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David
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Priest in the Church of England
Postulant in the Anglican Order of Cistercians
Sci-Fi & Fantasy fan
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hadorstapa.bsky.social
@alexhorne.bsky.social how come no-one on Taskmaster ever seems to break the seals properly to read the tasks? They all just seem to peel them off the paper instead.
October 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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gabrielmj1.bsky.social
Our beautiful Moon (including the side we can't see from Earth)🌛
June 13, 2025 at 5:01 AM
hadorstapa.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/w2rmB...
Elon Musk Gets Schooled (Literally)
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
youtube.com
June 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
hadorstapa.bsky.social
Since I was a training curate, I've used the old Christmas Tree to make a cross for Good Friday. Somehow I never thought until this weekend that I could then cut it up to make fuel for the Easter Fire.
A photograph showing a small pile of pine logs in the background, and in the foreground a partially-cut pine trunk (branches removed) being sawn by hand.
April 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
hadorstapa.bsky.social
BBC News - Scientists claim to have discovered 'new colour' no one has seen before
www.bbc.com/news/article...

My first thought was Terry Pratchett's octarine: The Colour of Magic.
Scientists claim to have discovered 'new colour' no one has seen before
"Olo" is said to be a saturated blue-green - but some say the existence of a new colour is "open to argument".
www.bbc.com
April 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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katherineschof8.bsky.social
My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?

Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic
Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male
www.scientificamerican.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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jearle.uk
Would you like to see the most balanced road sign in the world?
A road sign saying “Quarter 3/4”
April 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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shannonrwatts.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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brianbilston.bsky.social
Here’s a poem called ‘For Your Own Safety and Protection’.
For Your Own Safety and Protection   In response to the recent flooding of the poetry trade with cheap, inferior verse, heavy tariffs have been imposed on this poem.   As a result, it is unlikely this poem will be read by anyone outside my domestic market – or as I like to call her, my cat.   Such news will come as a relief to the thousands of people who have already found my poetry to be taxing enough,   and lends further credence to those literary critics who consider my work to be of little import.   Brian Bilston
April 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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groundnews.bsky.social
Two uninhabited islands have been hit with 10% tariffs under Trump’s Liberation Day announcement—the Heard and McDonald Islands, remote outposts in the sub-Antarctic, home only to seals and penguins.
ground.news/article/trum...
April 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
hadorstapa.bsky.social
The concluding prayer for Vespers (evening prayer) from the Benedictine Shorter Breviary seems to me something many need to hear.
A photograph of a passage from The Benedictine Shorter Breviary (a prayer book) the text reads: Concluding Prayer on Tuesdays: Lord God, your Son Jesus fasted in the desert for forty days but multiplied bread for the crowds of people who followed him. To those who have all they need, give the grace to fast and serve their neighbours; to the hungry give the abundance of your good things, through Jesus, the Christ, our Lord.
April 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
hadorstapa.bsky.social
Black-faced Ibis just casually strolling around a park in Goiânia. Brazil is beautiful.
Pictured is a black-faced Ibis, a medium-sized insect-eating bird with golden head, neck, and breast, grey wings folded back over its body orange legs, and a black face like a Zorro mask leading into a long, downward-pointing narrow beak like an ant-eater (but sharp). Here it's happily strolling through the grass.
March 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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thegodpodcast.com
The Seattle Times found a very much alive man who was wrongly declared dead and immediately cut off from his benefits.
DOGE’s Dead Person Found Alive And Well
“You wake up one day and discover you’re dead.“
www.thegodpodcast.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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russincheshire.bsky.social
Go to Google
Search "Gulf of Mexico"
Click the 3 little dots next to "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)"
Choose "Send feedback"
Click "Gulf of America"
Click "Inaccurate content"
Click "Incorrect"
Tell Google the correct name
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of...
Gulf of Mexico - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
hadorstapa.bsky.social
I find this change pleasing
February 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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jayhulmepoet.bsky.social
Every cathedral climb I do is, at its core, a story about people, just as much as it's about crumbling staircases, dizzying heights, and old stone.

