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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 09/10/2026

Went out for another long walk, looking for For Rent signs, high on mocha at Provisions. Gorgeous weather, the trees are beautiful, and I keep running into people: Met Mr/Mrs @wacso.bsky.social at long last. I still waver between being enthralled with this area and grief/rage at losing it.

A small flame-red tree in the middle of a block of large trees in shades of green.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 09/10/2026

This is where I live. For seven more weeks. Someone with a lot of money decided he needed it, and my home, more than I do.

A breathtaking sunset in brilliant yellows, oranges, blues and purples, reflected on a calm lake, with the silhouette of branches in the foreground.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 06/10/2026

Getting started on packing. Little things, things I haven't touched in years, decorations, crap like that. Took down my Writers Wall. I'm not a writer anymore, this inspires nothing. I don't think I'll put it up at the new place.

A collection of postcards on a wall, pictures of writers like Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, WH Auden, Kurt Vonnegut, Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas, Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, and many others.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 03/10/2026

I qualify for senior housing. How about that.

Christian standing on the shore of Lake Superior at the harbor in Grand Marais. He's smiling, glasses hanging from his neckline.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 03/10/2026

Oh, no. I know where this is headed.

Clip from The Prisoner, in which Patrick McGoohan wears a serious expression and a black blazer with white trim around the lapels.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 26/09/2026

Meh. Someone parked too close to my Vespa, tore through the rain cover to scrape the front hub. I bought a replacement cover, but gods only know how much longer I'll have the scooter at all. If you have to ask whether they left a note, I fear for your safety in public.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 22/09/2026

Guess we gotta start looking for somewhere else to live.

A bright red Edina Reality sign stands in my front yard.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 20/09/2026

Yesterday I grilled in the rain, supporting a friend's art pop-up as she sold weaving and original prints. Another friend asked if she could sell floral arrangements, and each of them did very well. I grilled Reykjavik-style hot dogs with homemade remúlaði, relaxed with an Icelandic lager.

Three dressed hot dogs rest on a package of buns. They are beef franks in plain buns, with sweet brown mustard, ketchup, remúlaði, and fresh and fried onions.

A large drinking horn rests in an iron stand, on a table covered in a beautiful blue and purple batik tablecloth. The horn is full of beer, frothing over, and nearby is a blue can of Einstök Arctic Lager.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 14/09/2026

This tracing of the woman in the poster and the clip-art cat do suggest something outside my framework of fear. Would love to learn what that M means, seriously.

Newspaper ad for the movie Eye of the Cat, 1969. It features a line drawing of a flailing woman in a wheelchair juxtaposed with a grainy photograph of a standing cat with its tail raised.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 09/09/2026

This weekend was my first time up in Grand Marais. I attended a blacksmithing course at North House Folk School, where I made various grilling implements, plus a ladle and spoon for my copper-loving wife. No matter how much time I spent hiking around Lake Superior, it was never enough.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 02/09/2026

Food tour of the #MNStateFair: – Walking Chopped Italian Grinder – Maple Cream Nitro Cold Press Coffee – Summer Lakes Bootlegger Shandy – Sweet Corn on the Cob, Roasted in the Husk – Elote Tots – Peanut Butter-Honey Cream Soda Float – Hmong Corndog #MinnesotaStateFair

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 29/08/2026

Online Etiquette: When someone expresses enjoyment of something, literally anything, it is any user's imperative to diminish that joy with a homophobic slur.

A user's response to my participating in a Coffee Crawl: I wish to point out that coffee in the United States does truly suck the fat one. Signed, Australia

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 29/08/2026

This wasn't my original intent, I merely wanted to water my tomatoes and basil, but ... I'm not ruling anything out.

Photo of a 2.5 gallon plastic watering can in action. Superimposed text advertises "long spout to pour wine farther."

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 28/08/2026

And this is what that load turned into, in the dehydrator.

Two Ball jars full of dried leaves, resting on a tea towel.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 26/08/2026

LOOK AT ALL THIS FREAKIN' BASIL I've already done the ribbons-in-olive-oil ice cube tray trick. I've already thrown it into sandwiches and made pesto. I've given away so much. Today? I don't know, all I can do is wash it, try it out, stuff it all into the dehydrator. Running out of ideas.

An abundant pile of large leaves of basil is stuffed into a large sieve, resting on a kitchen counter.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 16/08/2026

Thrilled to see @grammartable.bsky.social before and after #RebelWithAClause at Main Cinema, #Minneapolis. My question for her: What grammatical traits have you seen most associated with moral judgment? #AmEditing

Ellen Jovin wears an I Heart Grammar T-shirt. Brandt Johnson wears a Rebel with a Clause T-shirt. They stand with microphones before a movie screen featuring their movie.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 10/08/2026

Momentarily breaking my hiatus for two important announcements. One: I've successfully smoked baby back ribs and brisket on my WSM cooker. Two: Bluesky now allows us to hide others' reposts. Either of these is cause for celebration. Together? The needle drifts toward summum bonum.

