David R.Jennys (he/him)
@bchiker.bsky.social
D.Min (church revitalization through decolonization); Follower of the Jesus way, enjoy #reading, #history, #hiking, good #conversation; #pianojazz. #YellowstoneNationalPark is a favorite destination. Privileged to be married to Susan since 1984, No DMs.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
#MargaretMead, anthropologist (16 Dec 1901-1978)
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
#MargaretMead, anthropologist (16 Dec 1901-1978)
December 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
#MargaretMead, anthropologist (16 Dec 1901-1978)
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
#MargaretMead, anthropologist (16 Dec 1901-1978)
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“He who allows oppression, shares the crime.”
#ErasmusDarwin, physician, scientist, reformer, and poet; grandfather of Charles Darwin (12 Dec 1731-1802)
“He who allows oppression, shares the crime.”
#ErasmusDarwin, physician, scientist, reformer, and poet; grandfather of Charles Darwin (12 Dec 1731-1802)
December 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“He who allows oppression, shares the crime.”
#ErasmusDarwin, physician, scientist, reformer, and poet; grandfather of Charles Darwin (12 Dec 1731-1802)
“He who allows oppression, shares the crime.”
#ErasmusDarwin, physician, scientist, reformer, and poet; grandfather of Charles Darwin (12 Dec 1731-1802)
“Let us not forget that violence does not live alone…it is…interwoven with falsehood…Violence finds its only refuge in falsehood, falsehood its only support in violence. Any…who…acclaimed violence as [their] method must…choose falsehood as [their] principle.”
#AleksandrSolzhenitsyn
#AleksandrSolzhenitsyn
December 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“Let us not forget that violence does not live alone…it is…interwoven with falsehood…Violence finds its only refuge in falsehood, falsehood its only support in violence. Any…who…acclaimed violence as [their] method must…choose falsehood as [their] principle.”
#AleksandrSolzhenitsyn
#AleksandrSolzhenitsyn
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“All [people] should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.”
#JamesThurber, writer and cartoonist (8 Dec 1894-1961)
“All [people] should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.”
#JamesThurber, writer and cartoonist (8 Dec 1894-1961)
December 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“All [people] should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.”
#JamesThurber, writer and cartoonist (8 Dec 1894-1961)
“All [people] should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.”
#JamesThurber, writer and cartoonist (8 Dec 1894-1961)
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.”
#MarkTwain, author and humorist (30 Nov 1835-1910)
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.”
#MarkTwain, author and humorist (30 Nov 1835-1910)
November 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.”
#MarkTwain, author and humorist (30 Nov 1835-1910)
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it.”
#MarkTwain, author and humorist (30 Nov 1835-1910)
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.”
#ArundhatiRoy, writer and activist (b. 24 Nov 1961)
“Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.”
#ArundhatiRoy, writer and activist (b. 24 Nov 1961)
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.”
#ArundhatiRoy, writer and activist (b. 24 Nov 1961)
“Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.”
#ArundhatiRoy, writer and activist (b. 24 Nov 1961)
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out whom you are not allowed to criticize.”
#Voltaire, philosopher (21 Nov 1694-1778)
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out whom you are not allowed to criticize.”
#Voltaire, philosopher (21 Nov 1694-1778)
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out whom you are not allowed to criticize.”
#Voltaire, philosopher (21 Nov 1694-1778)
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out whom you are not allowed to criticize.”
#Voltaire, philosopher (21 Nov 1694-1778)
I just finished an amazing book. WALKING TOWARD PEACE, by Cindy Ross (Mountaineer Press, 2021). It chronicles the healing stories of veterans through hiking and experiencing the outdoors (ecotherapy). In addition to the stories of healing, the book includes snippets from research into the benefits
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I just finished an amazing book. WALKING TOWARD PEACE, by Cindy Ross (Mountaineer Press, 2021). It chronicles the healing stories of veterans through hiking and experiencing the outdoors (ecotherapy). In addition to the stories of healing, the book includes snippets from research into the benefits
My newest Substack: open.substack.com/pub/davidjen...
“Amplius”
The story is told of the great painter Michelangelo when he was in his studio examining the work of his students.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
My newest Substack: open.substack.com/pub/davidjen...
“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle…The bamboozle has captured us…Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.”
#CarlSagan, astronomer and writer (9 Nov 1934-1996)
#CarlSagan, astronomer and writer (9 Nov 1934-1996)
November 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle…The bamboozle has captured us…Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.”
#CarlSagan, astronomer and writer (9 Nov 1934-1996)
#CarlSagan, astronomer and writer (9 Nov 1934-1996)
We played that right yesterday. The weather was mild so we went for a hike at Big Sioux Recreation Area (we enjoyed seeing the fungi on the trees along the trail).
And today, there’s 4” of snow on the ground!
And today, there’s 4” of snow on the ground!
November 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We played that right yesterday. The weather was mild so we went for a hike at Big Sioux Recreation Area (we enjoyed seeing the fungi on the trees along the trail).
