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Ed Burke

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Finish the work of Reconstruction. he/him

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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 23h
Oh no! I brought black dress pants for the dignified parts of work (starting with a funeral meeting, then church), but I wore jeans with a brown belt, and now I risk looking like I can't dress myself. Luckily it's a donut sale weekend, so I think I can fix this by removing the need for a belt.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 23h
This is tomorrow, and we *will* have holy water. So if you've ever wondered whether your pet is possessed by demons, just wait for the end of the ceremony and see if they start sizzling when they get sprinkled. (Nothing in this post should be taken as serious Catholic theology.)
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This Sunday I will lead the blessing of the animals at St. Albert the Great, and I would love to see you and your dogs, cats, lizards, turtles, birds, guinea pigs and other animal companions.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
1) Because of the woman in Minneapolis who picked up a rabid bat 2) Suicide Squad (cameo) 3) Batman: Harley Quinn 4) Harley Quinn 5) Bruce Timm
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I'm here to eat catfish and listen to jazz, and I'm all out of... actually, wait, I'm not out of catfish, guess I get to do both.
Selfie of me with a basket of catfish and fries on Selby Avenue with the Selby Avenue Brass Band playing behind me.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I patched industrial work gloves and aprons. Put a sticky patch over the hole and then smooshed it with a hot press.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Hi, I'm Ed Burke, a formation director in St. Paul. I am married with two grown kids and three cats. I like in "get him back!" when Alexander 23 counts them in and then stops to ask "wait, is this the song with the drums?" Would you like to introduce yourself with a small song moment you like?
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Some of the fun facts people have posted for this skeet are not, in fact, facts. (To be clear, that's not commentary, that's my fun fact).
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Fin de la semaine britannique Dimanche - mon groupe préféré Duran Duran - Rio #BlueZicos #MusicChallenge
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Duran Duran - Rio (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by DuranDuranVEVO
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Semaine britannique Un groupe qui fait des covers Bananarama - Venus #BlueZicos #MusicChallenge
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Bananarama - Venus (Official Video)
YouTube video by London Records
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Semaine britannique Vendredi - le chanteur de ce groupe anglais a fait une carrière solo Rod Stewart - Mandolin Wind m.youtube.com/watch?v=UG2W... #BlueZicos #MusicChallenge
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Mandolin Wind
YouTube video by Rod Stewart - Topic
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Semaine britannique Jeudi - un groupe séparé (1976) et réformé (1984) Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers m.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ_k... #BlueZicos #MusicChallenge
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Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by DeepPurpleVEVO
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Semaine britannique Mercredi - Un groupe anglais séparé Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed #BlueZicos #MusicChallenge
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Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by FunBoyThreeVEVO
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Semaine britannique Mardi - un duo homme/femme Jimmy Somerville & Sara Jane Morris - Don't Leave Me This Way #BlueZicos #MusicChallenge
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The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way (with Sarah Jane Morris) [Official Video]
YouTube video by London Records
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Hey hey, the skullet video is up, and since this is a public video produced as part of a promotion she voluntarily participated in, I feel like I can share my kid's recent fashion choice (which has since become a full shave). www.facebook.com/share/r/1FCs...
facebook.com
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Une semaine, pourquoi pas (C'est encore lundi ici.) Lily Allen - 22
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Lily Allen | 22 (Official Video)
YouTube video by Lily Allen
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Name a cover better than the original
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Fugees - Killing Me Softly With His Song (Official Video)
YouTube video by TheFugeesVEVO
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Awooooooo! (bonus travel edition)
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Well, it was a good run, but today several yellowjackets joined me while I was eating lunch in the parish garden.
A courtyard garden with a round table with four chairs. The chairs are empty because yellowjackets chased the diner away.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
It was certainly well done. I'm less sure about whether it was good.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
In about three hours, we'll be ready to participate in the discourse.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I'm glad to see that the site hosting the meeting I'm at understands the importance of providing a microphone even in relatively small spaces. I mean, nobody's actually using the microphone, but, baby steps.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't... okay, y'know what, the qualifiers aren't really necessary.
Album cover for Bigger, Better, Faster, More by chance 4 Non Blondes. It features a surreal painting of a train plowing through objects such as an astronaut, an Uncle Sam hat, and a cow.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Drop something monochromatic.
Peg Kerr posts "drop something monochromatic," but the image hasn't loaded, so it's just a grey box.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
And much to my dismay, this has now been *wildly* exceeded. (My daughter works roughly halfway between that 916 and 1615. But she is being sent home today).
