Well, Nebraska looks pretty bad tonight. Can’t make stops on defense, can’t protect the QB. Minnesota ran a 10-minute drive to go up 14-6 and then the Huskers go 3-and-out. Weak. Just weak.

Just when I think I’m not that much of a nerd, I scroll through my podcast queue and decide that what I really want to listen to is the next session of Miroslav Volf’s Gifford Lectures.

( Part 1 here: faith.yale.edu/media/unc… )

2025 Reads: Let Your Heartbreak Be Your Guide: Lessons in Engaged Contemplation by Adam Bucko 📚

I haven’t really kept up with Sufjan Stevens in a long time, but this album of piano music (“Reflections”) is a lovely soundtrack for my morning.

music.apple.com/us/album/…

For the interested (or the truly bored), I gave a meditation on Luke 17:5-10 at church a couple weeks ago, and the video is finally working:

www.youtube.com/live/x_sE…

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Started the morning with a 5.5-mile run in 53-degree weather. Still a little chilly after a shower and breakfast. Hopefully the coffee kicks in soon.

So does this mean that when Apple releases the rumored refresh of the AppleTV media player box, it’s going to be renamed, too?

www.macrumors.com/2025/10/1…

Watched: One Battle After Another 🍿

Caught up with this over the weekend. So timely. So well done.

2025 Reads: Peyton Place by Grace Metalious 📚

Congrats to the Brewers on the series win. Good luck against those pesky Dodgers!

Cubs’ bats went dead in July and never recovered. Pretty sure the owners spend just enough to be competitive but not enough to win. Here’s to next year.