I might as well start with an appropriate post.

Lord, Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

Anyone here super knowledgeable about #domains #registrars #registries #icann? I paid ~$800 for this orthodox.church domain name last year (on a whim), with no immediate plans for doing anything with it... I thought I was buying it from a "domain investor" / "squatter" and that my subsequent renewal fee each year might be $15-$30 per year. I just happened to log into my registrar today and this domain was on the "expiring soon" list. I thought I'd be pro-active and go ahead and get it renewed now. To my shock, I discovered the registrar wants $944 to renew the name for ONE YEAR. Apparently, the registrar (the company you use to reserve domains names) says that the price is out of their control because it has been marked a "premium domain" by the company that operates the ".church" registry. Seems sketchy that a registry can make up arbitrary prices for domains they perceive to be valuable. That's like a guy registering Amazon.com for $7.99 in 1999, doing an IPO a few years later, and the registry saying, "it'll be $1,000,000 to renew your domains name this year." Anyone with expertise in DNS / domain registries have any insight?

Look what I just got, Joann Glimidakis !!!!

I was reading someone's FB post about setting and achieving goals. Good stuff. But, you also have to take time to smell the roses. God created so much beauty for us to experience, and we should thank Him by enjoying all He has created, including our fellow-humans.

Thankful for the detours today!!!