Each February the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee holds its annual convention. This year it was held at the Episcopal School of Knoxville. This event is where delegates from its member churches gather to renew friendships, make connections, and conduct business. My wife and I with our friend Tammy and our priest Fr. Drew were in attendance to represent our parish, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Chattanooga. It was good to get away overnight too. Here are a few snaps of our time there.
I finished (for now) renovations on my blog. I am using the 2015 Default WordPress theme. It features a sidebar on the left instead of the more common right side. With some coding and creativity, you can make a 10-year-old theme look current. I used the Firefox browser to make all my edits and to research ways of manipulating the fonts and colors. It’s good to change things up every now and then. Please check it out when you have a moment.
Friends, I am renovating the blog. Some stuff will look weird until I figure things out. Your patience and connection with me is appreciated. Thank you all very much.
If you have a Bluesky account, you can cross-post your WordPress blog posts to that wildly popular microblogging site. Go to the connections section in your settings and follow the directions and it will get you going in no time. I post at Bluesky often at @tonyburgess1969.bsky.social so follow me there!
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Dear gentle bloggers. I am back after a few days away. Sometimes you just need to take a break from things you enjoy. The good news is that I am renewed and ready to resume regular posts. I am hoping to extend my reach and engagement. That means having more quality posts. Sometimes I feel like I am a little boring. Comment and let me know what you think. Good feedback is always welcome. So as I always have said, “keep on blogging” and share the journey.
I think there are actually two things you should carry with you at all times. Your wallet and your phone. In today’s world, you really need both of them. Phones are essential for connection, commerce, entertainment, and information at your fingertips. Wallets are a way to carry money, various cards, and your driver’s license. I think one day you will only need your phone for all of that but we aren’t there just quite yet.
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