And today, there’s 4” of snow on the ground!
And today, there’s 4” of snow on the ground!
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“I love my country too much to be a nationalist.“
#AlbertCamus, writer, philosopher, Nobel laureate (7 Nov 1913-1960)
“I love my country too much to be a nationalist.“
#AlbertCamus, writer, philosopher, Nobel laureate (7 Nov 1913-1960)
November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“I love my country too much to be a nationalist.“
#AlbertCamus, writer, philosopher, Nobel laureate (7 Nov 1913-1960)
“I love my country too much to be a nationalist.“
#AlbertCamus, writer, philosopher, Nobel laureate (7 Nov 1913-1960)
November 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“When the Judgment Day comes civilization will have an alibi, "I never took a human life, I only sold the fellow the gun to take it with."”
#WillRogers, humorist (4 Nov 1879-1935)
“When the Judgment Day comes civilization will have an alibi, "I never took a human life, I only sold the fellow the gun to take it with."”
#WillRogers, humorist (4 Nov 1879-1935)
November 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“When the Judgment Day comes civilization will have an alibi, "I never took a human life, I only sold the fellow the gun to take it with."”
#WillRogers, humorist (4 Nov 1879-1935)
“When the Judgment Day comes civilization will have an alibi, "I never took a human life, I only sold the fellow the gun to take it with."”
#WillRogers, humorist (4 Nov 1879-1935)
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak; and that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.“
#JohnAdams, 2nd US president (30 Oct 1735-1826)
“Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak; and that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.“
#JohnAdams, 2nd US president (30 Oct 1735-1826)
October 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak; and that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.“
#JohnAdams, 2nd US president (30 Oct 1735-1826)
“Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak; and that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.“
#JohnAdams, 2nd US president (30 Oct 1735-1826)
My most recent read. It’s an interesting history of the Yellowstone Trail, and the evolution of the U.S. highway system.
October 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
My most recent read. It’s an interesting history of the Yellowstone Trail, and the evolution of the U.S. highway system.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Certainly none of the advances made in civilization has been due to counterrevolutionaries and advocates of the status quo.”
#BillMauldin, editorial cartoonist (29 Oct 1921-2003)
“Certainly none of the advances made in civilization has been due to counterrevolutionaries and advocates of the status quo.”
#BillMauldin, editorial cartoonist (29 Oct 1921-2003)
October 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Certainly none of the advances made in civilization has been due to counterrevolutionaries and advocates of the status quo.”
#BillMauldin, editorial cartoonist (29 Oct 1921-2003)
“Certainly none of the advances made in civilization has been due to counterrevolutionaries and advocates of the status quo.”
#BillMauldin, editorial cartoonist (29 Oct 1921-2003)
“I really rebel against this idea that politics has to be a place full of ego and where you’re constantly focused on scoring hits against one another. Yes, we need a robust democracy, but you can be strong, and you can be kind.“
#JacindaArdern, 40th prime minister of New Zealand (b. 26 Jul 1980)
#JacindaArdern, 40th prime minister of New Zealand (b. 26 Jul 1980)
October 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
“I really rebel against this idea that politics has to be a place full of ego and where you’re constantly focused on scoring hits against one another. Yes, we need a robust democracy, but you can be strong, and you can be kind.“
#JacindaArdern, 40th prime minister of New Zealand (b. 26 Jul 1980)
#JacindaArdern, 40th prime minister of New Zealand (b. 26 Jul 1980)
October 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“Biographical history…taught in our public schools, is…largely a history of boneheads: ridiculous kings and queens, paranoid political leaders, compulsive voyagers, ignorant generals…The men who radically altered history, the great creative scientists…are seldom mentioned if at all.“
#MartinGardner
#MartinGardner
October 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
“Biographical history…taught in our public schools, is…largely a history of boneheads: ridiculous kings and queens, paranoid political leaders, compulsive voyagers, ignorant generals…The men who radically altered history, the great creative scientists…are seldom mentioned if at all.“
#MartinGardner
#MartinGardner
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
Tell Speaker Johnson and Leader Thune: NO KINGS
Every generation faces a moment when silence is betrayal — this is ours. No Kings is a declaration that the people are the power. Can you take 1 (one) minute to sign on to our message to Leader Thune ...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Life is mostly froth and bubble, / Two things stand like stone, / Kindness in another’s trouble, / Courage in your own.”
#AdamLindsayGordon, poet (19 Oct 1833-1870)
“Life is mostly froth and bubble, / Two things stand like stone, / Kindness in another’s trouble, / Courage in your own.”
#AdamLindsayGordon, poet (19 Oct 1833-1870)
October 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
“Life is mostly froth and bubble, / Two things stand like stone, / Kindness in another’s trouble, / Courage in your own.”
#AdamLindsayGordon, poet (19 Oct 1833-1870)
“Life is mostly froth and bubble, / Two things stand like stone, / Kindness in another’s trouble, / Courage in your own.”
#AdamLindsayGordon, poet (19 Oct 1833-1870)