Jeff Shankle (he/him)
@jbshankle.bsky.social
for a slightly overweight, middle-aged man with arthritis in his knees... i'm doing alright
Payroll taxes are higher than capital gains. 🤔
April 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Payroll taxes are higher than capital gains. 🤔
Sabbatical Day 46 - off to check out 3 puppies in SF and Oakland (makes me wish I didn't live in Marin), hopes are up big on bringing Rutabaga home!, said goodbye to Xfinity, listened and watched our children at piano lessons is always a treat
April 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Sabbatical Day 46 - off to check out 3 puppies in SF and Oakland (makes me wish I didn't live in Marin), hopes are up big on bringing Rutabaga home!, said goodbye to Xfinity, listened and watched our children at piano lessons is always a treat
Sabbatical Day 45 - very simple day, watched Pride and Prejudice which immediately became a top movie!,
tired to organize my study on young adult ministry, further study into Holy Spirit, more time w/ the fam incl calls w/ my siblings!
tired to organize my study on young adult ministry, further study into Holy Spirit, more time w/ the fam incl calls w/ my siblings!
April 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Sabbatical Day 45 - very simple day, watched Pride and Prejudice which immediately became a top movie!,
tired to organize my study on young adult ministry, further study into Holy Spirit, more time w/ the fam incl calls w/ my siblings!
tired to organize my study on young adult ministry, further study into Holy Spirit, more time w/ the fam incl calls w/ my siblings!
Sabbatical Day 44 - rehab on arm and neck, books on prayer turns to study on Holy Spirit, took 1 kid to the dentist, date night w/ the Mrs (while fasting?), our Ultimate team loses bc of too many drops (1 was mine) and other little things, very late night call... unless they're in Jerusalem!
April 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Sabbatical Day 44 - rehab on arm and neck, books on prayer turns to study on Holy Spirit, took 1 kid to the dentist, date night w/ the Mrs (while fasting?), our Ultimate team loses bc of too many drops (1 was mine) and other little things, very late night call... unless they're in Jerusalem!
Sabbatical Day 43 - family walk over to Christ Church North Bay for worship, lots of good fellowship and free food, more downtime = more reading, Finnegan's for BOGO dinner, surprise visit from all 6 in-laws after their wine tasting extravaganza
April 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Sabbatical Day 43 - family walk over to Christ Church North Bay for worship, lots of good fellowship and free food, more downtime = more reading, Finnegan's for BOGO dinner, surprise visit from all 6 in-laws after their wine tasting extravaganza
Sabbatical Day 42 - facilitate our holy land zoom at Peet's at the Serra-Manilla mall which was freezing, on the way to adopt a pup in RWC, which doesn't happen, we lick our wounds at home, walk to one of the taco tents in town, but its not ready, end up at Carmen's, 4th grade teacher sighting!
April 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Sabbatical Day 42 - facilitate our holy land zoom at Peet's at the Serra-Manilla mall which was freezing, on the way to adopt a pup in RWC, which doesn't happen, we lick our wounds at home, walk to one of the taco tents in town, but its not ready, end up at Carmen's, 4th grade teacher sighting!
Sabbatical Day 41 - beautiful morning home w/ fam up Mt Burdell, some reading time about the Holy Spirit, Costco run, Legos w/ the kids, off to the gym
April 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Sabbatical Day 41 - beautiful morning home w/ fam up Mt Burdell, some reading time about the Holy Spirit, Costco run, Legos w/ the kids, off to the gym
Sabbatical Day 39 - drove home taking only 1 stop (what a family!), forced the fam to do the Hamilton audio book again, they slept, night walk to end the day
April 16, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Sabbatical Day 39 - drove home taking only 1 stop (what a family!), forced the fam to do the Hamilton audio book again, they slept, night walk to end the day
Sabbatical Day 39 - bkfst... you know, off to Huntington Beach where the fog was strong, but still got sun burned, boys dug a huge hole, met a nice local, walked to Marri's Pizza for solid Italian fare (best fried zucchini ever), downtown Disney, beautiful obit in @nytimes.com on my Uncle Tracy
April 16, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Sabbatical Day 39 - bkfst... you know, off to Huntington Beach where the fog was strong, but still got sun burned, boys dug a huge hole, met a nice local, walked to Marri's Pizza for solid Italian fare (best fried zucchini ever), downtown Disney, beautiful obit in @nytimes.com on my Uncle Tracy
Sabbatical Day 38 - Overeating at bkfst again, Disneyland day: only long line is Rise of the Resistance, which we still rode twice bc of short lines, lightning pass is clutch, millennium falcon at least 6 times, kids LOVED autopia, another exhausted walk home
