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Arin @arinwrites.org · 01/10/2026

From today's reflection on Thérèse of Lisieux in the Universalis app: "We can’t all hug lepers or go off and become missionaries and martyrs. But we all do have daily opportunities of grace. Some of them may be too small to see, but the more we love God, the more we will see them." ⚓

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Rev. Bosco Peters @liturgy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Commemorating Thérèse of Lisieux - a wonderful companion through doubt and darkness. Accidentally/synchronously one of the psalms I prayed this morning (BDP) was 87(88) “…my one companion is darkness.”

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 01/10/2026

When I made an off-handed remark about my greying hair earlier today, my new GP (who is also greying, though much more uniformly) informed me that he is actually younger than me. I know I was bound to get here eventually, but...

An old man in a red spacesuit staring vacantly through his visor. He's Keir Dullea, aged up with makeup, in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Sara Sanchez @bcbsara.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We are going to need them to teach Pope Leo this routine, STAT

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 01/10/2026

My (Chinese) partner is fond of telling a Chinese joke that basically goes "if you want to root out an American spy, just say American place names until someone goes 'OH I'M FROM PHILADELPHIA (or whatever), HI!'" Anyway, now she jumps up and down if North Carolina is mentioned. Opsec shattered.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 01/07/2026

the World Cup is cool and all, but have you considered the 2026 Chicago White Sox

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 27/09/2026

Just coached my cat through the process of hunting and eating a bug, with enthusiastic praise and a reward. Kind of like trying to teach theology to a baby or Reddit, but I succeeded.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 08/01/2026

Want it. Need it. Issue warnings to it. Send a fleet to it. Orbit it. Land armies on it. Conquer it. Subjugate it. Crush it. Vaporize it. Cheez It®.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 25/09/2026

Regularly cackle to myself for nebulous reasons like a Dark Souls NPC

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

One of my favorite cases of someone being Wrong on the Internet was a very earnest, very confused vegan who was telling people how cruel honey is; and it eventually turned out they thought honey was made by putting bees in a centrifuge and spinning them around until they threw up.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 23/09/2026

"and windy" is probably understating it a little bit, but what do I know #hunkerdown #gsowx

A screenshot of the weather.gov current observations at PTI Airport in Greensboro, NC. It reports it is currently overcast and windy, with a temperature of 61°F (16°C), humidity at 93%, winds northeast at 120 MPH (gusting to 22 mph), atmospheric pressure at 30.18 in (1021.3 mb), dewpoint of 59°F (15°C), and visibility of 10 miles. The observations are from September 22nd at 10:54 PM EDT. Also, there's an image of a windsock against dark and moody clouds.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 20/09/2026

My cat has been taking a huge nap all afternoon and evening with few interruptions, which means later on she's going to wake up and be a real energetic goblin. A truly rollicking little goober. A rumbustious ball of energy.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 19/09/2026

Me: "Oh, don't worry, I was looking for the prayer list so I could pray for folks, not to be put on it." Old lady from church: "Well, you know, everyone ends up on it eventually." Me: 😰 ⚓️

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 18/09/2026

A temperature swing from 92°F (33°C) to 70°C (21°C) was recorded at Piedmont Triad airport in the last few observations. Storms are crazy, y'all. #hunkerdown #gsowx

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 18/09/2026

My life has improved considerably since I moved to Greensboro, though I do miss my old church. But you know who has REALLY benefitted from the move? My cat. Bigger bed, able to sleep next to me when I nap, she can SUNBATHE EVERY DAY, she chased and almost ate a lizard. Her life *rocks* now.

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Gabriel Bodard @palaeofuturist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

RIP 847 years ago Hildegarde von Bingen, abbess, mystic, theologian, musical composer, astronomer, pharmacist and doctor, and among many other things inventor/discoverer of the sacred language “Lingua ignota”, who died #onthisday in 1179 CE. (Pictured, her conception of the world as a "cosmic egg")

A brightly coloured manuscript image of an oval-shaped world containing stars or flowers and surrounded by feathers or leaves, with a hole in the middle and a particularly prominent florescence towards the top. Grotesque faces or masks illuminate the left, right and bottom edges.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 14/09/2026

TW: POTTY WORDS ‘Pee’ meaning “urinate" was originally just the letter P. The P was short for ‘p*ss.’ Also, 'p*ss' originated in Latin, and is thought to be an onomatopoeia for the sound it makes.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 13/09/2026

I do wish summer would wrap up already, am really tired of the heat, but this *is* the time of year for pleasant half-mile-wide rain showers. (We just got one here.)

