Paul Prins

@paul.urbanmonastic.org

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A robot falls over backwards during a product demonstration, raises one hand, and then completely shuts down. A second later a tech hand comes from the side of the screen and covers the robot with a dark colored cloth.
Me in front of their Live Mas sign
0-0 with Spain in the shootout. England and France used up all the remaining goals. Like cell phone minutes in the early 2000s
Jordan and me watching the match at a bar in Paris.
A large movie screen inside the courtyard of the louvre museum in Paris as the sun is setting.
A broken ceiling fan doing its best, but that’s not really doing much.
A simple tomato, mozzarella, and basil lunch stuff balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
it is a neon sign of a square slice of pizza with pretty red lips holding a triangle slice of pizza and a glass of champaign. The square pizza is also wearing heals. This sign is hanging in a window of a pizza resturant which is very dark, and you can faintly see the reflection of NYC in the background.
It’s my Bluesky license
The cloister with a beautiful garden, large coniferous trees and a well in the center.
Toast, avocado, scrambled eggs, shredded cheese, and tomatoes!
A photo of Mont Saint-Michel from The raise street to the island monastery
A photo of paperwork showing that I’m valid again.
Rummo pasta on a 34% discount for every shape and style!
A screen shot showing that 9 of 14 metros closed and 6 of 13 trams closed.
A photo of our living room with all the windows open.
The bowl of white rice topped with scrambled eggs, yogurt, and chili crisp. It looks delicious and it was delicious.
A meme with an Orc from Lord of the Rings with text that reads "Ordinary Time? Looks like fasting is back on the menu"
It’s the city of Paris in a heatwave. There is an awning of a brassarie is in the foreground barely moving in the breeze. It is hot and there is no escape.
Canicule dans le nord, caniculatine dans le sud.
A little bird wiggle jamming to some bassy beats.
A photo of the subway in Chicago that I took back in 2005 as I was heading back to o'Hare to fly home.
The program inside the church with the stained glass windows in the distance
A graphic for the event that reads in french. Fête de l'Ascension Jeudi 14, 18h Audition grégorienne 4 « Ascension » Schola grégorienne de Saint-Pierre de Montmartre, Hélène Derieux, direction Michel Boédec, improvisations à l'orgue
Photo of the inside of the opera theater.
Three purple corn tortillas with scrambled eggs, sausage, tomatoes, and cheese.
A donkey that looks straight out of the film shrek with a big toothy smile with Jesus on his back.
A graph of my daily steps that shows a very consistant drop from nearly 30k steps last Saturday down to only 3k yesterday.
Selfie on a bridge in Spain without the rain.
A video of an inflatable Jesus who has broken free and is flying over a highway filmed from inside a concerned car.
All alb-ed up, carrying a cross with the choir and congregation following behind in the streets of Paris.
My top theological affinity was with Teresa of Avila. My bottom three were Johnathan Edwards, Augustine of Hippo, and John Calvin (with 0 points).
A photo of Sarah from my TV as I watched the live stream. She’s looking very Archbishop.
Me reading the meditation that is quoted below.
Grabbed a pint of Guinness on our walk today at a local Irish pub.
Cherry Vann talking to the congregation at the American Cathedral in Paris (Episcopal Church).
A screenshot from our UniFi router showing the internet hasn’t worked for an hour already.
People playing chess next to the flooded river.
Breakfast Tacos!
A photo of the book from the post
A coffee sign inside a Spanish cafe with bikes outside the window.
A photo of me at a no kings protest October 2025 holding a hand made sign that reads "Tear the mighty from their thrones, and lift up the lowly".
A screenshot of part of the quoted article. It reads. "Ben Nelson, a St. Paul resident who serves as the pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Woodville and works as a coach on the track team at Baldwin-Woodville High School, said that when students returned to classes after winter break, as many as 50 households in the school district had seen at least one parent taken by federal agents."
Little Paul wearing sky blue rollerblades while skating in the street. My wrist guards are way too big and nearly reach my elbows. I also have on neon green framed sun glasses while smiling with teeth visible missing (because of my age, not my poor rollerblading).
A photograph from just above my waist looking down onto a cobblestone path taken mid-step. You can see my blue jeans, brown boots, and parts of my rain coat and scarf.
A selfie with vladimir and jordan in a cafe in Paris.
An epic disaster of an omelette looking like a pile of mangled buttery golden eggs with its gooey insides gutted and exposed as it rests in a pathetic mushed up heap.
A stack of three books, a lit candle, a cup of coffee, and a little lemon cookie!
Me smoking tobacco in a pipe. I’m sitting outside in Paris with a black wool jacket and a green scarf.
a screenshot that reads: 66,666 Photos, 1051 Videos. Synced with iCloud Just Now.
A small globe with a carry case.
A bunch of snow covered rooftops in Paris.
Snow on the balcony, railing, rooftops and street!
Us sitting under a tree together smiling!
In the distance you can see the church through the falling snow.
A person in a bright yellow jacket walking on the sidewalk through the snow.
A photo of a television showing the number two show on Netflix is Fireplace for your Home
The front of the church for Taizé prayer. There are 5 prayer stools on a red carpet. On the right is the Taizé cross icon and behind that is the alter piece of the American Cathedral in Paris. It’s all very peaceful and beautiful.
Emptying out the baked potatoes through the potato ricer. In the foreground is a huge pile of cheese.
Two lovely pours of Oban 14 in front of an empty bottle where that Scottish whiskey came from.