An airnow.gov map focused on northeastern Minnesota. Duluth at the bottom has a monitor reading 911. A monitor about 25 miles east of Ely reads 916. But the highlight is a monitor near Virginia reading 1615.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I won't be calling tonight, but I'll sell you a hot dog meal deal until about 6:00. If you come, say hi. If you prefer a "hot dog," we'll sell you one of those as well. I had one last week, and it was reasonably tasty.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I've, um. Never seen a number that high on one of these.
A portion of an airnow.gov air quality map focused on Duluth. It is entirely  brick red - hazardous. An air quality monitor in the northern part (near UMD) says 438. One in the southwest says 902.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I will be calling Bingo tomorrow night, starting around 7:30. $5 to play Bingo for most of the night (a few cash games are extra). $5 more for dinner. Whenever you win a game, you can choose something from the prize table. Prizes are a mix of fun, practical, and bizarre.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Hey! Did you watch any of the group stage matches at El Nuevo Campo? Was it awesome? Let them know you'd like to see more. Did you miss the opportunity to watch the World Cup on Lake Street and wish you had another chance to watch on the big screen with neighbors and food trucks? Let them know!
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
A black and white husky lies on the ground, looking despondent.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
As someone who recently found out that I've always been Canadian (though I have not done the paperwork to confirm that status), bonne fête du Canada! This holiday is deeply important to me. (Also, thank you to the people who reminded me that it was today).
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
New party game: World Cup operator. Get ten people, one of whom understands the offside rule. That person explains it to one person, who explains it to the next, and so on. For bonus fun, make them play a soccer game using the rule as stated by the last person.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
We're only 30 miles south of the cities right now, and it's cloudy, but not even a hint of rain.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I fear the answer is going to be Ted Lasso.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
It would smell like cigarette smoke and huskies.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Okay, I know FIFA sucks, and we all wish that people were boycotting the games in the US (though I think the case for boycotting Qatar was stronger, and it didn't happen), nevertheless here we are. *cough* *gets ready to duck* Allez les Bleus!
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
At the Earth to Eve concert, which I've been looking forward to for about 18 months before it was announced. Sitting on the bench like a dork because reasons.
The bench at the 7th Street Entry. On it there's a bright white leg in a gray orthopedic boot.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
It's bag day at the St. Albert the Great rummage sale. Fill a small bag for $3 or a large bag for $5. There's still a fair amount of clothing and some housewares, games, and knick-knacks. Open until noon.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The St. Albert the Great rummage sale closes tomorrow, and we always have some good stuff left at the end. And while I'm fine with the leftovers going to a thrift store, I'd rather see them get directly to people who can use them. (1/4)
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
There were about seventy people lined up at 9:00, but there are still plenty of good items for the less serious shoppers.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
So apparently this form I'm filling out that has little save buttons after each section requires you to hit save for each section
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
St. Albert the Great's rummage sale is on Thursday and Friday. I do regret to inform you that the cute green tea kettle you can see in the back of one of those photos is no longer available as it is the one that transformed itself into a cat yesterday.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Brought home a kettle and it transformed into a cat
A box with a cat inside looking up at the camera.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Where does one go in the Twin Cities for funky tacos? Bang bang shrimp and the like. I could give my daughter a dozen recs for street tacos, but I can't tell her where to get, say, coconut shrimp with mango salsa. Needs decent fish or poultry options since she doesn't eat red meat.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
A new children's book: The Trip to the Airport. They get off the shuttle bus and count their suitcases: One! Two! Yay! We have all our suitcases. They count their carry-ons: One! Two! Yay! We have all our carry-ons.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Children are people.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
You probably haven't been thinking "how can I support St. Albert the Great," but perhaps you HAVE been thinking "I should get rid of some of my stuff." And this is a low-hassle way to get rid of stuff and have it get to someone else who wants it.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Just a phenomenal deal on a $5 giant slightly stale decorated chocolate chip cookie from Cub.
A 12 inch round chocolate chip cookie decorated with multicolor frosting flowers, butterflies, and two easily removable sticks that say Happy Mother's Day.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
For Mother's Day, our daughter got her mom the opportunity to listen to her be a guest on her friend's college radio show (WMHB). They're playing a good selection of music! They maybe don't quite have professional level patter down yet.
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Ed Burke @edburkemsp.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Went to the closing cookout at Owamni. A great final meal before the move and name change. (Not pictured: the phenomenal and giant bison rib that I got on my second plate).
A partially eaten dinner on a compostable plate including: duck, bison brisket, wild rice, turkey greens, chili sweet potato, and marichou (caramelized corn).
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