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reader of books / writer of things / teacher of church stuff / pastor of methodists / lanedavis.us

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If icebox pie had been invented today, it would just be called refrigerator pie.

17.05.2025 22:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No offense to the other sports, but golf and women’s basketball just have the best storylines these days.

Used to be baseball and college football, but alas, the vampires of half-billion dollar payrolls have taken baseball and NIL threatens the same.

13.04.2025 23:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

02.03.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 54155 πŸ” 37064 πŸ’¬ 2031 πŸ“Œ 3071

Wouldn’t a β€˜left’ or β€˜right’ orientation at least bring the nomenclature up to the, say, 15th century?

Perhaps web based publications change this back, but the reproducible product on which academic publishing, even digital, is still based is the bound volume.

27.02.2025 17:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Here’s an academic shower thought: when writers use the terms β€œabove” and β€œbelow” in their manuscripts to refer to things that came before or after in the text, they are using a β€˜scroll-based’ mindset. I can’t think of anyone who has used a scroll since Kerouac wrote β€˜On the road.’

27.02.2025 17:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Teaching my son an important life lesson this morning: how to use the remote control.

26.02.2025 13:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Many moons ago, I worked as a teller in a bank for a short time while I was β€œbetween things.” I was unhappy, for sure, but the moment I knew I had to quit was when I learned that they made all their manager-trainees read β€œThe Fountainhead.”

25.02.2025 13:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We got thundersnow last night. Thundersnow and the Northern Lights in the same 12-month period. Pretty cool…also, probably terrifying because I’m sure it’s due to climate change and we’re all gonna die.

06.02.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, if Luka is out of Dallas, I might as well make the migration to Pacers fandom. I’d been holding out for Dallas, but seems like they are currently taking a hiatus from winning. And no way I’m rooting for LA.

02.02.2025 14:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Me, when my toddler children attempt to β€œhelp” me make PB&J sandwiches:

β€œI alone can fix it!”

31.01.2025 00:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Scene from The Princess Bride where Vizzinni says "You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen"

Scene from The Princess Bride where Vizzinni says "You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen"

OpenAI right now

29.01.2025 20:26 πŸ‘ 43825 πŸ” 6303 πŸ’¬ 289 πŸ“Œ 176

My philistine take for today is that I feel about David Lynch films/shows kind’ve how I feel about defense attorneys. I don’t understand the appeal, but I’m glad somebody does the job.

22.01.2025 17:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Christian Authority in a Post-modern World: A Faith Heat-Map How Christians Map Faith in an Age of Alternative Facts

I’m using 2025 to work through some themes in the history of Christian doctrine. I’m hoping it to be the notes and sketches for a future lay-level project.

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20.01.2025 14:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bluesky feels different only in that it feels familiar. It’s Twitter circa 2012-mid-2016, a period of time I’ll probably tell my kids was the good ole times.

19.01.2025 16:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The rise and fall of TikTok marked, for me, the moment I keenly felt the onset of a middle-aged mind-set. A huge social trend I did not care about, didn’t try to care about or understand, never signed up for, don’t care it’s gone, hope it all just stays off my lawn.

19.01.2025 16:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How it’s going:

19.01.2025 16:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Historically, has there ever been a wider gap in competency between one state’s two senators than currently exists in Alabama?

16.01.2025 12:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gather round kids and let me tell you a story about a real technology ban...

16.01.2025 04:18 πŸ‘ 16095 πŸ” 1943 πŸ’¬ 503 πŸ“Œ 186
Composite picture showing busts of nine people each wearing an elaborate hat and also supporting impressive moustaches

Composite picture showing busts of nine people each wearing an elaborate hat and also supporting impressive moustaches

It's #NationalHatDay! Here's some excellent headwear (and moustaches) from an album of 19th-century Ottoman fashion. More here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/1...

15.01.2025 21:17 πŸ‘ 267 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 7
What looks to be a human figure crouched draped in a furry animal skin with large horns protruding from the head area

What looks to be a human figure crouched draped in a furry animal skin with large horns protruding from the head area

On St Knut’s Day, January 13th, Finns take to the streets dressed as β€œnuuttipukit” (draped in goat skins and horns) to procure beer and leftovers after Christmas. Photographs from 1928 of the folk tradition here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/n... #onthisday

13.01.2025 15:38 πŸ‘ 117 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 9

Now that my 5 year old is *really* into Transformers, I’m impressed with the amount of world-building that went completely over my head when I was 5 and *really* into Transformers. It’s more than met my eye.

12.01.2025 20:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œNo, no, no.”

06.01.2025 16:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Daria is weirdly fascinating. How the absolute pinnacle of evil in 1996 is apparently people being superficial and failing upwards. Where boredom is the worst hardship teens face.

How cute for you. How nice. Let me show you 2025! Don't look away. Take it in. The screaming will stop eventually.

04.01.2025 22:13 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

This is going to be my blue sky account…big academic words, followed by random early-middle-age-dad thoughts, followed by dog pictures.

Come for the church and theology, stay for things I just remembered about a movie I saw 15 years ago and whatever bandana I put on my golden doodle.

04.01.2025 21:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also, it’s funny to think how all the big projects from β€œEntourage” became actual popular films. β€œNarcos,” β€œFerrari,” and β€œAquaman”—all were Vincent Chase blockbusters before they went through the looking glass to our world.

Entourage told the future and we were too self-important to listen.

04.01.2025 21:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s crazy that the new Bob Dylan movie is getting such good reviews. When I first heard about it, my mind immediately recalled the season of β€œEntourage” where Vince just *has* to play Enzo Ferrari in a low-budget biopic. I just assume that’s what Hollywood is like.

04.01.2025 20:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dang, have been using the wrong hashtag. It’s #ASCH2025. That’s the most early-middle-aged-dad thing I’ve done in like, at least four hours.

04.01.2025 20:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Your paper this morning was excellent. Going home to see if I can fit a Theodore Parker source into an American religion course this spring!

04.01.2025 20:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Academic conference serendipity is when you attend a panel outside your specialty because you accidentally went to the wrong room and got boxed in your row, so it’s too difficult/embarrassing to slip out, but it ends up being the most interesting panel so far. #ASCH

04.01.2025 18:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#ASCH

04.01.2025 01:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0