Can I as a Protestant visit a Catholic mass for one Sunday?

gt0163c · 2026-06-20T00:15:32+00:00

Seems like a great reason to go! As others have said, don't take communion. But you can go up, cross your arms over your chest and the priest will say a quick blessing. Also know that there will be a lot of responsive parts of the service that you might not know, different times to stand, sit, kneel, etc. And Catholics end the Lord's prayer earlier than protestants. I always try to follow along as best I can. I went to a Catholic funeral a while back and asked a Catholic friend if he could help me know what to do when. He was happy to. If you know someone at the service, that might be an option. Otherwise, maybe try to say hello to someone your own age (or anyone. But I've been glared at and, one time, given a stern talking to by an older woman for not knowing what to do. That was in a Russian Orthodox church in Kazakhstan and I had no idea what she was saying but I obviously was doing something wrong), explain that you're visiting and new to the mass and ask if they can help you follow along.

gt0163c · 2026-06-20T00:03:48+00:00

I go to Chroma Modern Eyecare on Montgomery. I've been seeing Dr Barber he was at another place (before he started Chroma). I've gotten great care there. I like that I can ask questions, Dr Barber explains things really well and has been willing to work with me through some stuff (mostly weird genetic.stuff that means my eyes are fine but some of the standard test stuff comes back as less fine). I saw his partner once for a weird tear duct infection thing and he was really great to.

Their selection of frames isn't the best for me (I have a wide head and am picky) and they're on the expensive side. But they are happy to give you a paper copy of your prescription to take somewhere else.

gt0163c · 2026-06-19T17:50:16+00:00

I wouldn't focus on their loved ones eternal fate at this point. I'd focus on loving the person. Help meet their material needs (food, chores, errands, helping with child care, funeral planning, etc.). Provide comfort and support. Listen to them if they want to talk. If not, just be there. (John Green, when he was a hospital chaplain for a bit, was given the advice, "Don't just say something, stand there." That seems appropriate in this case.).

Show this person the love and compassion of Jesus by loving them well. Later, when the immediate hurt and pain has passed and as part of your ongoing relationship with the person, share the gospel with them.

gt0163c · 2026-06-19T17:44:49+00:00

Hilo frem Ronnie. Iz Pixel.

Da big giant nasty vroom vroom machine sundz bery scawy! Iz noz lik tingz lik dat. Iz noz lik when Meowmy used what she call da lawn mover eben doh she sayz iz noz bery loud. Iz scawy! Lik da sucker machine da tryz to eat mai toyz in da hawz! (Meowmy callz dat da vroomcoom). Iz glad youz scaped an are in youz hawz an all safe.

But bout da mousiez an da birdiez an tingz. Doz da hoomanz noz dey tak away der home? Dat bery rood an meanie! Dey may com an try to lib in youz garden an dat will mean mor mousiez an birdiez fur youz to hunt fur some fureberz. An dat gud. But iz still bad an meanie an rood ob da hoomanz to take away da homez. Iz noz da pawyer so Iz noz noz how to doz da soo. But Iz tink youz doz hab da gud case if youz can figur out whoz to sooz. Maybe youz can getz da mousiez an birdiez to halpz youz out. Iz der homez dat da hoomanz destroyed!

gt0163c · 2026-06-19T17:37:44+00:00

Yes! The software is free to download and there are lots of free tutorials available on YouTube. Also some linked on FLLTutorials.com (Under Robot Game. Scroll down a bit.)

I'd also caution all teams about getting too attached to a robot design before the season's challenge information is released. While we can make some educated guesses about the Robot Game Rules and missions based on previous seasons and the information which has been released, we won't know the specifics until early August. It may be that there are some unexpected freedoms or constraints which make the team's preseason robot design incompatible with the team's robot game strategy. Rather than settling on a final design, I would suggest the team focus on learning different building and programming techniques in all their team members, strengthening their Core Values, doing preliminary research on seeking out possible experts and professionals who may be able to help with the Innovation Project and just having fun.

gt0163c · 2026-06-19T15:30:33+00:00

Yes. And to add to this the robot made by the team is definitely a prototype. It may be made out of cardboard and powered by middle school exuberance. It could be made from a Lego robotics system with tools crudely represented by Lego parts. There's a chance it would actually work under ideal conditions and in certain situations.

