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Hm. So much for my good idea :) I shouldn't be surprised that it's more complicated than that....

It's been a long time since I used German in any meaningful sense. If I recall correctly the verb shifts to the end when it's a secondary verb - in your example the swimming is the primary verb - "going" is almost redundant because "would you like to swim with me today" and "would you like to go...

Many years ago I at school some German learnt. Or something like that :)

Only once, many years ago, when I drove to a motor racing event where parking was little more than a collection of fields. I parked next to a hedge and went to enjoy the event. When I came out I couldn't find my car. As time went on it became progressively easier to find my car, because there...

I'm curious to know what it is you find unacceptable about the clown, and whether it's a universal "clown bad" belief or something more nuanced. To be clear, it's about looking to understand where you are coming from rather than trying to say you are wrong - as you said further up it's something...

Depending on what counts as a diner, most times we eat out. I don't go to chains, and honestly couldn't tell you the last time I went to a fast food chain. I think I had Burger King sometime around 2021 to break up a long journey. I haven't had Arby's since before the pandemic and honestly...

Today's suggested workout was 65 minutes and today I decided to just run the time rather than stop and walk when my pulse went a little high. So aside from a "comfort stop" as I passed by my church I ran the entire time. It was the first time I'd run consistently rather than pausing when my...

We used to have an annual event that was essentially an outdoor service (held in a covered pavilion, because the weather didn't always play nicely) followed by a bring-and-share meal and games. We stopped doing it because people would come for the service but not stay around, and it seemed like...

Do you see the pulpit as being a space that's particularly "set apart" from the rest of the church? If a clown were to give the message but not from the pulpit would that make a difference? This sort of thing is certainly more associated with the less formal denominations. When you refer to a...

Depending on the style of the church, quite possible. But sticking with the question of seeing a clown on a live stream, you'd have no way of knowing whether it was a one-off, whether the pastor had discussed with the congregation, whether it was the kind of thing likely to be repeated, whether...

My thinking was that if you watch a single service and draw a conclusion based on one service you could get an inaccurate impression of what the church is about. Whether the issue is a clown (something that might appear once and only once, or once every few months, or every week - it's...

I wouldn't buy it, but that's one of the beauties of living in a free society - I'm free to buy it, or not buy it, based on whatever criteria I choose to apply.

I routinely divert cellphone calls when I'm travelling abroad. Set up online number that looks like it's in the same geographical area, divert cellphone to online number, use online number from burner phone when travelling abroad. Much cheaper than paying whatever roaming charges your provider...

I wouldn't call it a must-have but if you're also considering things it would be good to have I'd also list recordings (audio or video) of recent sermons for the benefit of people who weren't able to make it to the service. I'm not sure if WordPress supports scripting languages - if it does it...

I'm not saying you need antics, I'm just curious why the presence of something like a clown in one service is enough to write off the church completely. It's good that the kids in your service could understand that it was time to be quiet.

Sure, there are probably more churches that wouldn't use a clown. I'm curious to see why people think the way they do about something like this. Is it a gimmick if it's intended to engage with children? I'd be surprised to see a clown gracing the pulpit at a denomination known for more...

Is it irreverent to present a message to children in a way that is engaging for them?

A stairlift is probably less than a million bucks. Round here single storey is pretty common, although a lot of them also have a basement. If you can't find a single-storey house the next question is whether you have a downstairs bathroom and a downstairs room you can turn into a bedroom. If...

I had an old Honda that I ran for 15 years with no major trouble. By the time I got rid of it, it was 21 years old and a few non-essential things had failed with age but it would still start first time, every time. Every year it would need a couple of minor things to get through its annual...