jquinby's scribbles, &c

About

My name is James Quinby. I am a husband, father of nine, grandfather of two, UGA alum, ham radio op, gardener, backyard naturalist, and Deacon in the Diocese of Nashville.

I speak fluent Spanish. I will sometimes post here in Spanish, but I am still mastering EN and ES keyboarding. Sometimes I use an AI to double-check my accent marks and articles.

This blog is a place to organize my thoughts around my ministry and personal interests. I don’t discuss work-related matters here; this is intentional. Even so, and to remove any doubt on the reader’s part, views expressed here are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.

I have deleted many of my social media accounts, but I remain on Facebook and Instagram because those are how our parishes and schools tend to communicate news and events. I’m also a sucker for funny cat reels.

I’m on LinkedIn because my job requires it. If you’re a ham, you can look me up on QRZ too. I haven’t been on the air much recently, but want to get back into it as soon as I can.

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You can also occasionally find me on Metafilter, mainly on Fanfare and Ask.

This site is hosted on Micro.blog. Most posts are composed with various text editors and then published via the API. My editor of choice these days is emacs; in the past, it was vscode or even vim with a shell script.

Currently reading:

Cover for Treatise on the Love of GodTreatise on the Love of God
by Francisco De Sales

Cover for The Diary of a Country PriestThe Diary of a Country Priest
by Georges Bernanos

Cover for I Believe in the Holy SpiritI Believe in the Holy Spirit
by Yves Congar