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But also #17: "If you're stuck, go for a walk. This applies to everything, not just translation."

I am particularly enamored of her 20 rules for translators. Including the last one that starts, "Translation is difficult." And ends, "Keep going."

On Tuesday night, I went with Friends and @chrismphl.bsky.social to hear the wise and funny @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social talk about her fascinating new book "Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature" at the @freelibrary.bsky.social

Woman in ivory sweater handing a book to a smiling tattooed woman sitting at a table.

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Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This has been an extraordinary week for me. Today I got a brief but private tour of the @sciencehistory.org library and museum. Including this book by #Quaker #scientist John Dalton, who came up with a modern theory of the atom in 1808. #amazing

Prospectus for a new book on chemical philosophy

Handwritten letter from the author, John Dalton, to prospective buyer/seller of his book

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Or maybe I should re-read it before giving an opinion. my perspective on what constitutes a good book about spirituality and about indigenous people has changed over the last thirty years

Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I read it in high school. Someone encouraged my mom to get it for me. It is great!

Kara N. Slade @karanslade.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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Time for the second day of the House of Bishops AI committee meeting! This icon is called "The Creation of Physics." it's a very cool reminder that not one thing came into being without the Word. Time, numbers, and the laws of physics are all creatures of God.

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Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I love this image. I regularly say to people, God invented math too. We can use both math and prayer in our faith-based decision-making.

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Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The train is a little over an hour each way, plus getting to and from the station. The event was 1-4 pm. I wandered through Manhattan before and after the event. Madison Square was a beautiful place to sit and people watch. It wasn't like that when I lived in NYC 30+ years ago.

A small sunny park in between tall buildings

Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ask me anything about my afternoon with #Seth Godin and about 100 members of his fan club in NYC. It was a very good day. #problemscanbesolved

The cover of the new book "the knot" by Seth Godin is bright blue with a pretzel on the front.

Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Crossing the Schuylkill, NYC day trip edition

Grey river, green banks, mostly high clouds in the sky. Two tiny boats, a rowing scull and a coaching launch, are barely visible.

Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Bonus was that we could leave our luggage in the car while visiting historic sites that were along the way. And not worry about missing the bus or returning a rental car.

Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

May I recommend daytrip.com ? We used them in Greece a couple of years ago, for family transportation between cities. The drivers were on time, the cars were nice, and they had helpful estimates of how long we would want at various destinations, so we could plan our trip with multiple stops.

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Private Transfers, Day Trips and Hourly Drivers with Daytrip

Book private car transfers, round-trip day trips, or hire an hourly driver. Enjoy door-to-door rides and sightseeing in 130+ countries with local drivers.

Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/09/2026

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Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state. A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface. And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).

A crescent Moon seen during the day, arcing from upper left to lower right of the frame. At lower centre is the full disk of Jupiter; the small dots to its upper left and lower right and Io and Ganymede, respectively.

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Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In my experience, most people like it if you bask in their words more than you offer your own. So much easier!

Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Tamora Pierce wrote a bit like this in Squire and Lady Knight. A magical chapel made a man relive all the pain he had inflicted on others, and this inspired a later punishment as well. But it wasn't the main point of the novel.

Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

And #Gloria too? I don't have any personal stories about any of these people, but I am glad they lived in my world.

Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This has been a rough couple of weeks for my celebrity interests. #dolly #wendell #cassandra 😭🙏🕯️

Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

And yet no leaf or grain is filled By work of ours; the field is tilled And left to grace. That we may reap Great work is done while we’re asleep. When we work well, a Sabbath mood Rests on our day, and finds it good. Amen, friend. robinmsf.blogspot.com/2014/01/why-...

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What Canst Thou Say?: Why I Really Went to Bible Study This Morning

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Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I don't know how many poems Wendell Berry wrote that he called Sabbaths. This is my favorite: Whatever is foreseen in joy Must be lived out from day to day. Vision held open in the dark By our ten thousand days of work. Harvest will fill the barn; for that The hand must ache, the face must sweat.

Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

If you have to ask, you probably need them.

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Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Crossing the Schuylkill, August edition

A silty brown river with green grass and trees on both sides next to a four-lane road with a few cars passing each other under a blue sky with wispy high clouds

FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

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Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.

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Anand @calmerfuture.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

[read this without hearing an Aussie accent in your head] challenge 👇🏽

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Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This tier should be just higher than all the other ones with swag. Perhaps accompanied by a thank you on the author's website or something equally non-tangible.

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FᎪᎢ ᏩᎪNᎠᎪᏞF @sofarrsogud.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

If a baby hands you a toy telephone to answer, that's a sign of great respect in their culture.

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Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I found an amazing article about #affordablehousing fights in San Francisco at the turn of the millennium, including the Coalition for Jobs, Art, and Housing! www.foundsf.org/San_Francisc...

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San Francisco's Space Wars 2001 - FoundSF

Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Safer than a lot of investment options these days.

Stuart Masters @stuartkmasters.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

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My dear hearts, be faithful every one in your particular measure of God's gift which he hath given you. Margaret Fell, 1654

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Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Unfortunately, I don't smoke like Willie, so I need other coping mechanisms

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Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

House renovations swing between Hurray! days and Why?! days. But I am trying to channel my inner Willie Nelson. youtu.be/PRGpr7VansU?...

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Willie Nelson - Nothing I Can Do About It Now (Live From Austin City Limits, 1990)

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Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Really good advice from @ijeomaoluo.bsky.social. Be in your moments. They are all we've got. open.substack.com/pub/ijeomaol...

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Be in your moments

They are all we've got

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Doc Sportello ❌👑 @digyoursoul.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

California has just switched on its first canal solar project. Supporters of this pilot program believe this approach could one day help California save more than 60 billion gallons of water every year. www.climatecentral.org/video/califo...

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California’s Canals Are Now Generating Solar Power — And Saving Water | Climate Central

California has just switched on its first canal solar project, transforming waterways into power sources. Panels now span two Central Valley irrigation canals, generating clean energy while reducing w...

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Eventually, your kids should help you, and then, as soon as they can reach the back/bottom of the washer, do it for you.

Thank you everyone for suggestions! I kinda expected @gfriday.bsky.social to chime in by now, but it's not too late!

Feel free to add more to your list. I didn't want to presume too much.

I heard that the Clash went to art school and wrote songs about Derry, but the Undertones were from Derry but sang about cars and girls. Is that your point?

Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Does the Clash not make the list, or are they too mainstream?

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If I say best anti-war punk bands (or songs), what's your top 3?

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Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

How do we navigate deep social divisions over deeply important questions while avoiding patterns that can lead to violence? A month of online events with San Antonio Friends. quakeremily.wordpress.com/2026/06/16/o...

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On Neighbors, Change, Division, and Peace

How do we navigate deep social divisions over deeply important questions while avoiding patterns that can lead to violence? In this month of events, we’ll explore perspectives and strategies&…

Robin Mohr @robinmsf.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

A colleague told me, "You don't have to swing at every pitch." That has saved me a lot of drama.