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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 15/09/2026

Saturday, September 12th downtown Carson City for Indivisible's Solidarity Saturday.

Selfie of me, a smiling bearded clergyman in a black clerical shirt and collar, wearing a stole striped in magenta, purple, and lavender. I'm holding a white hand-lettered sign reading "JUSTICE FOR" in blue and orange marker, with "Mother" handwritten beside a taped-on photo of Renee Good, mostly cut off at the bottom of the frame. Behind me on a sunny downtown sidewalk, another protester in sunglasses and a cap holds a sign, with more signs down the street. A black lamppost carries a "Visit Carson City NV" banner and a small American flag, under large green trees and a blue sky.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 12/09/2026

Remember the Sky 9/11 Carson City, Nevada.

Sky on 9 11 2026 Carson City Nevada Sheriff Ken Furlong. Flags Wreath and metal grinder from the towers

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 06/09/2026

Got a lot of knowing looks, smiles, and nods of agreement among the grocery shoppers. funnytimes.com/home-page/gi...

White beared man in front of WinCo Food store with yellow tshirt saying "What did I come in here for?"

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 27/08/2026

This week's Battle Born Tech is out! Get in on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, or your favorite podcast player. Or via the web at: app.castos.com/podcasts/69932

Battle Born Tech for August 25, 2026 No More Dots and Dashes with a tube type redio, red maps, and morse code

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 22/08/2026

At HigherElevationMusic.org concert at St John's Presbyterian in Reno, Nevada.

White bearded man in church pew with orchestra in background

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 08/07/2026

An old friend reminded me of the time I read the Mission Yearbook of Prayer at Presbytery worship. It used the word 'Lebanese' twice. The first time I read it 'Lesbian,' folks let it slide. Then: 'We could hear the guns of the Lesbian Army in the distance.' Brought down the house.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 07/06/2026

Claude throwing some Sunday shade.

Claude welcome prompt with sunburst orange icon and the words Sunday session, Christy?

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 01/06/2026

Three Cheers for Trinity Sunday.

Shield of the Trinity (Scutum Fidei): medieval triangular diagram showing a central circle labeled “God” connected by “is” lines to three outer circles labeled “Father,” “Son,” and “Holy Spirit,” while the lines between the three outer circles read “is not,” visually teaching that each Person is fully God yet distinct from one another.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 20/05/2026

Time's up! You don't have to SEE B.S. / Paramount after it cancelled Colbert and the Late Show.

Screenshot of an Amazon Prime Video email confirming cancellation of Paramount+ subscription, used to illustrate dropping Paramount+ after CBS dropped the Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 17/05/2026

Today, Episcopal Priest The Rev. Dr. Donna L. McNiel in Carson City, Nevada: We cannot separate the religious and the political. We are seeing that writ large today—literally today as Christian Nationalists gather in the nation's capital to proclaim a theology that violates everything Jesus taught.

A priest in white vestments elevates the bread during a communion service at a church altar. The altar cloth reads 'Alleluias' in gold lettering. Behind the officiant are three ornate stained glass windows depicting a dove, a chalice, and a Christian monogram. Two lit candles and a silver chalice sit on the altar. A woman in a floral top stands to the left.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 09/05/2026

Collar on. Stole on. Showing up. Another day out of the office. A rainbow against the ICEy storm troopers. 🌈

A selfie taken at a street protest on a sunny day. In the foreground, a bearded person wearing a clerical collar and a genderqueer pride stole (purple, white, and grey stripes) with a body camera clipped to their collar. Behind them, a protester dressed in a taco costume — tortilla-shaped outfit and yellow lettuce hat — holds a handwritten sign reading "The Iran War is Not a Game / Gas Prices are Going Up / Groceries Keep Going Up / Healthcare & Elections Keep Going Up / Our Seniors are Dying." Other protesters with signs are visible in the background along a small-town main street.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 05/05/2026

May 4, 1970. Four students shot dead by the National Guard on their own campus. The nation was shaken to its core — government killing unarmed kids felt unthinkable. Fifty-six years later, the anniversary passes like any other Monday. Maybe that's the most chilling part.

