Category Archives: Journal

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Ducks

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

My encounter with a savvy mother duck and her ducklings. Also an unrelated sunset photo. Continue reading →

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Voting, Voter Resources, Faith, and Me

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

It was a bit past one when I voted in Minnesota’s primaries this Tuesday. Two of the three election judges were checking off other voters when I got there. Verifying that I was a registered voter went smoothly. I gave … Continue reading →

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AI, “Magnifica Humanitas”, Thomas Aquinas, and Me

Posted on August 8, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

Pope Leo XIV’s “Magnifica Humanitas” (on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence) came out in May. I didn’t expect it to be a fast read, and I was right. In English, it runs to nearly 38,000 … Continue reading →

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Married is Married

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

This is going to be another comparatively-short one. Today I’m focusing on part of another step in those family property/estate/whatever arrangements I mentioned last week. Or, rather, on something that came up during the process. But first, a little background. … Continue reading →

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Independence Day, 250 Years Later

Posted on July 3, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

Two and a half centuries back, quite a few English subjects who were living in colonies strung along North America’s east cast had become fed up. Thoroughly. Like pretty much anything else involving humans, it’s complicated. It wasn’t just paying … Continue reading →

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