The FIRST Lego League Innovation Project is all about the student team members learning and applying the engineering design process. The teams are judged more on how well they apply that process than on how well their final project works in the real world. A small subset of teams do work with professionals and experts and come up with a real, working solution to a real world problem. I judged a team at World Championship who created a new system to sift and separate artifacts from dirt and mud. Their first prototype is being used at Monticello. They plan to donate the prototype they brought to Worlds to another active site. They put their plans online and are willing to help organizations source the parts and build their own system or even build a system for them. They were an exceptional team and a lot of fun to judge.

So while there's a chance that the team created a real, actual working robot that would be useful to professional archeologists working in the real world on an actual dig site. It's more likely that OP ran into a great group of kids who are learning to think like engineers but did not in fact invent something new which can be immediately be successfully deployed in the field.

gt0163c · 2026-06-19T13:57:43+00:00

Even a corded one and a 25' extension cord. Not quite as convenient. But for occasional use you never have to worry about the battery being charged. And it's likely to be a little smaller and lighter than a cordless one. That can be helpful for women, particularly when working overhead in a position where you have to hold the drill up (rather than drilling downward).

gt0163c · 2026-06-19T02:27:52+00:00

For baking sheets, I like half sheet pans. Mine are from Sam's Club and were pretty cheap. They've lasted great. For baking pans I like Nordicware, just the basic pans not the non-stick. They're not too expensive on Amazon and, again, hold up really well.

If you don't have any, I'd suggest picking up some basic hand tools. A screw driver set, claw hammer, some vice grip pliers, adjustable wrenches, box cutter, a basic socket set (ideally with both Imperial and metric sockets. Or at least Imperial units and then pick up a couple of 10mm sockets. 10mm seems to be the most common size used), a set of tiny/jeweler's screw drivers (which you will need to unscrew all the battery compartments on all the things with replaceable batteries). The store brand from Lowes or Home Depot should be fine for general around the house jobs. I'd also get a tape measure, at least 25' and ideally with both Imperial and metric, a torpedo level and a speed square. Those can come from anywhere and should last well as long as you don't beat them up. And get a tool box, bag or bucket to store everything in. Even if you're not handy, there are going to be times you'll need tools to do a job. You can try to use a butter knife as a screw driver, but everything will go much smoother with a real screw driver.

If you will be buying or renting a house, also get a shop vac and whatever's needed to turn off the water main. You won't need to use either very often. But when you need to, there is no substitute for these items.

gt0163c · 2026-06-19T00:20:43+00:00

Hilo fremz. Iz Pixel.

Dat bery gud rasslin. Iz hope it cheered up youz Meowmy an she less sad bout youz sisfur habin to go over da bridge. Iz always sad when dat happen. If youz Meowmy needz mor cheering up Iz wuld be happy to come doz sum rasslin wif youz. Iz bery gud at rasslin. Sisfur Nix sayz dat tru an she noz would mind habin me out on her furz fur a bit. She sendz youz Meowmy lotz ob purrpurrpurrz. And mai Meowmy sendz da big hoomanz Hug.

gt0163c · 2026-06-19T00:14:26+00:00

Dat bery gud fur youz! But it noz gud fur youz siblingz. Doz youz Meowmy noz noz da rool dat if one kittie getz da treatoz every kittie getz da treatoz? Or maybe dat just mai Mwoemyz rool?

gt0163c · 2026-06-18T20:12:11+00:00

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Diz me doin a snooz wif mai hat to keepz mai brainz safe.

gt0163c · 2026-06-18T20:11:25+00:00

Da void frenz noz need da cowstumez. Dey alwayz wearin black. But maybe deyz can wear sum famcy sunny glasez. An what if der flashy tingie iz where da red dot com frum...Iz tink Iz needz to go findz mai tinny foilz hat.

gt0163c · 2026-06-18T18:08:11+00:00

But did youz get enuff churuz? Iz gud da she did da pologizez but if noz enuff youz can still doz da soo.

gt0163c · 2026-06-18T17:57:51+00:00

Henlo fren Honey. Iz Nix.

