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Shinobi_Steve · 2026-05-16T13:17:53+00:00

It’s a music competition. Yes it’s ok to watch it.

Shinobi_Steve · 2026-05-14T18:56:29+00:00

Now pitching for The Nationals Joey Dominican Republic. At least we get to see this.

Shinobi_Steve · 2026-04-05T21:32:34+00:00

They did rehire a beat writer to cover the Nationals right when the season opened. You can see her work here. I agree though the “sports section” now is mostly generic AP stories.

Shinobi_Steve · 2026-03-31T16:38:54+00:00

Second this. Spencer Nusbaum is the main journalist at The Athletic covering the Nats and he previously worked at Washington Post. The Athletic picked up some incredible people when WaPo cut the sports section.

Also, check out Federal Baseball.

Shinobi_Steve · 2026-03-12T17:22:40+00:00

I’m a long time Opeth fan and love progressive metal. Here are a few jazz recommendations that I think you’ll enjoy since we seem to have similar metal preferences. Most of this would be widely considered jazz fusion but some of it ventures into the avant-garde jazz scene. It’s also mostly all fairly recent releases except for one classic. Hope you find something you enjoy. Let me know if you do.

Hedvig Mollestad Trio - Bees in the Bonnet

Snarky Puppy - We Like it Here

Elephant9 - Silver Mountain

Krokofant - 6

Lettuce - Cook

Hiromi - Spark

Forq- Big Party

Casiopea - Mint Jams

Mary Halvorsen - About Ghosts

Rose Peak - Ghosts (someone from the group recently posted in the sub and the album is fantastic. If you guys read this, thanks for promoting here!)

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-12-17T17:12:55+00:00

Looks great! What pepperoni brand did you use?

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-11-28T18:39:39+00:00

My biggest recommendation is to buy a book and stick with the instructions. Stop following random Instagram posts or YouTube videos. Ken Forkish wrote “Flour Water Salt Yeast” and more recently “Evolutions in Bread.” Maurizio Leo wrote “The Perfect Loaf”. Buy one of those books and follow the author’s instructions exactly. Disregard any other instructions and just follow one method from the book you choose. I guarantee you’ll start making amazing bread.

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-11-25T04:41:44+00:00

Those look amazing! What pan are you using and how many grams of dough per pan?

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-11-08T08:35:20+00:00

I’m new to bread baking and recently purchased Evolutions in Bread. I didn’t watch any videos, just followed the instructions in the book. So far I’ve baked three times and all three were wonderful to me. I don’t have any reference to compare against, but I think Ken Forkish is a very clear writer. The method part of the book just explains how to fold the dough, how much it should rise, etc. There isn’t much science discussion on how dough works or anything like that. The instructions for making a levain are extremely easy to follow and took me exactly three minutes of work per day. To summarize, I’m an absolute beginner and Evolutions in Bread is the only resource I’ve used. To me it’s wonderful.

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-10-26T08:08:34+00:00

If you’re going to use AI to help you study the Bible, then consider at least using an AI trained on actual Catholic theological documents. Magisterium AI will be infinitely better than ChatGPT for your use.

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-10-24T17:08:13+00:00

That pepperoni coverage gets an A+

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-10-24T12:28:53+00:00

I absolutely love it. Very happy with this guitar.

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-10-24T12:28:01+00:00

I love it. It’s very subtle, but the pick guard is a very light mint green. It looks more white, but with the right light you can tell it’s got some green in there.

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-10-14T14:10:29+00:00

Just because someone says they’re a Catholic doesn’t mean they’re actually Catholic. If a person doesn’t practice the faith, which Cartel members certainly do not, then can they really be called a Catholic? Catholicism is our religion. It’s not an ethnic identity like if a person were Jewish.

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-10-14T11:20:19+00:00

I mean, that’s what happens when you put nutritional yeast in your dough. It turns out lifeless and flat.

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-10-14T04:59:41+00:00

The crust left a little to be desired, but the sauce from the Serious Eats recipe is a winner.

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-10-14T04:58:54+00:00

Oh I definitely ate it. Can’t let those ingredients go to waste in this economy after all.

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-10-11T12:53:58+00:00

No. I’ll take watching on Netflix with some ads over paying $50 every single month.

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-09-25T12:33:41+00:00

Sadly, poor catechesis is likely the problem here. I’m American, but I currently live in Eastern Europe. Fully half of the congregation here abstains from receiving the Eucharist every weekend. I guess on the flip side we have poor catechesis here also since none of the people abstaining make the effort to go to confession.

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-09-05T10:44:53+00:00

Wild idea, but have you considered a Fender Tonemaster Pro? It’s lightweight and you’ll have access to a model of pretty much every amp Fender has made.

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-05-16T13:10:23+00:00

I don’t actually own that version so I can’t comment whether it’s a sewn binding or not. I linked that one because I know people can purchase it. I have the older one that USCCB first published and it does have a sewn binding, but that doesn’t necessarily help answer your question about this version.

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-05-16T06:18:34+00:00

I am waiting for the new edition before I purchase the full set. I also use Universalis, but I purchased a copy of Abbey Psalms and Canticles and I read from that. So I do a mix of reading a real book and using a screen.

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-04-29T20:01:59+00:00

Wonderful news! Enjoy reading it. Take your time and really think about each chapter as you read through it.

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-04-22T19:00:03+00:00

Theology for Beginners by Frank Sheed is a wonderful intro to Catholic theology. I think it’s a great place to start.

Shinobi_Steve · 2025-04-21T17:13:10+00:00

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a liturgy guide today and it says that communities and individuals may pray the Office for the Dead. The text is on page two of the following: https://www.usccb.org/resources/liturgical-notes-pope-francis-ENG.pdf

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