A young woman kneels on the ground, mouth open in anguish, arms outstretched, over the body of a fallen student lying face-down on the pavement. Several bystanders stand nearby in shock. Kent State University campus, May 4, 1970. Photo by John Filo.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 03/05/2026

Our repairability policy goes back… further than we expected. 😂 No computer left behind, and apparently, no typewriter either. #ComputerCorps #TooOldToRepair #ChallengeAccepted

A smiling man wearing a green cap and a patterned short-sleeve shirt holds a vintage Underwood typewriter inside a computer resale shop, with shelves of used computers and monitors visible in the background.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 02/05/2026

The Whether Man Defense Doctrine: A ceasefire stops the 60-day War Powers clock. So technically you can run a war like the weather forecast: Ceasefire today with a chance of Light Piracy. High pressure Blockade moving in by Thursday with a chance of scattered War.

Meme titled "Whether Man" — a pun on "weatherman." A man in a white dress shirt and red tie holds a microphone and points toward the viewer. He is overlaid on a game show-style grid of options, each with an icon: "WAR!" (sword), "Ce(ase Fire)" (partially obscured, with a white flag), "Blockade" (brick wall with the text "All Your Base Are Belong to Us"), "Light Piracy" (skull-and-crossbones flag), and "(St)op Clock" (analog clock, no hands, partially obscured). The humor implies the man is presenting geopolitical conflict options like a weather forecast.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 19/04/2026

When I was a pastor, I found out my congregation greeted a troublesome couple at the door, saying, "Here to worship? Welcome. Here to attack the pastor? Sorry — the border is closed." Wondering if they're on the steps watching for Sean Hannity?

A group of serious-looking adults gathered on the stone steps of a large church, appearing to block or screen a couple at the entrance doors."

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 14/04/2026

There was just an earthquake and I didn't feel it because my personal stability is so bad I genuinely cannot tell the difference between the ground shaking and a regular Tuesday. The earth and I are equally unstable tonight.

A middle-aged bearded man wearing glasses, a yellow plaid flannel shirt, and jeans balances precariously on top of a large beach-ball-sized Earth globe, arms stretched wide for balance, boots planted on the continents of Africa and Australia, expression a mix of concentration and mild panic. White studio background.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 31/03/2026

Amazon made "Hail Mary" movie about an interstellar delivery from Tau Ceti. I guess when you’ve mastered two-day shipping on Earth, the next challenge is light year shipping between star systems.

AI-generated image of a blue Amazon Prime delivery truck flying through outer space like a spaceship, with rocket thrusters blazing behind it. The truck is surrounded by stars, planets, and asteroids, while several Amazon-style packages float nearby as if being delivered in zero gravity.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 20/03/2026

I tried to fill out a simple state form and hit a maze of buttons, links, and “You need to complete another form before this form can be completed.” Ended up needing AI just to navigate it. At this point, I’m not the user—I’m the keyboard between two AIs in a paperwork Thunderdome.

AI-generated image of a worried human sitting at a keyboard between two robots in a gritty, arena-like setting. One robot leans in whispering into the human’s ear, while the other focuses on the keyboard, feeding glowing text toward it. The human looks overwhelmed, caught between the two AIs as cables connect them all, suggesting he is acting as the go-between.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 20/03/2026

I get so many of those “free piano, just pay moving” messages each week that I’ve started referring the scammers to each other. Somewhere out there is a glorious field… filled with grand pianos… and every scammer waiting for the other one to cover delivery. It’s the circle of grift. 🎹

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 19/03/2026

If F1 is a hit, the prequel must be ESC. Left of F1 on the keyboard, so canonically earlier, which makes more sense than most prequels. Tragically, ESC is SO realistic that even the trailers exit full screen immediately.

Parody action movie poster titled “ESC.” A giant computer ESC key is reimagined as a car speeding through a traffic jam on a city street, with explosions and dramatic lighting behind it. Two serious-looking drivers flank the scene in their cars. Text at the top reads “Just when everything is stalled…” and the title “ESC” appears boldly at the bottom with the tagline “The key to getting ahead.” Fine print jokes reference keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+Alt+Delete and “Quick Exit.”

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 15/03/2026

Come early and get bonus blessing during choir practice at Mountain View Las Vegas.

Beared man with robbed choir in background at church

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 13/03/2026

ChatGPT's first effort of an image of ministers on their way to Presbytery. It thinks stoles are little hero capes. Maybe sometimes.

A line of clergy in black and white robes with colorful stoles down their BACKS waits at an airport TSA security checkpoint between black TSA barrier straps while agents work in the background beneath a “Security Checkpoint” sign.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 13/03/2026

We may not make the Stated Clerk head of staff, but during onboarding Microsoft apparently made her something even more powerful: organizer of the family group, with authority over our screen time.