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 13/09/2026

Today was my rector’s last Sunday at my parish. It’s bittersweet, since I just moved here, but his retirement is very much-deserved. Also, touched pews. ⚓️

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 12/09/2026

In undergrad at Charlotte, I knew lots of students from overseas, and the most common sentiment I heard from them was that they felt like NC was a "greatest hits" version of the US. Mountains, foothills, coastal plains, beaches, cities, rural areas, etc. A bit of everything + great food.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 11/09/2026

Pretty sure it violates international law for me to be forbidden from installing curtain rods for the purpose of having blackout curtains in my bedroom. Every human being has the right to an afternoon nap without getting blasted in the face by sunlight filtering through their blinds.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 10/09/2026

Young folks don't really understand just how batshit insane we Americans went after 9/11. I always say that the best way to compare our before/after psyches is to watch the first and second seasons of 24. But if you're pressed for time, this'll do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaQB...

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"We've Got To Stop The Mosque At Ground Zero" - Trade Martin

YouTube video by Trade Martin

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 10/09/2026

people in my Twitch chat whenever I stream NASCAR games and Gran Turismo (and no other games, for some reason)

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 08/09/2026

Atlante vs. FC Juarez had a dog on the pitch, running away from anyone who tried to capture it. Hell yeah.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 07/09/2026

Am pleased to report that yesterday I took a nap and my cat was sunbathing in the window when I fell asleep, and when I woke up she was curled up next to my legs, having refrained from waking me. 🥹

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 05/09/2026

AI "art" in a Transitus flyer? Gee, I bet that'll make St. Francis happy.

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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This is the sort of story that Bluesky mostly seems to ignore but I guarantee has large political ramifications in real life. Rural America is getting hosed by this administration from all sorts of angles and that won't go unnoticed. MAGA's understanding of "rural" is an exurban poser.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 02/09/2026

Urist McArin cancels nap: interrupted by cat.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 01/09/2026

I've run into this person multiple times before.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 01/09/2026

Someone on the phone told me I "sound like AI" today. When I asked if I should be offended, the probably-well-meaning pharmacy tech said that it's because my voice is so clear and soft. Well, whatever, I am still offended anyways.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 30/08/2026

Cockroaches Feeling Very Optimistic About Future Of Planet theonion.com/cockroaches-feeling-ve…

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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 30/08/2026

it's legitimately heartwarming how the majority of WNBA players have absolutely seen through this bullshit and have been vocally supportive of trans women

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 28/08/2026

[turns on some ambient music - for the cat]

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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

RIP Tim Curry, who had the range to star in the two greatest movies about a mutiny in the middle of a transatlantic sea voyage, and also the crew occasionally breaks into song

Tim Curry as Dr. Petrov in The Hunt for Red October

Tim Curry as Long John silver in Muppet Treasure Island, and also Sweetums

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 26/08/2026

If you want to honor Dolly Parton, love others like she did.

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Ali @grissallia.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I'm kind of hung up about the fact that Dolly never hid her faith. She was just as open about that as everything else, and it drove her to actually love people, not to judge them and wrap it in theological bullshit and pretend it was love, or to demand people believe what she did. She just loved.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 24/08/2026

Man, I really liked Esther González, too. I wonder how many "family matters" she's going to be making in Saudi Arabia.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 24/08/2026

⚓ (from "Love, The Law of Life" by Toyohiko Kagawa)

An excerpt: "Religion is not weak self-satisfaction. Would-be religious people who take selfish satisfaction merely in dressing up in their best clothes and going to worship on Sunday have no genuine religion. If that is what is called Christianity, then there is nothing else as weak as Christianity.

True religion, true Christianity, is nothing else than a means of life. It is the entrance of God's power into sinful souls. If it be not courageous, sturdy, and burning like a flame, it is not real religion. It must dare to rise bravely, though it must suffer, though it must be fated even to bear a cross."

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

LMAOOOOOOOOOO somebody finally asked the transphobes if they know any WNBA players besides and NOPE

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 23/08/2026

babe what if we kissed while the weather radio went off

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 22/08/2026

Please gaze upon my sweet baby cat.

A black cat covered by a crocheted turquoise/pale blue blanket looking over her shoulder with giant eyes. She is laying atop another pale blue blanket.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 20/08/2026

Have watched this on repeat dozens of times. So awesome.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 19/08/2026

I missed Black Cat Appreciation Day™? Well, partner, around here, every day is Black Cat Appreciation Day. But since I missed it, here's Michi, yesterday.

A black cat with an orange rabies tag sitting on a kitchen counter. Behind it is a barely visible black Yeti cup, a paper towel roll, and a black and silver refrigerator with an Episcopal Church calendar hanging from the side of it. On the far wall behind the fridge is a partial view of a lithograph of far future Vancouver, from the Mass Effect series.

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Arin @arinwrites.org · 19/08/2026

As a 37 year old, I am pleased to inform you that in anime years, being 35 makes you basically a senior citizen, perilously close to death's door. (This is one reason why I don't really watch anime.)

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