This archiving job is fascinating. Like what the hell are in these file boxes? Answer: Letter from an archeologist explorer dated 1931

I got a crash course in archiving documentation from professional archivist and historian Connor Barnes at Loyola University. Takes me back to my ethnography days

Matthew had the Shakshuka while I had the corned beef. I like this new place on Bryn Mawr. We both thought about the baklava pancakes. Waitress commented on loving Matt’s jeweled eyes. Mine look like two droplets of bunny poop

We were going to the corn fest. But it’s raining

Gotta sniff in the rain, too!

We had an extra long walk tonight and ran into Cubs arriving home from St. Louis. We got a lot of pets from Cubs staff

Gotta sniff everything. It’s like scrolling through doggy social media

Do I call my sermon “Do Not Send Them Away” or “Don’t Send Them Away.” Those are real debates with theological implications 🤣🤣🤣 @pcusa.bsky.social #sermons

I bought this same exact chair only a couple years ago for home. I paid only $99 tax exempt back then. Look at the price now

Started reading this #historicalnovel tonight. There are already hints of an LGBTQ storyline for one of the characters #gerryreads #blackhistory

This reminds me. I arrived in Chicago 25 years ago this week

The opening credits feature a #Boeing727

It might be Bastille Day but in this house, we support Spain vs. France in the World Cup #esp #spain #worldcup

There are many Bastilles yet to be stormed

The guy gave me free pie at the pasties place

Marching against gun violence in Milwaukee #ga227 #ga2026 #pcusa @pcusa.bsky.social

Two consistories started this weekend. I’m attending one of them. Guess which one? #ga227 #ga2026 #pcusa #consistory @pcusa.bsky.social

Dinner and fruited sour ale with the Rev. John Allen Bankson @knowtea.bsky.social

Proposed. The clerk is cleaning it up for presentation to plenary where it will be voted on by the whole Assembly. The original overture was just simply naming the trustees and that they would be approved as trustees

The Reflecting Pool in 1922

The 227th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has begun and I’m officially seated as commissioner. Business begins. For Catholics: This is our version of a consistory of cardinals #ga227 #ga2026 #pcusa

My cousin Larry Farinas’ memorial service at Makiki Christian Church. It’s a beautiful Japanese American community in Honolulu. That’s my dad, Larry’s first cousin, in the pew

Baklava cheesecake only at Dengeo’s Skokie