Randall Templin
@1000gargoyles.bsky.social
Husband, father, teacher, writer. I like Star Wars, hiking, rock and roll music, baking, Seattle sports, old boring books, poetry, stuff like that.
Real leadership is sacrifice, grace, and tending to the flock. #feastofchristtheking #powerisalie
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Real leadership is sacrifice, grace, and tending to the flock. #feastofchristtheking #powerisalie
With Judge, the Yankees were good, made the playoffs, and went out in the divisional round.
Without him, they would have done roughly the same.
With Raleigh, the M's won the division and came within a game of the WS.
Without him, I'm not sure we'd have made the playoffs.
That's value. #mvp
Without him, they would have done roughly the same.
With Raleigh, the M's won the division and came within a game of the WS.
Without him, I'm not sure we'd have made the playoffs.
That's value. #mvp
November 16, 2025 at 4:06 AM
With Judge, the Yankees were good, made the playoffs, and went out in the divisional round.
Without him, they would have done roughly the same.
With Raleigh, the M's won the division and came within a game of the WS.
Without him, I'm not sure we'd have made the playoffs.
That's value. #mvp
Without him, they would have done roughly the same.
With Raleigh, the M's won the division and came within a game of the WS.
Without him, I'm not sure we'd have made the playoffs.
That's value. #mvp
When I was in grad school, Soyinka was the artist-in-residence at my university. I was in rooms of fewer than twenty-five people to hear his thoughts on literature and society.
He is a genius, and only America loses by this attack on brilliance and depth to save the ego of a paper-think intellect.
He is a genius, and only America loses by this attack on brilliance and depth to save the ego of a paper-think intellect.
Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says his US visa revoked
The 91-year-old Nobel laureate in literature has been a critic of Trump's immigration policy.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
When I was in grad school, Soyinka was the artist-in-residence at my university. I was in rooms of fewer than twenty-five people to hear his thoughts on literature and society.
He is a genius, and only America loses by this attack on brilliance and depth to save the ego of a paper-think intellect.
He is a genius, and only America loses by this attack on brilliance and depth to save the ego of a paper-think intellect.
My 9-year-old, balling up chocolate chip cookie dough and putting it on a pan, "I'm not sausage, so I must be bakin'!"
October 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
My 9-year-old, balling up chocolate chip cookie dough and putting it on a pan, "I'm not sausage, so I must be bakin'!"
How 'bout those Seahawks.
October 21, 2025 at 5:33 AM
How 'bout those Seahawks.
Sorry, guys; it's my fault: I started to believe. Rookie mistake.
October 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Sorry, guys; it's my fault: I started to believe. Rookie mistake.
OK, Mariners. This is good. It seems pretty good.
October 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
OK, Mariners. This is good. It seems pretty good.
Right now, I really wish none of my lifelong dreams depended on a bunch of 24-year-olds performing to superhuman standards in the highest-pressure situation of their lives. #you'regoingtobethedeathofme #seattlemariners #tridents #shouldweputthemup #comeonM's
October 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Right now, I really wish none of my lifelong dreams depended on a bunch of 24-year-olds performing to superhuman standards in the highest-pressure situation of their lives. #you'regoingtobethedeathofme #seattlemariners #tridents #shouldweputthemup #comeonM's
Get out the mustard and the rye bread, Grandma! It's a GENOa Grand Salami! #GOM's #tridentsup #unchartedwaters #closestwe'veeverbeen
October 18, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Get out the mustard and the rye bread, Grandma! It's a GENOa Grand Salami! #GOM's #tridentsup #unchartedwaters #closestwe'veeverbeen
Jorge Polanco cannot stop hitting doubles! He simply does not know how.
October 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Jorge Polanco cannot stop hitting doubles! He simply does not know how.
Weird (not unwelcome) for us Seattle-area folk to have so much of the nation behind the Mariners. Even weirder (less welcome?) that a lot of that support is about hating Canada, since we generally like Canadians.
October 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Weird (not unwelcome) for us Seattle-area folk to have so much of the nation behind the Mariners. Even weirder (less welcome?) that a lot of that support is about hating Canada, since we generally like Canadians.
#ALCS Very rude of us to treat the Jaybirds so poorly when they invited us to their home for Canadian Thanksgiving, but what can you expect from a bunch of old sea dogs? #tentothree #goMs #julioooooooooo #polanconeoverthewall #nayledit
October 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
#ALCS Very rude of us to treat the Jaybirds so poorly when they invited us to their home for Canadian Thanksgiving, but what can you expect from a bunch of old sea dogs? #tentothree #goMs #julioooooooooo #polanconeoverthewall #nayledit
Love that we're up 1-0 on #JoshNaylor base running IQ and #otherMitch's situational hitting.
Also love that #GeorgeKirby got through 4 under 50 pitches.
Also love that #GeorgeKirby got through 4 under 50 pitches.
October 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Love that we're up 1-0 on #JoshNaylor base running IQ and #otherMitch's situational hitting.
Also love that #GeorgeKirby got through 4 under 50 pitches.
Also love that #GeorgeKirby got through 4 under 50 pitches.
It's OK if you don't create a bespoke microgeneration for yourself, I'll still know you're special.
October 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It's OK if you don't create a bespoke microgeneration for yourself, I'll still know you're special.
