Daily Rome Shot 1693 – MASSIVE COOLNESS

Restored side chapels at The Parish™.

• The last day of August already. Whew.  I’ll need to start a Roman Sojourn campaign soon.
• Pray for the repose of the soul of Fr. Michael Duesterhaus, who died last week. His funeral is today. TWO people contacted me with Mass intentions for him. Since today is the day of his burial, I’ll say a Requiem for him this afternoon at 1700 EDT for the live stream.
• I sold my mother’s car this morning. Another piece of the puzzle.

I do what I want pic.twitter.com/eIOtiKRxAW

— MedievalistMatt (@medievalistmatt) August 31, 2026

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Mate in 4. White to move.

NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.

? SPACEX TRIED TO CATCH A 70-METER BUILDING FALLING FROM SPACE – AND THIS HAPPENED

Super Heavy booster coming back, Mechazilla arms closing… then fireball ??

What most don't know: Starship Super Heavy = 71m tall, 33 Raptor engines, 7,500 tons thrust. SpaceX catch system =… pic.twitter.com/A1Z2RKcFNf

— Stellarix (@Stellarixorine) August 31, 2026