April 16, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Sabbatical Day 38 - Overeating at bkfst again, Disneyland day: only long line is Rise of the Resistance, which we still rode twice bc of short lines, lightning pass is clutch, millennium falcon at least 6 times, kids LOVED autopia, another exhausted walk home
Sabbatical Day 37 - free hotel bkfst = 2 meals if you eat enough, California Adventure day: short lines, early water ride, Theo is oddly talented at web slinging, Guardians of the Galaxy is still the best, everyone is tired walking home
April 16, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Sabbatical Day 37 - free hotel bkfst = 2 meals if you eat enough, California Adventure day: short lines, early water ride, Theo is oddly talented at web slinging, Guardians of the Galaxy is still the best, everyone is tired walking home
Sabbatical Day 36 - long drive to Disneyland, ice cream sandwiches are out of my price range now, @bsky.app is X for libs?, thinking about going back as I'm not a big preach to the choir type, regardless of my profession, hanging out at the pool w/ the fam, another great @newyorker.com read
April 8, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Sabbatical Day 36 - long drive to Disneyland, ice cream sandwiches are out of my price range now, @bsky.app is X for libs?, thinking about going back as I'm not a big preach to the choir type, regardless of my profession, hanging out at the pool w/ the fam, another great @newyorker.com read
Sabbatical Day 35 - long day of vegging out w/ the kids when we should've been helping the Mrs pack and clean, Final 4 games were good, we did clean the car together!, and we packed for Spring Break trip to Disneyland tomorrow! A very long and fun phone call w/ my big bro!
April 7, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Sabbatical Day 35 - long day of vegging out w/ the kids when we should've been helping the Mrs pack and clean, Final 4 games were good, we did clean the car together!, and we packed for Spring Break trip to Disneyland tomorrow! A very long and fun phone call w/ my big bro!
Sabbatical Day 34 - scary day at ultimate after I planted my foot and felt a dagger shoved into my calf muscle, could barely walk after that, but still managed to do some upper body and core work at the gym that night, got to read bits of 3 more books
April 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Sabbatical Day 34 - scary day at ultimate after I planted my foot and felt a dagger shoved into my calf muscle, could barely walk after that, but still managed to do some upper body and core work at the gym that night, got to read bits of 3 more books
Sabbatical Day 33 - trout release with the kids school including a nice 2 mile rd trip walk w/ all the kiddos, gotta for another yoga in (good teacher correcting my form again), back to kids' school for more read-a-thon store work, lastly off to Sonoma UMC to talk about the plight of Palestinians
April 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Sabbatical Day 33 - trout release with the kids school including a nice 2 mile rd trip walk w/ all the kiddos, gotta for another yoga in (good teacher correcting my form again), back to kids' school for more read-a-thon store work, lastly off to Sonoma UMC to talk about the plight of Palestinians
Sabbatical Day 32 - Our 14th
Anniversary! Regulars at gym acknowledge each other w/ a head nod and little more, help w/ Read-a-thon store, lots of buy/sell/trading going on, capitalism is in good hands, piano lessons as a family, anniversary dinner at Masa Sushi, kids get ready for bed independently
Anniversary! Regulars at gym acknowledge each other w/ a head nod and little more, help w/ Read-a-thon store, lots of buy/sell/trading going on, capitalism is in good hands, piano lessons as a family, anniversary dinner at Masa Sushi, kids get ready for bed independently
April 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Sabbatical Day 32 - Our 14th
Anniversary! Regulars at gym acknowledge each other w/ a head nod and little more, help w/ Read-a-thon store, lots of buy/sell/trading going on, capitalism is in good hands, piano lessons as a family, anniversary dinner at Masa Sushi, kids get ready for bed independently
Anniversary! Regulars at gym acknowledge each other w/ a head nod and little more, help w/ Read-a-thon store, lots of buy/sell/trading going on, capitalism is in good hands, piano lessons as a family, anniversary dinner at Masa Sushi, kids get ready for bed independently
Sabbatical Day 31 - dabbled in a few books, overcrowded yoga class, 2 mile run that was probably a mistake, starting to get a handle on the home cleanliness/orderliness after being gone, lots of worship music today... it finally feels like things are slowing down in my head
April 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Sabbatical Day 31 - dabbled in a few books, overcrowded yoga class, 2 mile run that was probably a mistake, starting to get a handle on the home cleanliness/orderliness after being gone, lots of worship music today... it finally feels like things are slowing down in my head
Sabbatical Day 30 - kids go to WPC, I worship w/ Orthodox friends at Nativity of Christ where..
