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@dwalbert yeah, like our 7yo would go into the women’s room on her own and I’d wait outside. I’m not saying there’s no circumstances where I’d try to accompany my very young daughter into a women’s room but it would be kind of a last resort

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If, say, I was out with my 3yo and she had to use the restroom, if there were no single-person option, I would most likely take her to the men’s restroom and use one of the stalls. Personally, I’d feel quite uncomfortable taking her to the women’s restroom. What would you do?

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Messi still has the magic!

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What is something you care about more than most people realize?

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A “Collect” prayer for Juneteenth: joshuapsteele.com/a-collect…

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Always fun to get emails related to old blog posts. Today’s was from George, asking for motor-mounting instructions for his old Craftsman 113 table saw! Prompted by: joshuapsteele.com/vintage-c…

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Claude, Codex, and I are putting together FGAPerf, an OpenFGA performance testing tool at github.com/joshuapst… Thought I was going to have Fable power throughout, but, Ope, that got ripped out from under my feet! 🫠

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@gdp lol yeah that’s entirely possible too! Just wanted to clarify that my judgment of him was superficial and entirely based on my own annoyance 😂

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My least favorite part of each World Cup is having to listen to Alexi Lalas… Maybe he’s a great guy in real life, I just really don’t like listening to him on TV!

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@todd it helps that we’re playing well!!!

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@kaa glad I’m not alone! Didn’t search it yet but was definitely trying to remember where Paraguay is…

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@todd ha! Yeah I’m having a hard time feeling patriotic tonight

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This is the least excited I’ve ever been about a World Cup, and it’s on my own continent!

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Never too late to leave the SBC!

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I’d completely forgotten about Julius Summer Miller’s old physics videos. Used to watch them all the time on PBS!

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Just signed-up for my first half marathon in years: the Garmin Toledo Half Marathon on September 20, 2026! runsignup.com/Race/OH/T…

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@Brainbox Definitely interesting to compare/contrast intentional vs unintentional/unanticipated change

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@writingslowly well said!

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@tinyroofnail Related: I think belief in the Resurrection should effectively prohibit us from despairing that so-and-so could never change. I do find this difficult to apply to, say, the current President, lol.

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@joaopinheiro hear, hear!

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“Gentlemen, for the first 60 feet, that was a hell of a pitch.” Warren Spahn, joking about allowing Willie Mays his first Major League hit, a home run.

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Father's Day Gift Ideas 2026: joshuapsteele.com

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Worth your time: www.theringer.com/2026/05/2…

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Do you believe you can change? Why or why not?

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Finally finished “Against the Machine” by Paul Kingsnorth. Overall, I think he’s right. But, wow, he goes full “crazy right-wing uncle” in a few spots. Multiple COVID rants. Nothing about the tech-supported rise of right-wing fascism.

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You know you’re not in your 20s anymore when finishing a sporting event without a new injury feels like a win, no matter what the score was! (We lost by one goal in overtime, but my ankles held-up OK without getting re-sprained)

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TextExpander Archaeology: The Snippets of a Ph.D. Student: joshuapsteele.com

","summary":"A record of the TextExpander snippets I built during my Ph.D. work on Barth and Bonhoeffer, and what they reveal about that season.","url":"https://joshuapsteele.com/textexpander-archaeology-phd-snippets/","date_published":"2026-05-25T10:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Joshua P. Steele","url":"https://www.joshuapsteele.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F11799.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshuapsteele"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-25 10:30","date_timestamp":1779705000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@joshuapsteele/116635742686800140","https://www.threads.com/@joshuapsteele/post/DYw_IdhFCKN"]}},{"id":"90852488","content_html":"

@bethanyh first time I got a 34 because, and I still remember this, I spent so much time on a math question about matrices that I had to guess on the last few math problems 🫠

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Logos Bible Software Needs an MCP Server: joshuapsteele.com

","summary":"I've spent thousands on my Logos library and pay for its AI features. Claude is far better. The fix is an MCP server, and Logos's licensing objection is really a solvable authorization problem.","url":"https://joshuapsteele.com/logos-bible-software-needs-an-mcp-server/","date_published":"2026-05-24T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Joshua P. Steele","url":"https://www.joshuapsteele.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F49%2F11799.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshuapsteele"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-24 15:00","date_timestamp":1779634800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@joshuapsteele/116631234296877317","https://www.threads.com/@joshuapsteele/post/DYu76SsD5N8"]}},{"id":"90787254","content_html":"

Don’t Ignore These 8 Car Noises (They’ll Cost You Thousands): youtube.com

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The USA healthcare and health insurance industrial complex is truly a hellscape of greed and structural sin.

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@cjhubbs Fellow 36-er here. Dayum! Nice work!

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Used Car Checklist (YouTube): youtu.be

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Rededicate 250: A Poem: joshuapsteele.com

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Re-dedication?
\nCease exploitation!
\nDedicate yourselves
\nTo defend the low-stationed.
\nRededicate?
\nI hate your “fasts.”
\nWon’t hear your supplication
\nOver the cries of those you’ve chained
\nTo stop illegal immigration.
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Sheesh, the furnace scene in Toy Story 3 still gets me every time. 🥺🥹

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@ablerism thanks! I can see glimpses of it already, the further away from the diaper phase we get 😁

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@ReaderJohn I’m still hoping AI doesn’t eat my software engineer job. But I use Claude every single day on the job and it’s remarkable how capable it is.

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@ablerism Nice, I like the “try that again”! And AMEN to the whining. I’ve been going with “Please don’t talk so annoying, use your normal voice” lol. Probably some room for improvement there.

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Parents! We’ve got 3yo, 5yo, and 7yo. I’m intrigued by “Mindset Decks” to help teach/cue things like grit, emotional intelligence, and good manners. Anyone out there used Mindset Decks? Thoughts? Any other cue/reminder tools you’ve found helpful in the day-to-day of parenting?

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@donnydavis nice! Is that a (How to Train Your) Dragon? Love it!

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@JohnBrady I really want to try the cranberry walnut winner

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@cjhubbs Nice! I like it a lot. Haven’t heard of or used Astro before. Given how bookish I am…I really should keep better and more systematic track of what I read! Thanks for the inspiration. I recently put together a “LinkLog” project using Claude and Codex for help: links.joshuapsteele.com/about

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@davoh That’s awesome! How’d the talk go?

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@todd This is great! Thanks for sharing.

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@annahavron ah, OK, that checks out. It’s not like “Welp, it took you a bit too long to find the next church position, so, back to seminary for you!”

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@annahavron Interesting. I hadn’t heard of the “I would no longer be eligible for another call without pursuing further credentialing” part before! Which Lutheran body do you belong to? I’ve never been involved with Lutheranism but always considered myself a Lutheran-leaning Anglican 😂

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@JohnBrady thanks, I was curious on that point!

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@aemiliana Greeting! Shows up on joshuapsteele.com/notes/202… now. Thanks!

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@tinyroofnail Yes! Shows up on joshuapsteele.com/notes/202… now. Thanks!

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@bkryer Huzzah! Shows up on joshuapsteele.com/notes/202… now. Thanks!

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