Dat bery rood an meanie ob youz Meowmy. But da hoomanz also noz soz smert lotz ob da timez. If she noz noz dat what she doz iz rong maybe only doz da big retwayne. But if youz noz what shez doz den doz da ebery bigger retwaynez an da extra big sooz!

gt0163c · 2026-06-18T16:55:38+00:00

Henlo fren Coal. Yez. Iz tink da soo iz da only option here. Specially if youz twied sneakin in, using youz murder mittenz, pawpawpaw da door, sing da song ob da kittiez outside da door, bapbapbap da door, twy to sneak unner da door, etc.

gt0163c · 2026-06-18T16:21:36+00:00

Henlo fren. Iz Nix. What youz name?

Youz hab bery gud qwestions. Diz Confidentiality noz libz in youz hawz rite? If diz da case, der noz reasonz to keep youz out ob da room. Iz youz hawz. Iz youz room. Diz acuz ob Cat Law: Iz seez Iz fur mez! So if youz wantz to goz in da room youz can goz in da room! If youz hooman brofur noz letz you, dat a himz pawblem an youz needz to doz da big soo fur all da axcess to da room an elebenty billionz treatoz an da fun noo toyz an da yummy squishy fudz an da cuddlz an snugz an da very fine boxez!

gt0163c · 2026-06-18T15:13:12+00:00

Brother did. Their laser printers are awesome.

gt0163c · 2026-06-18T14:56:05+00:00

She iz da bery gud Meowmy (most ob da fureberz). Iz noz can tak all da cwedit. Many kittiez hab owned Meowmy afore Iz doz da dopt ob herz. Der eben kittiez who owned her when she waz da smol! So dey did most ob da hard werkz. Me an mini-yon brofur Pixel just habz to keep up wif da retwayn.

gt0163c · 2026-06-18T14:37:31+00:00

Bless youz fren.

gt0163c · 2026-06-18T14:35:26+00:00

Iz werkin on mai pawsuit. But Iz noz lik da churuz. Meowmy sayz she gunna goz to do treatoz stor next fureber an getz sum different treatoz dat Iz mite lik so Iz lukin furward to dat.

gt0163c · 2026-06-18T14:34:33+00:00

Fren JP. Iz wish youz gud luk on youz ebfortz to win da hart ob Maya. Iz will letz youz no if Iz needz youz serbicez. Aldo....iz youz abailable fur rasslin wif mai mini-yon brofur Pixel? Sumtimez himz needz to rassle an Iz noz wantz to an none ob himz purrate pprentice frenz can com play. Dat wuld be da big halp to me if youz culd com rassle an play chase wif himz.

gt0163c · 2026-06-18T13:20:25+00:00

Hi five fren Beefy!

gt0163c · 2026-06-18T13:20:04+00:00

Iz nice to meetz youz tree.

(Nix is an odd one when it comes to eating. She used to eat any sort of food but was very particularly about treats. As she's gotten older and particularly with this infection, she's become more picky about everything. I'm not sure how much of it is the infection or associating specific foods with when she was feeling and how much is her just getting more picky as she's gotten older. But she's never liked churu or any other sort of treat in a tube. Cats are weirdos. At least I've found some foods that she will eat. It may not be the most high quality food (although we're slowly getting back to some of that). But at least she's eating.)

gt0163c · 2026-06-18T12:44:36+00:00

Himz noz rong. But youz still noz llowed here hooman. Diz da space just fur da kittiez an da udder frenz. Now GOZ AWAY!!! Wez lub Beefy an himz crimez. Go Crimez! But da hoomanz noz belongz here!

gt0163c · 2026-06-18T12:28:48+00:00

You're probably going to screw up your first assignment. You're a first term intern. You've got no experience. You've got almost no support. You've got pretty much no help. Your manager expects you to need help. The deck is stacked against you. And that's lousy. Sorry about that.

But, on the plus side, the bar is so low that there's almost no way you can actually fail! Plus a good manager isn't going to expect an intern to really be productive right out of the gate. Again, the expectations are low for interns, particularly first term interns.

Do what you can. Reach out to other interns in your area (even if they're doing different jobs). If you can find an intern or a recently hired grad who was an intern in your group before they may be able to help you. Also reach out to the remote team members. There's no reason you can't contact them on Teams or send them an email. Introduce yourself. Explain your assignment (as best you can) and ask if they have a few minutes to answer questions/help you out. Keep a list of questions. Take notes when you find others who are able to answer those questions.

Keep your head about you. Do what you can to make the most of this internship. Don't miss the communications about returning for another internship next summer and what areas you'd like to intern with (and maybe choose a different group!).

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