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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • I’m a recent player of Elden Ring, having only just gotten the second seal.

    At first, there was such intense relief when I knew I wouldn’t have to face that boss again.

    Now it’s sad to me that in this strangely impermanent world, the most dynamic and intriguing experiences in it go away forever once you figure it out.







  • Serious answer:

    I can’t speak for anyone else, but I believe in a religion because I’ve found it to be personally beneficial.

    I was a pastor for many years and saw much of the best and worst religion had to offer. I haven’t stepped foot inside a church since COVID broke out and don’t know that I ever will again.

    My personal beliefs are still a significant part of my life, but I understand why someone would ask the question that spawned this discussion.






  • Beautiful art for a fascinating moment in the Bible. For those who’d like to know more, I wrote a small blurb:

    So this is one of those oft-misunderstood moments in the Bible. Mary is sitting at the feet of Jesus while Martha works to host everyone. Martha gets all huffy at Mary for not helping, but Jesus protects Mary.

    What’s interesting is there’s subtext here that isn’t about housework or hosting.

    Sitting at the feet of a rabbi is where one learned to become a rabbi. Paul himself says he learned at the feet of Gamaliel, a famous rabbi of the day.

    Martha was upset that Mary was presuming to learn like a rabbi. She likely thought Jesus was just being nice about it, so offered a pretext for him to dismiss her. Jesus shut that down hard. Women are welcome to learn to become teachers in the kingdom he’s building.

    -Luke 10:38-42, Acts 22:3 (nrsv)




  • No idea about this particular girl, but there’s plenty of authentic disorders that can cause childhood dementia:

    • Batten Disease (Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses, NCL)
    • Sanfilippo Syndrome (Mucopolysaccharidosis Type III, MPS III)
    • Niemann-Pick Disease Type C, GM1 and GM2 Gangliosidosis (Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff Disease)
    • Leukodystrophies (such as Metachromatic Leukodystrophy and Krabbe Disease)
    • Mitochondrial Disorders (such as Leigh syndrome)
    • Rett Syndrome