Sweet summer Saturdays
Despite the recent Pew report showing how faith in general and the Church in particular are collapsing there are many places for hope.
Cool story on these North Carolina friars.
So Iāve been debating getting some help with nostr:npub10qrssqjsydd38j8mv7h27dq0ynpns3djgu88mhr7cr2qcqrgyezspkxqj8 production + shorter form video editingā¦
BUT I also have an extremely efficient/productive workflow right now using Riverside and Iām kind of tornā¦ BUT I also have a fiat job that demands a lot of my attentionā¦ BUT I also do most projects of my podcast shit at night when the wife and son are asleepā¦
Idk basically Iām trying to figure out if itās worth it to hire a hardcore Bitcoiner or if I should just do a couple trials on Fiverr and see how it goesā¦
Thoughts?
Zapping just so I hopefully remember to look into what these tools are later
āLet us then, O sinners, return instantly to Jesus Christ. If we have left him, let us immediately return before death overtakes us in sin and sends us to Hell, where the mercies and graces of the Lord shall, if we do not amend, be so many swords which shall lacerate the heart for all eternity.ā (see CS Lewisā āThe Great Divorceā here) - St Alphonsus Maria Liguori, sermon for Laetare Sunday.
Coming to terms with oneās own sin is (exceedingly) painful. Though, at this halfway point through Lent, Our Lord and the Church offers us solace, as well-explained here by one of the Doctors of the Church.
Very edifying for any who care to read.
A beautiful afternoon for flying around western SD
Was pricing flight costs per hour historically and realized $90 in 2001 is roughly $177 inflation adjusted USD in 2025.
This is why saving in a fixed supply money is important. Then the ruler for the thing youāre measuring never changes.
My First 3 Thoughts About Using Nostr.
1. The feed here feels clean, less like a firehose of nonsense, and more like an experience. Social media fatigue has been my biggest hurdle to trying something new. Between š, Facebook, and Instagram, keeping up has been exhausting as a solopreneur. But this? Itās like revisiting āOld ways, new days.ā Honestly, itās pretty damn cool to see a space that feels this refreshing. Iām getting the late1990s AOL WaReZ room feels.
2. Letās face itā¦the way social media monetizes engagement is a dumpster fire, as it rewards spammy behavior, divisive posts, and clickbait nonsense. Here, the idea of people directly rewarding people feelsā¦right. It aligns incentives in a way that makes sense; over time, I think this will be what sets Nostr apart.
3. The overall vibe here? Optimistic. Itās refreshing not to wade through the black-pilled doomers dominating š these days. Over there, it feels like the loudest voices are just shouting their opinions into the voidāand honestly, Iām over it. Here, the conversations feel constructive. People want to contribute something meaningful instead of just making noise.
Massive thanks to nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m, nostr:npub1rtlqca8r6auyaw5n5h3l5422dm4sry5dzfee4696fqe8s6qgudks7djtfs, nostr:npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe, and nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx for staying on the gas about it. I should have listened to you guys much, much earlier āš½
Hereās some sats coming your way!
Watching and listening to these little ones play and learn everyday is one of the greatest joys of my life. Thanks be to God for his goodness. Merry Christmas!
Who of you has or has seriously thought about leveraging your BTC to pay off short-term debt if you can cover the interest/principal over a term with cash flow and BTC cycle is bullish? Current rates 13.4-14.9%
Please tell me why, besides potential downside short-term volatility, I need to tell myself I am dumb for thinking this thought ā¦.
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And any other good, moral bitcoiners you know.
No de-gens please. I have a family to think of.
Almighty God come to Earth as a humble babe. A breathtaking truth. Merry Christmas!
āAnd the light shineth in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.ā John 1:5
Shia LaBeouf expressing why he loves the ancient form of the Roman Rite.
An interesting interview with bishop Barron for those who havenāt seen it.
Our family has felt the same.
Deo gratias. *clip linked below *
My son: dad did somebody buy this playground?
Me: yes son the city owns it.
Son: where did they get the money?
Me: they get it from the people.
Son: Ohh. So they steal it?
Me: not quite but thatās awful close son
Here lies Jack Jack.
He was a good boy and left too soon.
Requiescant in pace, my friend 
Kie-yotee, kie-yote, yotes, or yotees here in Western SD
I forcibly-gave my mother $100 BTC over lightning back when it was ~$20k. She just texted me it is worth ~$293ā¦. I think the grandparents are coming around! 
So, Iāve been avoiding social media for Lent. Happened to hop on this AM and the whiplash between pure goodness/community development and vitriol/pot-stirring just hurts.
Gonna get back to real-life now. 
Enjoying checking animals and water with the older two during this warm weather
#SDsunset 