The cantor is cousins w/ one i met in Ramallah
Gentleman who spars w/ me (and others at my church) on housing issues
the pastor knows my niece's bf!
Successfully replaced the pump to the washer! It works!
The cantor is cousins w/ one i met in Ramallah
Gentleman who spars w/ me (and others at my church) on housing issues
the pastor knows my niece's bf!
Successfully replaced the pump to the washer! It works!
March 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Sabbatical Day 30 - kids go to WPC, I worship w/ Orthodox friends at Nativity of Christ where..
The cantor is cousins w/ one i met in Ramallah
Gentleman who spars w/ me (and others at my church) on housing issues
the pastor knows my niece's bf!
Successfully replaced the pump to the washer! It works!
The cantor is cousins w/ one i met in Ramallah
Gentleman who spars w/ me (and others at my church) on housing issues
the pastor knows my niece's bf!
Successfully replaced the pump to the washer! It works!
Sabbatical Day 29 - woke up late, headed to yoga w/ a great teacher who'd just returned from studying India then announced to us they're taking a break (dang), many, many hours spent cleaning out all the hoses on the washing machine to no avail.. it's still not pumping the water out
March 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Sabbatical Day 29 - woke up late, headed to yoga w/ a great teacher who'd just returned from studying India then announced to us they're taking a break (dang), many, many hours spent cleaning out all the hoses on the washing machine to no avail.. it's still not pumping the water out
Sabbatical Day 28 - gold rush day at the kids' school, learned how to lasso a wooden cow, not very well though, ultimate game cancelled, date night w/ the Mrs while the kids spar 🥋, made (what I thought was) a delicious Italian seafood stew which nobody liked.. o well! More for me!
March 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Sabbatical Day 28 - gold rush day at the kids' school, learned how to lasso a wooden cow, not very well though, ultimate game cancelled, date night w/ the Mrs while the kids spar 🥋, made (what I thought was) a delicious Italian seafood stew which nobody liked.. o well! More for me!
Sabbatical Day 27 - arrive at SFO close to midnight, last airporter home, bicycle the last 4.5 miles, in the rain, at 1:30am, home around 2am.. woken up to children screaming "Daddy!" At 7:00am, ride w/ them to school, rough day for an early release, veg out w/ book, school open house, I'm tired
March 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Sabbatical Day 27 - arrive at SFO close to midnight, last airporter home, bicycle the last 4.5 miles, in the rain, at 1:30am, home around 2am.. woken up to children screaming "Daddy!" At 7:00am, ride w/ them to school, rough day for an early release, veg out w/ book, school open house, I'm tired
Sabbatical Day 26 - bkft w/ punk rocker turned SPU professor/author, pack bags, bus takes a detour, i panic, then walk the last mile (w/ bags), walk UW campus w/ UPC YA staff (cherry blossoms are a big draw), light rail to streetcar to have lunch w/ former youth leader from WPC, then off to SeaTac!
March 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Sabbatical Day 26 - bkft w/ punk rocker turned SPU professor/author, pack bags, bus takes a detour, i panic, then walk the last mile (w/ bags), walk UW campus w/ UPC YA staff (cherry blossoms are a big draw), light rail to streetcar to have lunch w/ former youth leader from WPC, then off to SeaTac!
Sabbatical Day 25 - hotel alarms go off for what could only be a meth lab fire, library, hung out w/ an old frat bro, dinner w/ YA group, then bowling w/ that same crew
March 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Sabbatical Day 25 - hotel alarms go off for what could only be a meth lab fire, library, hung out w/ an old frat bro, dinner w/ YA group, then bowling w/ that same crew
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i'm gonna start making and selling t-shirts with the shapes of the country's most gerrymandered districts
March 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
i'm gonna start making and selling t-shirts with the shapes of the country's most gerrymandered districts
Sabbatical Day 24 - met some of the fine folks at Calvin Pres in Shoreline, very cool new community workspace/coffee joint at Pilgrim Coffee, remembered i actually know several people here and called them, dinner at wonderful couple's home talking about their forays into young adult ministry
March 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Sabbatical Day 24 - met some of the fine folks at Calvin Pres in Shoreline, very cool new community workspace/coffee joint at Pilgrim Coffee, remembered i actually know several people here and called them, dinner at wonderful couple's home talking about their forays into young adult ministry