Oh WordPress

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blogging, iOS app

Oh WordPress, how I hope and wish that your mobile app would work well enough that I can use it for my travels! Stay tuned, friends and relations, to see how it all works out!

For instance, just now you won’t let me upload a photo! That won’t do. We’ll work on it. More later.

Peasants revolt at Chaucer’s blog!

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blogging, Geoffrey Chaucer, Joss Whedon

There seems to have been a revolution at what was “Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog”! It is now being run by several other people calling themselves “A GLOBAL TEAME OF CREATIFS AND TRENDSETTIRS ASSEMBLID IN FELAWESHEP WYTH MUCH COFFEE” and re-titled “Geoffrey Chaucer Hath an Extreme Blog: Go England! It ys Rad!” “Chaucer,” it seems, is on vacation (or possibly on a quest) in Las Vegas.

The new team promise

Ywis, we Lords Appellant haue re-branded and re-concepted thys blog. We haue replaced Chaucer wyth a top team of new media specialistes. This is nowe a blog that ys dedicated to bringing yow the hottest and moost up to date content about the worldes of entertaynment, political societee, hangings, filmes, culture, quarterings, and defense of the of the noble realme of Engelonde.

They request all readers to sign a loyalty oath in the comments

to assuren us that ye aren nat Frensshe spyes or folk who wolde overturn the gret proceedings of the moost recent Parliament.

And in exchange, the editor assures us that “chaunge ys good.” But some things will not change:

11. Will all the old posts stay up? Indefinitely?

Of course thei shall. What maniacal and sadistic power do ye thinke doth control this blog? Joss Whedon?

What to think about a bunch of 14th century noblemen who follow the career of Joss Whedon?! But I hope Chaucer gets back from Las Vegas soon.

Hwaet! It’s February already?

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blogging, church, English major jobs, Lent, students

I felt obligated to say “hwaet” instead of “what”—partly because it has so many more potential meanings. But still—February? Also, today is Ash Wednesday. Unintentionally, it is also the due-date for the first set of freshman papers. There’s penance!

I’m not much for giving things up for Lent, although undoubtedly there are things I could forego for forty days in the interest of an improved spiritual life. Instead, I try for more discipline in doing things, so I’ve promised myself to post more regularly (and, let us hope, more meaningfully) to this site.  If there’s anything you’re particularly interested in, let me know.

In addition, I’ll be leading a study on 1st Corinthians for my church as we prayerfully consider the future of our congregation.

An encouraging event last week: a student came in to ask what kinds of jobs she might be able to do if she changed her major to English. Fortunately, I had answers. And more answers. And I hope we have a new English major.