Comments for AKMA’s Random Thoughts

Comment on Post-Vanity by AKMA

AKMA — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:43:58 +0000

Thanks, Chris! The process of obtaining UK citizenship, especially these final steps, have impressed on us forcefully the oddity and arbitrariness of ‘borders’ and ‘nationality’ — especially (a) in this hypercharged cultural moment and (b) since we more truly are not citizens of any mortal realm. This intensifies the irony of the latter circumstance, living in a country where ours is the established church; but here we are, and I guess that holding two passports relativises the feverish importance of either one. And as an anarcho-monarchist, His Majesty being the focus of the whole drama was alright with me.

Comment on Post-Vanity by Chris Corrigan

Chris Corrigan — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:18:00 +0000

Congrats on your big life change! An in your perfectly imperfect preaching example on just the right day.

Comment on Advent Calendars And Miles by Ruth Callander

Ruth Callander — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:43:07 +0000

A tea calendar, a gin calendar, a chocolate one and a shared mystery is quite the December line-up. I agree that being forced to accept cookies for clues you already paid for is an odd start to a puzzle.

Comment on Where To Begin? by AKMA

AKMA — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:55:11 +0000

In reply to Lottie. Thank you, Lottie! See you and Peter tomorrow, I trust!

Comment on Holy Cross by AKMA

AKMA — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:45:58 +0000

In reply to Judy. Thank you, Judy, one of my most generous (appreciative) readers —

Comment on Where To Begin? by Lottie

Lottie — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:42:40 +0000

So happy for you both, that the home purchase has happened.

Lottie and Peter

Comment on Holy Cross by Judy

Judy — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:47:15 +0000

I did not find it too dense, just wonderfully substantive. In fact, I had the impulse to share it with Pat Keifert. But I expect he’s listening into all the good ones these days. The folks here on earth getting to hear it were lucky indeed.

Comment on Silence, No Coughing by AKMA

AKMA — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:43:25 +0000

In reply to user. Thank you for that generous sentiment. I reckon I don’t have a reliable perspective on my own work.

Comment on Silence, No Coughing by user

user — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:24:32 +0000

I did not think this was a bad sermon.

Comment on Strolling Into A New Week by AKMA

AKMA — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:46:58 +0000

In reply to Chris Corrigan. Hey, Chris — I’m saddened to hear of your mother-in-law’s death. Lovely and peaceful is good, and death will come eventually, but it brings sadness. I have a couple of subscriptions that I just have to kick out of my feed reader, feeds that are very good but which generate a lot of little or technical posts, a sizeable proportion of which don’t interest me at all. Plus, part of my brain seems to associate feeds with the social media that I’m always fighting to minimise as an aspect of my day. But I’m a better netizen if I keep up with friends, especially long-time friends, and RSS helps with that.