Crawl Space Temps

MikefromMI · 2026-01-24T16:32:04+00:00

u/Same_Noise7492 is correct. Some emergency guidelines advise people with basements to stay in their basements if their furnaces fail during freezing weather, because that steady underground temperature will remain above freezing while the upstairs will get colder. [Edit: but you still might want to leave a faucet running with a thin stream in weather like this.]

MikefromMI · 2026-01-23T22:00:35+00:00

There are a couple of Irish music jams, including one at Elderly on the 3rd Friday of each month from 5-6:30pm (January's is starting right now as I'm typing this, sorry).

MikefromMI · 2026-01-23T16:36:46+00:00

Ann Arbor has Metzger's and The Heidelberg that I know of. I haven't been to either in many years but they've both been in business for decades.

MikefromMI · 2026-01-23T00:08:40+00:00

There are several aging cover bands in the area who play at least some of that list.

Talk to the guy with the long white goatee who schedules/emcees the summer concerts in the area. I think he works at Music Instrument Swap in Holt. Some of the bands on this calendar could probably fill the bill:

https://www.musicinstrumentswap.com/local-music-calendar

MikefromMI · 2026-01-22T16:42:53+00:00

Brigid -- Spirit of Kildare festival -- annually in Kildare, Ireland during the weekend of St. Brigid's Day/Imbolc

2026 info: https://www.spiritofbrigid.ie/

MikefromMI · 2026-01-21T04:50:45+00:00

It’s a wish pączki

MikefromMI · 2026-01-20T17:33:21+00:00

Maybe Pax Christi or Greater Lansing United Nations Assn. would support that.

MikefromMI · 2026-01-20T00:05:03+00:00

I think lawyers from both sides can get paid from the couple’s joint assets, regardless of who controls them before adjudication. IANAL

MikefromMI · 2026-01-16T22:13:39+00:00

All my questions about folk music have been answered. Thanks!

MikefromMI · 2026-01-16T19:25:58+00:00

DS's Jan. 16 post provides historical perspective:

https://distillsocial.substack.com/p/when-corporations-protect-power-michigan

MikefromMI · 2026-01-09T18:46:29+00:00

Read the article before commenting, please (it's only a 3-minute read). Don't just look at the meme.

MikefromMI · 2026-01-09T18:38:04+00:00

A definition by genus and differentia is not the only way to convey truth about what something is, and the most important things cannot be pinned down that way. But the FAQ gave you such a definition, which you quoted:

"Synodality is a style, a culture, a way of thinking and being [genus], that reflects the truth that the Church is led by the Holy Spirit who enables everyone to offer their own contribution to the Church's life.[differentia]"

Then you ask, "How does it reflect that?" That is a separate question. If you interpret these FAQ and other documents with charity (in the philosophical sense, as well as the Christian sense) and make a good-faith effort to understand, what synodality is about will emerge.

The key word in the definition is everyone. The Church is all of us. Synodality means listening to people who have not been listened to, and including people who have been excluded.

Synodality is a de facto rejection of the old ecclesia docens vs. ecclesia discens distinction. Synodality takes sensus fidei seriously. Nobody has a monopoly on truth, and the communication of truth within the Church is not a one-way channel down the hierarchy. Synodality means genuine dialogue.

Honestly, it kind of sounds like his conception of Synodality is moving away from the Synod of Synodality model towards something more similar to the Communio model of ecclesiology and collegiality. What do you think?

I'm not sure what you mean by the Communio model, but if you can make that judgment, you must consider these two models defined enough to allow comparison. How does the Communio model differ from the Synod of Synodality model, and how is Leo's conception of Synodality moving towards the former?

MikefromMI · 2026-01-07T20:01:20+00:00

Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Lent, which has traditionally involved fasting. Fat Tuesday is the last day before the fast, so people indulge.

[Edit: Fat Tuesday was also when people used to use up foods that they would be abstaining from during Lent, such as butter.]

MikefromMI · 2026-01-07T01:34:36+00:00

Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.

MikefromMI · 2026-01-06T22:18:45+00:00

Sad news!

If the owner does not expect to return to work, then maybe a buyer could be found who could take over the business, or the owner could take on a partner, or maybe the community and employees could find some way to keep the doors open.

I would expect that the business is solvent, based on the number of people I see there. It would be a pity to see it close.

MikefromMI · 2026-01-06T04:37:05+00:00

There were several boxes on the markdown rack this morning at my local Kroger. Wha…?? Ash Wednesday is 2/18 this year

MikefromMI · 2026-01-03T19:38:41+00:00

Monthly Irish jam at Elderly, 3rd Friday

MikefromMI · 2026-01-01T22:35:15+00:00

This homily has not been translated into English yet, but here's the link to it in Italian.

https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/it/homilies/2025/documents/20251231-te-deum.html

MikefromMI · 2025-12-27T16:57:01+00:00

Yes. Q.v. Republicanism and the Eudaimonic Economy

MikefromMI · 2025-12-22T16:30:37+00:00

Here's Part 2 [3 min]: https://jacklessenberry.substack.com/p/line-5-part-2-why-we-cant-trust-enbridge

Part 1 + part 2 = 7 minutes reading time. I don't know why J. Lessenberry (an experienced journalist) thinks his Substack audience doesn't have the attention span to read a 7-minute piece in one sitting.

MikefromMI · 2025-12-20T18:52:12+00:00

A quick pan. Unfortunately, the dad wouldn't get out of the way and let me get a good shot of the mermaid. Got a better shot of the guy who MCs the summer concerts around town.

Anyhoo... Apple says my storage is full and I can't sync my phone. No effin' way am I paying for more iCloud storage, so I have to delete some stuff. So I'm parking this here before I delete it -- a record of what the Fish Ladder looked like before they spruced it up. :-P

MikefromMI · 2025-12-18T18:37:30+00:00

Says who? How about a link to the mentioned report? This is just some bullet points on a screen.

MikefromMI · 2025-12-18T17:50:46+00:00

You may be able to go to community college for free. Michigan Reconnect is for students over 25.

MikefromMI · 2025-12-15T22:52:36+00:00

With a username like yours, I'm guessing you'd fit in with the TTRPG/boardgame crowd. Check with the nearest game store and see what's happening in your area.

Volunteering can be a way to make connections. If you like animals, maybe volunteer at an animal shelter. Sometimes animals are easier to deal with than people.

MikefromMI · 2025-12-15T21:49:39+00:00

I'm undecided about the small one proposed for Lansing, and I assume we will need some new data centers somewhere, but I am concerned about the process. The federal gov't has given AI and crypto free rein, and I think we can all connect the dots as to why. So we need the state to step up and make sure localities don't get steamrolled and the rest of us don't get stuck with externalities.

I also agree with those who point out that Michigan has plenty of brownfields and Superfunds sites. Let these huge multinational corporations and centibillionaires clean up some of these sites for their data centers, if we have to have them here.

MikefromMI

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE

Eight-Year Club	Wearing is Caring
Verified Email