Category Archives: Journal

Sharing more about me, less about (almost) everything else

Grogu, a Christmas Stocking, the Liturgical Year, and Me

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

I learned, long ago, that being “pretty sure” about something wasn’t necessarily the same as being right. Take what I was “pretty sure” about last month, for example: “…Folks living in the next block north of our house have inflatable … Continue reading →

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A Short Look at a Small Dog, and Another Week in Minnesota

Posted on January 11, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

I missed Mass on Epiphany Sunday. I’m not happy about that, at all. But we had very cold weather outside — and I’d been noticing a serious mismatch between temperature readings my body was giving me, and what I saw … Continue reading →

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Snow, Yes; Storm, No: Another Thursday in Minnesota

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

Former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral was at the top of my news feed briefly, earlier this morning. Then the California wildfire headlines bobbed back up: reminding me that living in the frozen north does have advantages. We’re getting a little … Continue reading →

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A Dog Named Ulysses

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

First off, I don’t know the dog’s name. Ulysses was the name I had for him. He, or maybe she, was the sort of dog I think of as a hound-dog: medium size, long legs. Bear in mind that I … Continue reading →

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Freezing Fog, Mass, Mary: and Me

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Brian H. Gill

As I said Saturday, getting to Mass is a big deal for me. I stayed in all day Sunday, and probably will do the same today. That’s doubly frustrating, since Sunday morning Mass is one of the two times I … Continue reading →

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