Two sections of baby back ribs on a large stoneware plate. The one in front has a dry rub of seasonings; the one behind it is slathered in BBQ sauce. There are both tender and juicy.

A pound-and-a-half of packer brisket, sliced thin against the grain, showing a picture-perfect smoke ring around the edges. It is likewise tender and juicy.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 29/07/2026

Very much enjoyed Noël Coward's 'Private Lives' at the Guthrie. Unfortunately, phones rang no fewer than eight times during the performance. Laura Odeh, my new hero, bowed her head and halted the performance until the ringing was managed. Twice.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 27/07/2026

The basil plants are going nuts, growing like mint. I've trimmed some stems to keep in glasses of water. The rest will be chopped and stored in an ice cube tray with olive oil.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 26/07/2026

Seven years ago, I preserved the seeds from Roma tomatoes. I planted them last week, watered them almost every day, and now they're sprouting.

A large planter of soil, with a wire plant scaffold. In the soil are several paired sets of tiny green leaves.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 24/07/2026

Missing my Bella. She was put down two years ago in June, cancer in her jaw. Lately she's been visiting. Rebecca felt her hop up on my side of the bed. I heard her push the office door open like she used to. I thought I saw her walk down the hall. I hope she's not holding herself back.

A gray-striped cat with deep green eyes curls up on my lap, staring up at me with intent.

The long tail of a gray-striped cat is wrapped around my forearm in a hug.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 22/07/2026

Fresh haircut, new hat, old tattoo. I carry a 30' radius of CMOS around me, everywhere I go. #AmEditing

Christian stands with arms crossed, wearing a gray baseball cap embroidered in white with the word Stet!, a green T-shirt, and showing a tattoo of a tiny warrior formed out of typographical marks, a remnant of SPOGG, the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 17/07/2026

I woke up with The Scorpions's "Crossfire" (1984) in my head. I was about to complain about hitting a new low: the ability to say "I haven't heard that song in 40 years." But then I remembered the alternative, a pill I grudgingly swallow.

A limping man can ride a horse,
a handless man can herd,
a deaf man can fight and win.
It's better even to be blind
than fuel for the funeral pyre;
what can a dead man do?

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 15/07/2026

I'm showing my age here, I know.

The Andy Kaufman robot from Heartbeeps, the Robin Williams robot from Millennial Man, and Chucky.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 13/07/2026

The Instagram account on their marketing image is nonfunctional. I was followed by eversteel10 and eversteel54. Their IG bio is clearly hoping to move into the Viking market. The social media links on their website point back to Shopify, and they link to goods they don't offer.

Their Instagram bio advertises:
Eversteel Cutlerys
Premium knives
Forged swords
Warrior shields
Legendary helmets

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 13/07/2026

Multiple accounts for "EverSteel" are following me on #Instagram. I knew it was a scam bot campaign before I even saw the image, clearly generated by AI. It's just a simple cash-grab as people purchase orders and receive shoddy crap or nothing at all. I'll report it, and Instagram will do nothing.

A set of silverware in which one fork looks like an MC Escher illusion and another is a weird blend of a knife and a fork.

The header "Precision in every piece" is posted above a mangled fork, a graphic error created by generative AI.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 13/07/2026

I was describing to my mom how I've been making meals for my wife that are interesting and delicious in spite of working around her food allergies. To prove to her that it can be done, that it's an option. Then my mom decided she wanted that too, so I grilled her ribeye with mushrooms and onions.

A ribeye steak covered in mushrooms and onions with a side of steakhouse potato salad from Aldi.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 11/07/2026

After a week of vacation, my Friday was packed with wrapping up work tasks. Scooted to the co-op for groceries, prepped the veggies, then grilled dinner. Wolfed mine down, boxed up half and scooted it up to my wife at work, then raced out to Saint Paul to see Skáld perform. Big evening.

Ribeye steak with mushrooms and onions, buttered corn on the cob, and a baked potato on a stoneware plate.

Viking-inspired French band Skald performs at the famous Turf Club.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 10/07/2026

We spent the last four days at Itasca State Park, visiting the headwaters of the Mississippi River.

Panoramic shot of Lake Itasca, right where it flows through the weeds to form a calm pool that runs over the first set of rocks as a stream on its way to becoming a massive river.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 05/07/2026

Found a street corner not covered but heavily sprinkled with these. Happy 250th.

A hasty stencil job on a square of pavement. It features a butterfly and says "A neighbor was taken here. Abolish ICE"

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 02/07/2026

Here's how they describe it.

