The essence of life: take care of yourself. And take care of those around you.

How is everyone holding up? What have you been doing to calm your nerves? get work done from home? distract yourself?

happy national puppy day, though Loki is not a puppy

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theguardian.com/news/2020/mar/…

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unofficial covid-19 anthem: open.spotify.com/track/5iDmsAvK…

Messed up must watch tv: slate.com/culture/2020/0…

beef toe. I'm smitten. x.com/joetracini/sta…

Legend has it there is a place in hell for me and my friends. All we do is dance in our new dress and shout at the devil behind that bush. Hey. It could be worse. I am all the rage these days. Please to meet you. Hope you guessed my name. open.spotify.com/playlist/7dvQf…

The Last Zoom Meeting

Think about it. We are all going through the same unprecedented time together, and while this sucks, as all suffering does, it's not without meaning. On the other side of this crisis, for there is the other side in all circumstances, we will be better. Wounded, perhaps, but wiser

this is why churches have membership covenants ... desiringgod.org/articles/coron…

Let go of your judgments. Judgments build walls. Focus on people. At dinner and annoyed because you don't like the food? The food is not the goal ... psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pieces…

Check out the latest issue of LCEF’s official magazine, Interest Time! 📰 Full of inspiring stories and informative articles, we look back to where art and architecture in Lutheran churches began and how it might help guide the churches of today.

With stewardship as their mission, Calvary Lutheran Church, Murrysville, Pa., has been able to overcome their landlocked situation to expand its ministry in meaningful and powerful ways. #InterestTime

Dog lovers ... all the songs you could ever want about dogs in 60 minutes. (That's 420 minutes in dog.) Ruff! open.spotify.com/playlist/5spsR…

In honor of National Wildlife Day, I decided to wear my cat costume.

To the Harold Budd fans: In honor of his passing (December 8), I arranged a playlist of some of his songs (59) into a love poem. You can read it and listen to the master of minimalism here: open.spotify.com/playlist/55hPM…

ute little cartoon story about Dave Brubeck saxophonist Paul Desmond’s crush on Audrey Hepburn … newyorker.com/magazine/2021/…