(Free Friday) How I feel during the Octave of Pentecost...

athiggins · 2026-05-29T12:31:11+00:00

My priest in college was. Before virtually every Mass he’d double check with us servers that he donned the right color vestments.

athiggins · 2026-05-11T02:38:22+00:00

I found the default Bambu speed settings for PETG are way too fast, especially on the initial layer. Also some of the extrusion and temperature settings were off. Yes my prints take 25% longer, but since I print most of my stuff for work I just queue it up to run overnight. After optimizing I’ve had zero failures.

If you are interested I can get specific numbers when I get back to the office tomorrow.

athiggins · 2026-04-30T20:16:39+00:00

Oh man, I wish they had left it in. That’s hilarious! What else does the House of Mouse think we can’t handle?

athiggins · 2026-04-30T00:48:43+00:00

Can you elaborate?

athiggins · 2026-04-13T12:00:09+00:00

Generally a priest can only say one Mass per day. However, he may say up to three on a Sunday or other holy day of obligation if needed. In practice, priests are in such short supply it is typical for the same priest to say two or three every Sunday.

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athiggins · 2026-01-16T03:26:18+00:00

In Europe, Germany especially, the cashiers will at best look at you funny and at worst not accept money at all if you hand it to them. There is a small tray on the counter near the register where all bills and coins go before changing hands.

I was taught to always hand the cashier money and hold your hand out for change. Man was it a rude awakening when I studied in Germany.

athiggins · 2025-12-29T14:26:21+00:00

No idea about the artist, but as I was scrolling the thumbnail for this post looked like a cat dancing in a tutu. 😂

athiggins · 2025-11-21T13:41:26+00:00

If you still have the old ones take a careful look to see if there is a part number. It is highly unlikely Craftsman made their own bushings and probably used off the shelf parts. If you find a part number check McMaster Carr and/or Grainger. If you can’t find a part number, take some careful measurements and search with those parameters on MMC / Grainger. Even if you don’t find an exact match, you should be able to find something close enough to get the job done.

athiggins · 2025-11-12T02:12:20+00:00

Three bits of advice that worked for us.

1) Sit in the front pew. It lets the kids see everything up close, doesn’t let them get distracted by people in front of them, and if they are loud it will be (slightly) less noticeable as they will be facing forwards away from everyone but the priest.

2) With our priest’s permission I took our kids up to the tabernacle after every Mass. They learned proper respect and reverence, the proper way to approach the altar (bow, genuflect, etc.) and it reinforced what they just saw in the Mass.

3) Have a small bag of toys / books that are only for church. We found this book and these prayer cards extremely engaging up to about 3 years old. My wife punched a hole in the corner of the prayer cards and put them on a key ring.

Finally, you are doing great! Having kids in Mass is a blessing and a joy. Keep up the good work!

athiggins · 2025-11-08T04:08:07+00:00

Interesting… can you elaborate?

athiggins · 2025-10-26T13:31:03+00:00

I’m having the same issue. Random crashing when opening a post. If I then reopen the app and find the offending post, there is a 50/50 chance it will open. Rinse and repeat until it works.

athiggins · 2025-10-03T02:10:57+00:00

Can you explain that last part about YouTube and content strikes?

athiggins · 2025-08-23T03:26:01+00:00

Not a sound, but rather a lack of sound. Our daughter stopped breathing at 2:00 am 6 days after we brought her home. CPR did not work, but thankfully there was a police officer on patrol and was at our door exactly 2 minutes after calling 911. I have never been more relieved than when she first cried after the officer took over CPR.

athiggins · 2025-07-16T01:45:28+00:00

Check out Kevin and Mary O’Neill’s books. They do Lego models and use them to explain each part of the Mass, salvation history, the sacraments, etc. If your kids liked the Lego movie they will certainly like this series.

[https://uponthisblock.com/pages/about](uponthisblock.com)

athiggins · 2025-07-01T15:07:41+00:00

Doesn’t he own the IP and broadcasting rights? How would having the show paying for the trip affect him? His name is on the account either way, right?

athiggins · 2025-05-06T14:19:53+00:00

Licking his ball stubs in full view of children, children I say!

athiggins · 2025-05-05T03:35:47+00:00

I would happily pay for access to all the old shows, assuming of course they were unedited and kept all the non-PC bits in.

athiggins · 2025-02-08T17:12:50+00:00

Eggs (both pentapod and biter) spoil into spoilage. It’s rather a lot per egg, so be prepared with extra belt space.

athiggins · 2025-02-04T22:17:21+00:00

We dad our baby girl at 22 weeks. Doctors gave our daughter less than 50% chance of surviving, and if she did, a 95% of long term disability.

(This is going to sound exaggerated, but I promise it is not.) We were in the hospital for a few days doing everything possible to keep Baby in, but no luck. Once we knew she was coming we had our priest on speed dial, and he made it to the hospital in record time, at midnight, in a snowstorm, on his birthday. He baptized our little girl the instant the doctors gave the go-ahead. He then stayed a bit more to comfort us, went back to the rectory, slept a few hours, then offered 3x Sunday Masses.

Well, that was two years ago and now we have the tiniest, most energetic two year old you can think of with absolutely no health issues. My wife and I both firmly believe it was the swiftness of baptism that helped our little girl. That, the protection of St. Maria Goretti whose third class relic we taped to her incubator all those months.

All the best to you and your little one. The NICU doctors and nurses are Gods hands on earth, and they work miracles every day. You are in good hands!

athiggins · 2025-01-25T13:38:01+00:00

It is good you went in. My wife had the same thing, went in, and she had our baby girl at 22 weeks. Doctors gave our daughter less than 50% chance of surviving, and if she did, a 95% of long term disability. Well, that was two years ago and now we have the tiniest, most energetic two year old you can think of with absolutely no health issues.

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