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Thom Ryng
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Tell me, have you found the Yellow Sign?

Catholic Hobbit, husband, (grand)father, author, writer, editor, amateur monk, pilgrim, liturgy geek, medievalist, gamer. Immigrant. Not necessarily in that order. I like pie.

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Practical Pilgrimage – Now Available!

My new book, Practical Pilgrimage, is now available for purchase. Subtitled "Useful Rules for Walking the Camino de Santiago", it's a deeper exploration …

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Practical Pilgrimage – Now Available!
Practical Pilgrimage, is now available for purchase. Subtitled “Useful Rules for Walking the Camino de Santiago”, it’s a deeper exploration and expansion of a blog post that appea…
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Today's #CaminoPhotooftheDay - the ubiquitous Saint Joan of Arc

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Camino Photo of the Day: Cahors Saint Joan – Pilgrims on the Way
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February 19, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Today's #CaminoPhotooftheDay - well past its greatness

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Camino Photo of the Day: Cahors Lady Chapel – Pilgrims on the Way
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February 18, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Today's #CaminoPhotooftheDay - touring the cathedral chapels

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Camino Photo of the Day: Cahors Altar of the Sacred Heart – Pilgrims on the Way
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February 17, 2026 at 7:43 PM
The latest from the Camino blog - my initial review of the Scrubba.

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Scrubba: Initial Review – Pilgrims on the Way
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February 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Today's #CaminoPhotooftheDay - Gothic, Byzantine, and electronic projection

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Camino Photo of the Day: the Two Domes of Cahors – Pilgrims on the Way
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February 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Today's #CaminoPhotooftheDay - featuring the return of Dobbles

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Camino Photo of the Day: Of Penguins and Orangina – Pilgrims on the Way
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February 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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For all the minimizers out there:
February 12, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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Actual footage of Vince Guaraldi performing "Linus and Lucy". I'm gobsmacked that this exists, but utterly thrilled too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EMf...
Vince Guaraldi - earliest television recording of "Linus and Lucy"
YouTube video by Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Today's #CaminoPhotooftheDay - this is what I mean by "narrow"

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Camino Photo of the Day: About those Alleys… – Pilgrims on the Way
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February 12, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Today's #CaminoPhotooftheDay - city architecture at a human scale

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Camino Photo of the Day: Amazing Medieval Cahors – Pilgrims on the Way
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February 10, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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it's never been easier to dunk on people, all you have to do is answer questions
February 10, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Today's #CaminoPhotooftheDay - not the angel you were expecting

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Camino Photo of the Day: L’ange du Lazaret – Pilgrims on the Way
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February 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.

He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Today's #CaminoPhotooftheDay - Gothic sandwiched between two slices of Byzantine

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Camino Photo of the Day: Cathédrale Saint-Etienne de Cahors – Pilgrims on the Way
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February 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Today's #CaminoPhotooftheDay - into the big city

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Camino Photo of the Day: Cahors for Lunch – Pilgrims on the Way
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February 5, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Today's #CaminoPhotooftheDay - that's not a typo

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Camino Photo of the Day: Through the Tree – Pilgrims on the Way
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February 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM