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This is a test post of something longer form. Starting this Sunday, you’ll hear about a few liturgies to formally begin Pope Leo XIV’s ministry. Leo XIV is the Pope, with full authority, when he accepts his election without needing any additional liturgy or ritual. Similarly, the King of England became the king immediately upon the death of his mother, yet, in both cases, there are rituals…

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First day back to work after sabbatical this summer. Time to figure out what I missed. Haven’t looked at e-mail or p2 (internal memo/blog system) yet. I’ve worked Slack down to only 700 notifications. (wp.me p6B25q-gZq)

Been running around so much to pull off this quinceañera, that I almost didn’t take a beat today to just it sink in that I have a 15-year-old. (wp.me p6B25q-gZo)

Friday Night Lights (on Thursday)! (wp.me p6B25q-gZm)

Just a test. Ignore this post. This is a second block. (wp.me p6B25q-gZ0)

Today is the kids’ first day of school! Except middle school kids became there was a fire at their school last night. The same school that had a fire over Christmas break a couple years ago. The same building that only exists because the previous school building burnt down in the 80s. (wp.me p6B25q-gYZ)

I have a couple weeks left of my second quinquennial sabbatical at Automattic. I haven’t thought (much) about work during this time and I need to reflect on what this three months have brought as I jump back into it. This has been the longest I’ve been away from WordPress in 15-20 years. During the last sabbatical, I stayed away from work but still kept us with WordPress. (wp.me p6B25q-gYV)

While not holding my breath, it would be interesting to see more open processes in the selection of bishops. I am not advocating for a pure democratic process—not at all. But, seeing the Cathedral Chapter involved in proposing names, a lay (and stable) entity have a well-defined role, the Vatican being involved with vetting, etc. I wish we could see more of this. It isn’t clear if the Vatican can strike/add names to the list when they get it (I’d think that would be a nice touch) and, obviously, the pick isn’t official until the Pope grants assent so there is always a final veto possibility. The Eastern Rite churches work in a similar way, in that they determine the next eparch and asks the Pope to confirm. The unity of the Church is maintained but the local church has a defined role in the process. One issue is when a single diocese has plenty of bishop-potentials—how do we ensure those guys are involved? Austin has five diocesan priests who are active bishops elsewhere (we’ve never had an ordinary from Austin though). I’d love to hear from someone on the ground there on what *doesn’t* work or what they need to avoid. https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/lay-parliament-to-help-pick-new-swiss (wp.me p6B25q-gYU)

If you have a dually pickup truck with extended arm (towing) mirrors without a trailer and you park on a street with 9-ft travel lanes without folding them in… Well, I don’t feel bad if your mirror gets smacked. (wp.me p6B25q-gYT)

I know I won’t, but I’m on the edge of a news fast until November. Nothing that makes me hopeful nor worried in U.S. politics matters until the voting happens. (wp.me p6B25q-gYA)

Huh. I never thought about what would happen when a pet cemetery is sold. https://www.kut.org/austin/2024-08-08/pet-rest-cemetery-north-austin-tx-pflugerville-three-points-road (wp.me p6B25q-gYy)

I’m debating the merits of merging this site with my traditional site at kraft.blog I might lose all of the existing Fediverse connections. I like the bk.cx domain since it is so short but I’m supposed to keep posting content canonically at kraft.blog. (wp.me p6B25q-gYs)

As my youngest gets older, I try to take a moment to realize this may be the last time I do something as a dad. Like watch my kid fly around at a gymnastics studio birthday party. (wp.me p6B25q-gYx)

Ironic: I logged into my work systems for the first time this summer (on sabbatical until September) to log a couple of expenses as they came in to a personal card. After a true 60 seconds, the Internet goes out. A few minutes later a text from Google Fiber that there’s a suspected fiber cut in my area with a 5-hour estimated resolution. Sorry, neighbors. I’ll take blame by messing with the Demon of Working During Sabbatical. (wp.me p6B25q-gYb)

Intending no offense to the people of Sark, but if the island of 500 people, which is a subdivision of a British dependency, has their flag included in the standard set of emoji, then Unicode should expand to include other subdivisions. Even, let’s say, subdivisions with more than 1M people or stable existence for 50 years, etc. I’m just waiting for a Texas flag emoji to be standard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sark (wp.me p6B25q-gXW)

Wow. Southwest Airlines is ending open seating. Assigned and premium economy coming to their flights. https://www.swamedia.com/releases/release-66ab759a702a76e0bcb37c45465c6a58-southwest-airlines-launches-enhancements-to-transform-customer-experience-and-improve-financial-performance #airtravel (wp.me p6B25q-gXU)

Nothing surprises me anymore. It’ll be interesting to read the political analysis of Summer 2024 in 20 or so years. 🇺🇸 #uspol (wp.me p6B25q-gXM)

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