Absolutely livid to find out that Mac Barnett put Lord of The Rings spoilers in his kids books! A clever allusion, fine! But full-on spoilers?!
October 6, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Absolutely livid to find out that Mac Barnett put Lord of The Rings spoilers in his kids books! A clever allusion, fine! But full-on spoilers?!
Really great Seattle sports weekend.
#gohuskies #applecup #gomariners #sweep #goseahawks #moregamesagainstthesaintsplease
#gohuskies #applecup #gomariners #sweep #goseahawks #moregamesagainstthesaintsplease
September 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Really great Seattle sports weekend.
#gohuskies #applecup #gomariners #sweep #goseahawks #moregamesagainstthesaintsplease
#gohuskies #applecup #gomariners #sweep #goseahawks #moregamesagainstthesaintsplease
My seven year old buys a magic 8-ball at the toy store downtown.
Seven year old, immediately: Will I die this year? *shake shake shake*
Seven year old, immediately: Will I die this year? *shake shake shake*
August 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
My seven year old buys a magic 8-ball at the toy store downtown.
Seven year old, immediately: Will I die this year? *shake shake shake*
Seven year old, immediately: Will I die this year? *shake shake shake*
I was wearing my Borges T-shirt, and the bartender at this brewery was like, "Is that Jordan Peterson or something?" The phrase, "God, no!" flew reflexively from me like vomit.
August 15, 2025 at 5:31 AM
I was wearing my Borges T-shirt, and the bartender at this brewery was like, "Is that Jordan Peterson or something?" The phrase, "God, no!" flew reflexively from me like vomit.
All the nine-year-olds in the baseball league have a couple of seasons of practice catching, so some of them are getting good. Only one of them does mound visits to get pitchers on track. That would be my kid.
August 8, 2025 at 3:28 AM
All the nine-year-olds in the baseball league have a couple of seasons of practice catching, so some of them are getting good. Only one of them does mound visits to get pitchers on track. That would be my kid.
I like the "Kindness is the real punkrawk" stuff that's going around from the Superman movie, but the actual conversation from the film is better, harder. She says, "You trust everyone and think everyone you've ever met is, like, beautiful." That's when he says, "Maybe that's the real punkrawk."
August 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I like the "Kindness is the real punkrawk" stuff that's going around from the Superman movie, but the actual conversation from the film is better, harder. She says, "You trust everyone and think everyone you've ever met is, like, beautiful." That's when he says, "Maybe that's the real punkrawk."
The generational divide in opinions of the band Imagine Dragons has been weighing heavily on the vibe in our home, so we were all relieved to find that the kids like The Strokes. #justdanceyhipsteraughtsplaylistsnow
#thestrokes #interpol #theblakes #someshinstracks #someb&stracks
#thestrokes #interpol #theblakes #someshinstracks #someb&stracks
August 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The generational divide in opinions of the band Imagine Dragons has been weighing heavily on the vibe in our home, so we were all relieved to find that the kids like The Strokes. #justdanceyhipsteraughtsplaylistsnow
#thestrokes #interpol #theblakes #someshinstracks #someb&stracks
#thestrokes #interpol #theblakes #someshinstracks #someb&stracks
Yesterday, at the Mariners game, they tried to get a Coldplay cam going, and absolutely nobody did it.
They waved; they danced with their friends; they smiled; they didn't bother with Internet nonsense. I was really proud of our town.
#nevermindwhathappenedinthegame #seriouslyshutupaboutthegame
They waved; they danced with their friends; they smiled; they didn't bother with Internet nonsense. I was really proud of our town.
#nevermindwhathappenedinthegame #seriouslyshutupaboutthegame
July 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Yesterday, at the Mariners game, they tried to get a Coldplay cam going, and absolutely nobody did it.
They waved; they danced with their friends; they smiled; they didn't bother with Internet nonsense. I was really proud of our town.
#nevermindwhathappenedinthegame #seriouslyshutupaboutthegame
They waved; they danced with their friends; they smiled; they didn't bother with Internet nonsense. I was really proud of our town.
#nevermindwhathappenedinthegame #seriouslyshutupaboutthegame
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Snaga, are we recording? Okay, great.
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Today's protest included a state senator saying how inspired she's been by rewatching Star Wars. She specifically mentioned Rose and her perfect summation of one of the saga's greatest themes. We fight for our neighbors, our freedom, our democracy.
June 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Today's protest included a state senator saying how inspired she's been by rewatching Star Wars. She specifically mentioned Rose and her perfect summation of one of the saga's greatest themes. We fight for our neighbors, our freedom, our democracy.
Me: My relationship with Scripture is complicated, but it's been a while and it helps me lift my thoughts to compassion and grace, I should read today's daily office.
The daily office: No man with crushed testicles can come to the temple!
OK.Thanks be to God?
The daily office: No man with crushed testicles can come to the temple!
OK.Thanks be to God?
May 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Me: My relationship with Scripture is complicated, but it's been a while and it helps me lift my thoughts to compassion and grace, I should read today's daily office.
The daily office: No man with crushed testicles can come to the temple!
OK.Thanks be to God?
The daily office: No man with crushed testicles can come to the temple!
OK.Thanks be to God?