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Not every cell in me is new. Some of me has been here since the beginning, and that changes what "growing older" actually means.

Clippings: What 1964 Left Behind

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Clippings: U2 — "I Don't Wanna See You Smile"

There are songs we hear differently because of the people we love. (more…)

Clippings: U2 — "I Don't Wanna See You Smile"

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A childhood obsession with the glowing control room during The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson set me on an unexpected path, taking me from Louisiana TV stations to college detours and a lifetime of learning how stories are made. A reflective look at memory, illusion, and what remains.

Behind the Board: What I Learned from "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"

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Kelly Winrich guests on guitar with Matt Vasquez and Middle Brother, slowing "California" down past the album cut and into something better. No rush to it. Just a man telling the truth.

Marginalia: Middle Brother and Kelly Winrich - California (Delta Spirit) - YouTube

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A song that sounds like a hymn and ends like a fall. Delta Spirit's "Patriarch" still gets under my skin, ten years on. Some stories don't haunt you. They just sit there, waiting for the mood to hit again.

The Song That Still Gets Under My Skin: Delta Spirit’s “Patriarch”

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J.R.R. Tolkien on Letter 63

I keep re-reading a single phrase in this quote. Tolkien is pulling apart what makes a “good” talk versus what makes a “real” sermon. Good takes human craft—skill, study, and standard virtuous effort. Those are things you can practice. But a “real” one, he says, relies on a gift from the outside, a moment where the Holy Spirit drops insights into a human mouth that the speaker doesn’t even…

J.R.R. Tolkien on Letter 63

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A couple of months ago, a former co-worker wrote about the difference between surviving a system and building one that actually works. I finally sat down with her words, and they stayed with me longer than I expected. A few reflections on reaction, clarity, and the quiet shifts that sometimes change

The Quiet Work of Noticing

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Someone points out that when the original language context deepens understanding, it also deepens both what you notice and what you appreciate.

Marginalia: The tassels of His Garment : r/Bible

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Saw Derrick Stroup at Studio A in Biloxi. Laughed until it hurt, then kept laughing anyway. Southern jokes that felt less like jokes and more like remembering things I already thought. Still not sure how it got that funny.

From Reels to Row Two: I Saw Derrick Stroup Live and Nearly Busted a Gut

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Jay Bhattacharya makes a compelling case that science works best when research is reproducible, open to challenge, and not confined to established institutions. His warning that future generations could face shorter, less healthy lives underscores the stakes. An interesting read on the future of sci

Marginalia: Launching a Second Scientific Revolution - Imprimis

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Marginalia: GotQuestions Chat

I spent a little time this week with a new AI tool built on a long archive of Bible study material I’ve used for years: https://www.gotquestions.chat Continue reading Marginalia: GotQuestions Chat

Marginalia: GotQuestions Chat

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A quiet reflection on Finch (2021) that moves from post-apocalyptic fiction into memory, grief, and love that has to be passed on. What begins as a simple film becomes something more personal, an echo of fathers gone, old dogs remembered, and the fragile hope of what we leave behind.

Old Dogs and the End of the Road: Finch (2021)

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Marginalia: How To Pronounce Names In ‘The Lord of the Rings’ – Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog

How To Pronounce Names In ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Part of the challenge of tackling Tolkien’s massive story is learning how to pronounce the names! I’m very thankful for the audiobook versions, especially readers like Rob Inglis, Martin Shaw, and now, Andy Serkis. Hearing the names read is an immense help and certainly adds to the richness of Tolkien’s legendarily… I’m not sure how to classify…

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Marginalia: How To Spot Someone Secretly Writing With AI | The Daily Draft

The biggest giveaways usually have nothing to do with the writing itself. Continue reading Marginalia: How To Spot Someone Secretly Writing With AI | The Daily Draft

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Three orange kittens have reinstated a procedure I first developed in 1977 after watching 2001: A Space Odyssey and taking it perhaps too literally. Same laundry room. Same two doors. Same sequence. Forty years of dormancy, and the house just kept it waiting

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I've been watching Americans lose their grip on what's true—on both sides—and couldn't find the right words for it. Turns out a Jewish philosopher arrested by the Gestapo found them first. A Catholic pope delivered them to me. And Tolkien had already written the scene.

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When rhetoric and history collide...

Marginalia: Diesi's Little Capitol