A disembodied hand holding a possibly recyclable pouch of RYZE mushroom coffee. Graphics indicate it contains lion's mane for focus, king trumpet for vitality, reishi for mood support, cordyceps for stamina, shiitake for immunity, and turkey tail for gut health.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 25/06/2026

Wife said she wasn't in the mood to think about cooking Off I went on my Vespa, picked up groceries, prepped the veggies and started some marinades: #grilling tonight. Rosemary/thyme chicken, mushrooms in amino/fish sauce, zucchini, asparagus, baby potatoes: no gluten, soy, garlic, tomatoes.

A serving platter with grilled asparagus, marinated mushrooms, grilled zucchini, and marinated chicken breasts.

A little camping table with a grilling caddy and a large drinking horn.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 20/06/2026

Mademoiselle Yvonne (1939) by Max Lingner.

Expressionist portrait of a beautiful curvy brunette in a form fitting wool suit.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 20/06/2026

Today we did something very silly. Some family members got together for a dip in the lake, to observe the solstice at 5:28 a.m. Guessing this will be a tradition.

Christian's wife and niece hug on the shore of a lake at sunrise.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 17/06/2026

Name a TV show you're positive no one but you remembers. This is my only and persistent answer to this question.

Charles Nelson Reilly as Uncle Croc, Jonathan Harris as Basil Bitterbottom, and Alfie Wise as Mr. Rabbit Ears.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 16/06/2026

"I've told you five flippin' times! Fuel your curious, motherflippers!"

An insulated to-go coffee cup. It is printed with doodles (waves of water, a match, stars, a sprouting plant) and the repeated phrase "fuel your curious."

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 15/06/2026

Highlights: Getting my hands on a tagelharpa at long last; taking the throne after sampling all the mead in the hall; and Old Norse lessons and discussion with Dr. Jackson Crawford.

Christian mercilessly draws a bow across a tagelharpa.

Christian sits on a wooden throne, holding a fearsome staff, with a towering swordsman at his side.

Christian poses beside a spear-wielding Dr. Crawford.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 04/06/2026

Tonight I grilled baby back ribs, smoked with chunks of applewood. The scent attracted passers-by, but I only successfully shared any with a couple down the street. Beautiful weather for it, too. #grilling

A book opened to Baldrs draumar from the Prose Edda. Behind it is a Weber kettle grill belching smoke.

A rack of ribs resting on a cooking grid, over glowing coals.

Smoked ribs, sliced for display in a serving dish.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 02/06/2026

My contribution to my community is as unofficial wild turkey wrangler. A group of several turkeys makes the rounds through our neighborhood, looking for food, and they're not afraid of cars and don't understand what honking represents. I gently guide them aside without getting attacked. #Minneapolis

Two large wild turkeys walk down a driveway and into a street, with a white car in the background.

Two wild turkeys pause in the middle of the street, looking thoughtful or having just forgotten something.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 01/06/2026

Saturday was a big day of #grilling. A friend came over, and we attracted visits from several neighbors. Burgers were a beef/chuck/brisket blend, portobello caps in herbed butter; grilled potatoes, red onion, bell pepper for a salad. Then cigars and Mr Black coffee amaro with vanilla bean ice cream.

An 18" cooking grid over glowing coals, cooking stalks of asparagus, two large beef patties, and four slices of red onion held together with toothpicks.

An 18" cooking grid over glowing coals, with several chicken drumsticks, two portobello caps, and several slices of eggplant.

A plate laden with grilled asparagus, grilled potato salad, and a serving of cole slaw.

An aluminum folding table holding two cocktail classes with dark brown liqueur and scoops of ice cream, plus a plastic bag with two cigars.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 01/06/2026

Post a poster you *used to* have in your room, apartment, or house.

Archival print of the original movie poster for Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 31/05/2026

Whaddya know? My first Seekins sighting in a dozen years. #Minneapolis

A man in a white suit, black hair, and blue shoes carries a grocery bag as he crosses the street along a crosswalk. It's a sunny day, cars are behaving, trees are flourishing. In the background is Nico's Tacos.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 25/05/2026

Just came across this by high coincidence.

Old Lunds grocery store placard: Guarantee: We will never knowingly disappoint you.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 22/05/2026

I just bought a new pack this weekend.

Three pipes in a pipe rack, one pipe lying in front of them.

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 16/05/2026

Found these stuck in some trees in a park. A hundred of 'em.

Paper cutout of an illustration of Trump's shouting face, mounted on a bamboo skewer which is lodged in tree bark. Below the face is a note, " 'tator on a stick" and an additional note: "I alone ..."

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Christian and Yet Not @cwwilkie.org · 12/05/2026

The drawer in the top contains a nice magnifying glass. I love that this (1980) is the "compact" edition. Guessing that's what they mean by four pages of content on each page (and thus the glass).

Two volumes of the Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (1980), contained in a sturdy cardboard frame. There is a small drawer above the books with a knob handle.

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