Rytro castle in Poland near the Slovakian boarder.

I’m listening to some old death cab for cutie I’ve probably heard a hundred times (From thank you for tomorrow) and I feel like I’m hearing a completely different version! I’m using some over ear headphones rather than earbuds and I think that’s the diffee difference.

Tsundoku: A Japanese word for the pile of books you mean to read.

Really appreciate all your answers @KyleEssary @mwerickson @dwalbert @JohnBrady @ablerism @todd@social.lol and @davegullett. Mad Farmer Liberation Front was a great intro and it seems Jayber Crow is a popular choice. I’ve put a list of all of them though.

Wendell Berry fans, what would be a good place to start?

Saw superman and really enjoyed it. I thought pa Kent was perfect. I also think the “superman’s gone woke” folk are really just telling on themselves.

Sometimes I just had a downer day (today is one) and it always helps when I acknowledge it and remember it will pass probably by tomorrow morning. This is me reminding myself. Honestly, I’m so grateful that I know this bouts do pass so quickly, I know other people really struggle with ongoing depression and that sucks.

Finished reading: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson 📚

I preached on 1 Kings 20-22 this weekend (yeah, that’s a large pericope if ever there was one!) So instead of reading all three chapters, I used sketchnotes to help summarise and get the main story points across (and also function as multilingual slides).

My wife asked me who issued my passport. After reading HMPO I guessed: Her Majesty’s Passport Office. But I checked and my mistake was clear. His Majesty’s Passport Office. I’m not sure when I’ll get used to that.