Screenshot from Microsoft Family Safety showing the message “Karen is now part of your family group.” Below, it says Karen has joined as an organizer and lists powers including the ability to set screen time limits. The image is humorous in context because it makes an incoming church leader sound like she has parental control authority over everyone’s devices.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 13/03/2026

As Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of Nevada, I have reached the level of church governance where I must revise the docket to allow time for wardrobe changes. Presbyterian polity remains both decent, orderly, and unexpectedly fabulous.

A group of adults stands indoors against a wood-paneled wall dressed in superhero costumes, including Batman, Aquaman, Superman, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Batgirl, the Flash, Supergirl, and others. One Batman-costumed person at the far left holds a microphone as if speaking to the group. The scene looks like a playful church or meeting event with a superhero theme.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 12/03/2026

Been a subscriber for years. Not anymore. gizmodo.com/grammarly-al...

Screenshot of Grammarly's "Before you sign out, could you tell us why?" exit survey. The "Other" checkbox is selected, and the text box reads: "I am cancelling because Grammarly has used the likenesses, names, and professional positions of editors and authors to market and sell AI-assisted services without their knowledge, consent, or compensation. This is an [exploitative practice...]" Two buttons appear at the bottom: Cancel and Sign out now.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 23/02/2026

Americans crowdfunding chemo Greenland gets a hospital ship. Might be time to check the compass on “America First.”

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Screenshot of a social media post from Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) stating that, working with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, a “great hospital boat” is being sent to Greenland to care for sick people and that “It’s on the way!!! President DJT.” Below the text is a dramatic image of a large hospital ship with red cross symbols and a U.S. flag, sailing through icy waters at sunset with glowing golden skies and distant snow-covered mountains. Engagement icons and counts are visible beneath the post.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 17/02/2026

Nothing like a triumphant blog post from Microsoft about the hardware now needed to undo the massive slowdown caused by BitLocker encryption automatically enabled on your Windows 11 machine. But sure. Cue the confetti cannons. 🎊 techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows...

Bar chart titled “Average Cycles Per IO comparison.” Three vertical bars compare processing cost: no BitLocker at about 380,000 CPU cycles per I/O, hardware-accelerated BitLocker at roughly 450,000 cycles (slightly higher than no encryption), and software-based BitLocker dramatically higher at around 1.8–1.9 million cycles. The chart highlights the huge jump in processing cost between no encryption and software BitLocker, while hardware acceleration stays much closer to the unencrypted baseline.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 13/02/2026

My wife keeps the Christmas tree up through February. As a joke, I decorated it for Valentine’s Day. She said, “Can you get more?” Congratulations to me on founding a new holiday tradition.

Artificial Christmas tree still standing in February, decorated with multicolored string lights, shiny red heart ornaments, and a garland of red and white felt hearts with button centers. A large red bow tops the tree. Behind it hangs a quilted wall hanging, and sunlight from a nearby window casts soft shadows on the wall.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 10/02/2026

Got to love www.instagram.com/p/DUiyBL-jul... and Raygun's quoting it. www.raygunsite.com

A meme-style graphic dated “Headline: Feb 6, 2026.” The main image shows two puppies playfully jumping during the Puppy Bowl on an Animal Planet set. Overlaid text reads, “More people tuned into the Puppy Bowl than the MAGA halftime show with Kid Rock, followed by “17 million to 6 million.” An inset photo shows Donald Trump standing next to Kid Rock in a red outfit. At the bottom, cartoon animal icons labeled “Gary” and “Clark” appear next to a caption that reads, “And yet, the MAGA show still had more little b*tches."

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 31/01/2026

If you ordain your coffee with equal amounts of sugar and cream to assure parity...you might be a Presbyterian.

A small cream-colored ceramic pitcher with a handle and spout sits on the left, next to a clear glass jar filled with white granulated sugar and topped with a wooden lid. Both objects are photographed against a plain, light background, evenly lit and neatly arranged side by side.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 28/01/2026

If you think sprinkles on doughnuts are enough and dunking is unnecessary...You might be a Presbyterian.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 23/01/2026

One customer. Two refurbished laptops. Three years later: same deal, $95 cheaper. Refurbishing still works—and so does thrift ComputerCorps.org

Two printed ComputerCorps “Daily Sales” receipts shown one above the other. The top receipt is dated February 13, 2023, showing two refurbished Dell laptops purchased for a total credit card amount of $835. The bottom receipt is dated January 21, 2026, again showing two refurbished Dell laptops purchased by the same customer, this time totaling $740. Blue arrows point to the date fields and the final credit card amounts, highlighting that the later purchase is $95 cheaper.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 22/01/2026

