About

My name is James Quinby. I am a husband, father of nine, grandfather of two, lay catechist, ham radio op, and backyard naturalist. I am also a candidate for holy orders in the Diocese of Nashville.

My theological interests are the spirituality of the desert fathers and mothers (Cassian and Evagrius in particular), catechesis, and evangelization. Other interests: René Girard, Charles Taylor, Augustine, and Aquinas.

I speak (generally) fluent Spanish but have never mastered switching between English and Spanish keyboard layouts. Usually, I take the lazy way out and copy and paste the extra letters from somewhere else. I’m on a Latin American literature bender right now; consider yourself forewarned.

This blog is a place to organize my occasional thoughts around these things. I don’t get into work-related stuff here; this is very much on purpose. Suffice it to say that I’ve spent close to 30 years in IT. These days, I focus more on people than technology. Even so, and to remove any doubt on the reader’s part, any views expressed here are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.

I have a presence on the following, but I am read-only on most social media. The content here is set to cross-post to Bluesky and PixelFed. Facebook is how our parishes and diocesan schools communicate daily happenings, so I’m also there to stay in the loop. I am also on LinkedIn; you can find me there easily enough if you really want to.

• Bluesky
• PixelFed
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Threads
• Mastodon
• Twitter defunct except during severe weather events
• QRZ

I also hang around on Metafilter, mainly on Fanfare and Ask.

This site is hosted on Micro.blog and uses the Bear theme with some minor tweaks of my own.