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March 30, 2026

Blogkeeping Notes for Spring 2026

Hi friends, this isn't a real blog post. This is my every-few-months boilerplate where...

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July 07, 2021

Please Help Me Fix the Neighborhood Trolley

Hey guys, I'm sorry about this. Believe it or not I hate to...

January 2021

January 16, 2021

A Request for the Start of the Year

Hello folks, I've got a real post in a tab for later today. This...

December 2020

December 23, 2020

Passing the Hat for the End of the Year

Hello friends, I'm writing today's real blog post in another tab, this is just...

November 2020

November 18, 2020

The Late Autumn Tin Cup Rattle

Hey guys, this isn't a real blog post, this is just my monthly reminder...

October 2020

October 16, 2020

A Trick-or-Treat for Mid-Autumn

Hello everyone, This isn't a real blog post, this is just my monthly reminder...

September 2020

September 13, 2020

The Tin Cup Rattle for Autumn

Hi everyone, This is not a real post, just your approximately-once-monthly reminder that Steel Magnificat...

August 2020

August 13, 2020

One Last Request for the Summer

Hi guys, this is not a real blog post, this is just my monthly...

June 2020

June 08, 2020

The June Tin Cup Rattle

Hi folks, this is not a real blog post, I'll have one of those...

May 2020

May 06, 2020

A Tin Cup Rattle for an Interesting May

Hi guys, I'll be on later today with a post worth reading, this is...

March 2020

March 06, 2020

A Quick Request for March

Hi, Folks. I'm using the photo of the gerbera daisies again, and you know...

February 2020

February 14, 2020

An Awkward Request for Valentine’s Day

I couldn't decided whether to post a Bernie Sanders "I am once again asking for...

January 2020

January 23, 2020

Looking Ahead to February

Hi guys, I'll be on with a post worth reading as soon as possible. This...

December 2019

December 31, 2019

Passing the Hat for January

Hey folks, I am trying to put out at least one more post...

December 11, 2019

The December Tin Cup Rattle

Hello Friends, I'll be back on later with a post worth reading; this is just...

November 2019

November 21, 2019

A Quick Request for Turkey Time

Hi guys, I've got a post worth reading that I'm working on in another...

November 03, 2019

One last Trick-or-Treat for November

Hey folks, I'm getting on later today with a real post. This is just...

October 2019

October 20, 2019

An Embarrassed Request for October

It's time once again for the most embarrassing part of blogging, the monthly awkward...

October 07, 2019

Hello and Welcome, I am a Blogger

So I've somehow acquired a much larger post reach and a huge number of...

September 2019

September 25, 2019

The Monthly Busk

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August 2019

August 30, 2019

Passing the Hat For Fall

Hello friends, this is my monthly dip into the absolute worst part of blogging:...

August 01, 2019

Passing the Hat for August

Hi gang, This is the monthly post I hate the most, where I remind...

July 2019

July 14, 2019

July, July

I despise doing this twice in one month, and I'll be on with actual content...

June 2019

June 17, 2019

A Midsummer Request

It is time once again for my least favorite part of being a Patheos...

May 2019

May 30, 2019

The Early Summer Appeal

This is the part of blogging I hate the absolute most. Getting spammed...

May 13, 2019

The May Tin Cup Rattle

Hi friends, This is your periodic reminder that Steel Magnificat, and my family, are...

April 2019

April 23, 2019

The Eastertide Request

Hi friends, This is your periodic reminder that Steel Magnificat, and my family, are...

April 07, 2019

The April Appeal

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March 2019

March 25, 2019

A Spring Request

Hi everyone, I am working on this evening's regular post right now; this is...

March 01, 2019

The March Tin Cup Rattle

I will be back online later today with an actual blog post, this is just...