The thrill of discovery in finding the one power supply with the connector you need, buried in a bin of almost-right ones

Smiling older man wearing glasses and a red sweater, holding up a desktop computer power supply with a rare connector. He stands over a large bin filled with many nearly identical power supplies and tangled cables, clearly pleased to have found the one he needed while working at ComputerCorps.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 06/01/2026

Time's Almost up Epiphany, the Magi showed up with gifts, and somehow we didn’t get king cake. Frankincense I understand. Myrrh is a stretch. We’ve had more than enough gold leaf—but no cake feels like a theological failure

A still from the movie Office Space showing the character Milton Waddams sitting at a cluttered office desk, staring forward with a disappointed, resigned expression. He wears glasses, a tie, and an ID badge, with papers and office supplies piled around him. Bold white meme text above reads “I WAS TOLD,” and below reads “THERE WOULD BE CAKE,” underscoring his frustration and unmet expectations.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 06/01/2026

On this Epiphany, may God’s light catch your eye in shiny places you weren’t expecting.

Meme image: a man walking with one woman but turning to look at another. The woman he’s turning toward is labeled “EPIPHANY.” The woman he is walking with, looking annoyed, is labeled “ORDINARY TIME.” The image humorously suggests being drawn to Epiphany while still living in Ordinary Time.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 05/01/2026

This is a banner behind the pulpit at church. If you need to sleep, God understands we hope the preacher is good with it too.

Banner hanging behind a church pulpit reads ‘SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE,’ with a gold star above the text; Christmas greenery and a church flag frame the scene.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 18/12/2025

Some foolishness at ComputerCorps Christmas Party.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 17/12/2025

America, Jesus isn't mad at you. Just disappointed.

Grey tone portrait of bearded long hair non-smiling Jesus with hands folded in white long sleeved robe on a white surface.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 11/12/2025

Only two pencils? How is a child kicked off SNAP and ACA supposed to make a living?

Depression era child with sad face, large cloth cap, cloth jacket, with a small tin pale with two pencils

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 11/12/2025

1st photo: What is Zeus dog praying for? 2nd photo: More heat.

White dog perhaps German Shepherd mix with blue eyes with head on front paws which are on a step higher than rest of the dog's body.

White dog perhaps German Shepherd mix with blue eyes with head on a step partially covering a heater vent in the vertical part of the step.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 28/11/2025

Hope everyone had a neat Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Potluck Prayer 11/27/2025

Gracious God, on this day of gratitude, we remember how strangers were once welcomed and fed on this land, and we give thanks for that spirit of generosity that still guides us.

Thank you for this food, and for every hand—near and far, immigrant and neighbor—that planted, harvested, prepared, and shared it.

Thank you for the freedoms we enjoy, the safety we know, and the blessings of this country.

Thank you for friends and family, for the community of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, and for John and Susan who hospitality brings us together today.

Calm our hearts, deepen our gratitude, and let this meal draw us closer to you and to one another.
Amen.

- Christy Ramsey, Aided by ChatGPT

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 22/11/2025

How it started How it’s going

A man in a suit stands on a stage, smiling as he wraps both arms around an upright American flag, holding it close in a hugging gesture.

A man in a long dark overcoat walks across a lawn at night, hands at his sides, with a large American flag lying on the ground behind him, partly lit by spotlights. MANDEL NGAN / AFP via Getty Images

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 18/11/2025

Our dog with my wife: curled up in her lap like a warm cinnamon roll by the fire. Our dog with me: sits on my legs like I’m a barstool at a dive bar. Different love languages, same dog.

A light-colored dog sits squarely on a person’s outstretched legs, facing away like a vigilant supervisor. The scene is a cozy living room with warm yellow light, horse artwork on the wall, a quilted chair, and bookshelves. The person’s slippered feet frame the dog’s sides, capturing a peaceful, slightly humorous moment.

A woman relaxes in a cozy living room recliner, wearing a blue sweater, with a small light-colored dog curled tightly in her lap. A brick fireplace glows warmly in the background. Bookshelves, a mission-style lamp, and a purple cup on a side table add to the snug, homey atmosphere.

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Christy Ramsey @christyramsey.com · 14/11/2025

Unmarked out this was in Presbytery files for over 40 years.

Typed note about a difficult session meeting

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