But even with that in mind, Truro was a little bit special:
jayhulmepoet.substack.com/p/truro-cath...
That evening Truro Cathedral was holding their very first Pride Carol Service, at which I was to read some poems. The evening before I had sat down for dinner with the Dean, a man desperate to make it clear that Truro Cathedral was a home for all people; That this Cathedral did not belong to him, or to any one person, and that all were welcome here. A man palpably upset that too many LGBT+ people didn’t feel welcome at all. That night the Cathedral was lit in rainbow colours, lights leaned against each pillar. The Dean opened with a welcome, an apology for the way the church has, and continues to, treat LGBT people. The local LGBT choir sang. I read my poems. People held their partners hands in a church for the first time. At the end, a young transgender person walked up to where the Dean was speaking with the leader of Cornwall Pride, in their arms was a bundle of black fabric. They explained that this was a banner they’d unfurled in protest, weeks before, in a demonstration in the square outside the Cathedral - it said “protect trans kids” in Cornish. They asked, tentatively, if they could unfurl it in the Cathedral. An act seemingly impossible, in every Cathedral I’ve been in so far. An act seemingly impossible in almost any church. Not because people don’t agree with it, but because they (myself included) fear the backlash and danger from the hatred that could then come. The Dean thought for a moment, and then nodded. “Go and stand in the middle” he said, gesturing at the platform right below the crossing “that’s where you’ll get a good photo.” Then he turned to me, explained what it said, and asked if I wanted to help hold it. A crowd gathered. He stood to one side, and watched, smiling, as God’s beloved children stood together - calling, as Christ so often did, for the protection of the marginalised and oppressed.
February 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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dungeonglitch.com
This is a timeless note of advice on how to be a good writer, from none other than C. S. Lewis.

The wisdom is simple yet profound, and Point 5 stands out as especially important these days.

A quick thread 👇

#TTRPG #WritingCommunity
An image of a letter dated 14 December 1959, addressed to a schoolgirl in America who had requested advice on writing. The letter provides eight pieces of advice: Turn off the radio. Read all the good books you can and avoid nearly all magazines. Write (and read) with the ear, not the eye, ensuring every sentence sounds natural when read aloud. Write about what genuinely interests you, whether real or imaginary, emphasizing clarity of purpose. Be clear and remember that the reader doesn’t know what you mean unless you communicate it effectively. Don’t discard work you’ve given up on; set it aside as it might be useful later. Avoid using a typewriter as the noise disrupts the rhythm necessary for writing. Understand the meaning of every word you use. The letter is candid, practical, and insightful, aimed at fostering good writing habits.
January 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
hadorstapa.bsky.social
Three French Hens
December 27, 2024 at 7:53 PM
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nocontexttrek1.bsky.social
If you begin Star Trek: Voyager episode Spirit Folk at exactly 11:49:35 on New Year's Eve, Ensign Harry Kim will kiss a cow as the clock strikes midnight. Join in our very dumb annual tradition and start 2025 off on the right hoof.
Star Trek Voyager scene. It's a romantic evening on the streets of a charming little town with I'm sure a folksy name like 'Fair Haven' or something. Harold Kim, dressed in an overcoat, leans in with a full heart and closed eyes and kisses a large black and white Holstein cow right on the mouth. Two closed captions are simultaneously present: On Harry's side of the screen the caption reads, "(gasps)" and on the cow side of the screen the caption reads, "(moos)".
December 26, 2024 at 7:06 PM
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thegodpodcast.com
Thou shalt not kill' also means 'thou shalt not let profit margins decide who lives and who dies.'
December 11, 2024 at 12:05 AM
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jayhulmepoet.bsky.social
Got cornered by the Cathedral Head Verger who went "we're decorating the Christmas tree with things symbolising communities we have relationships with. Make one that symbolises St Nick's"

And the look of mischief that stole across my face made her immediately go: "one that's CATHEDRAL APPROPRIATE"
December 11, 2024 at 3:44 PM