a Dynamic Systems project: it’s modeling the action of a swinging saloon door in a classic western. Complete with cartoons. Amazing.

A title block of a final project in an engineering class, complete with an XKCD-style line cartoon of a cowboy on a horse.

Well, I wasn’t feeling great about that game when the Avs went up 2-0. But a hat trick from Rantanen in the 3rd? Wowza. Here’s hoping we can get Heiskanen and Robertson back for round 2. Let’s go Dallas!

#StanleyCup #Stars #Dallas #Hockey

2025 Reads: The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson 📚

Finished it, went to log it, discovered that I’d read it 3 years ago. Completely forgot it since then. 🤷‍♂️

2025 Reads: Playworld by Adam Ross 📚

The past few years I had forgotten how much I enjoy getting out and running. After running a 5k last Saturday and being out of town over the weekend, I got back in gear with a 5-miler on Wednesday and I’m champing at the bit to do at least a casual 5k this afternoon.

You know, the record is going on 30 years old, but Caedmon’s Call’s self-titled record is still a banger.

Album art in sepia tones showing a brown picture frame with a picture from above of a person with their hand on top of their head

Led a workshop all day yesterday at work… day 2 of it today. It’s tiring, but it’s electric when you get the right people in the room and thoughts start sparking.

I mean, if you live in Story County, that’s a perfect license plate choice. Bravo.

A white Honda CR-V with a custom license plate that says “LIKELY”, and underneath in smaller text “STORY”

2025 Reads: Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood 📚