2025 was a big year for flying. After a decade of having small children, the youngest is in kindergarten and the Arnolds are back to traveling! ✈️
Why are people wearing smart rings and such? I just don’t know what metric I could possibly need to know. The only smart device I’d be interested in would be something that accurately gave me macro/micro nutrients and calories for my food.
Finished reading: Letters from an Imaginary Country by Theodora Goss 📚
Y’all, it feels so nice just to be free to do my dang job! That’s all anyone ever wants. Empowerment to do their job.
There’s a blog post in here somewhere, but I’ve really enjoyed being children’s minister these last several months. More priests should give it a try! Children aren’t only for women, we agreed to catechism them in our ordination vows!
Currently reading: Letters from an Imaginary Country by Theodora Goss 📚
Read 14 books thus far this year. The “official” goal is always 12. But, the real goal is 16. Two more to go! 📚
Finished reading: What to Eat Now by Marion Nestle 📚
Very excited about this great find! 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 🇲🇽
And, with that, the most stressful experience of my career is finished.
Methodists and Wesleyans are not active participants in America’s meaningful national conversations. Methodism helped to shape America and its democracy. Now it is largely a bystander. Hopefully, a renewed Wesleyan Christianity will contribute to American intellectual discourse. - firebrandmag.com/articles/…
I’d say this is because these days most serious “Methodists” are Anglican or Roman.
A great article from Dr. Noble on wellness. As someone a year and a half into a health journey, it was a good reminder. readwise.io/reader/sh…
I’m excited to say that I’m leaving a really stressful, dysfunctional place for a new role at a company with a great culture and efficient processes. After some time to decompress and refocus, I’ll start my new role at the end of the month. Excited to build and lead again!
After months of applying and interviewing, it feels great to delete LinkedIn from my phone.
I keep checking because I see the Waymo cars all over town. I don’t love the idea in general (would rather pay drivers). But, I do want to try it once for the excitement. 🤖 🚘
St. Joseph, terror of demons, pray for us!
I didn’t post my draft just now because it did not glorify Christ. But… if anyone wants to grab a beer sometime, I have thoughts about “one bag travel” bloggers and Americans traveling in Europe.
Really good observations. I’ve had similar thoughts. — Charlie Kirk’s Assassination: We have gone beyond the pale — The Symbolic World
64 degrees this morning. My office usually sits at around 80 in the summer. Windows are open and it’s so lovely!
Thank you! One of the worst changes in iOS 26 has a fix in settings!
