Notes on Joshua P. Steele

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:30:13 +0000

“While he was still a long way off,” from the parable of the Prodigal Son, is one of my favorite minor phrases in the Bible. What’s yours?

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:28:58 +0000

Anyone have an at-home cold plunge setup they enjoy?

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:34:47 +0000

Has anyone integrated audio/dictation into their notes, writing, personal knowledge management workflows in a way they’re happy with? I haven’t done anything like this yet, but I’m interested!

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:44:42 +0000

What are the most versatile shoes you own?

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:03:12 +0000

You mean not a single Trojan horse-dragger was, idk, lazy enough to ask “Why is this thing so damn heavy, anyways?!”?

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:53:57 +0000

Finally saw The Odyssey in theaters! Way more jump-scares than I was expecting, but, wow! What a film! Has me thinking a lot about xenia/hospitality, “Zeus’s law,” and how far short we fall of even that standard, when it comes to immigrants and the poor.

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:53:45 +0000

As a child, what was your relationship to the terms “strong-willed” or “obedient” re: yourself and/or your siblings?

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:13:32 +0000

Finally getting around to reading “The Age of Reading is Over” in The Atlantic (the hard copy, one of my last since my subscription has lapsed, arrived). It’s some of the saddest stuff I’ve ever read, and I’m not even to the AI section yet!

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:42:41 +0000

Sigh, no, we don’t need PERMANENT Daylight Saving Time, we need to get RID of Daylight Saving Time! Standard Time all the time!

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:22:39 +0000

Crossbody/sling bag on a guy. Yea or nay?

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:42:26 +0000

I’m of two minds (at least) on the Balogun mess. You? #WorldCup

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:21:30 +0000

Testing a small POSSE improvement: this Note should carry a link back to its canonical copy on joshuapsteele.com when it reaches Micro.blog and Bluesky.

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:09:43 +0000

Resurrected my Bluesky account, using my domain name as my handle. Testing my Drafts > Website > MicroBlog > Bluesky flow here!

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:20:24 +0000

Cabo Verde pronunciation in Portuguese. Is it “KAH-boo VEHR-duh” or “KAH-boo VEHR-jee”? I think Brazilian Portuguese would be the latter “-jee” version (at least in the NE where I visited some 20 years ago).

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:43:58 +0000

Unless we get our fear and greed under control, I don’t think we’ve got another 250 years in us. 🇺🇸

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:15:27 +0000

I think Sidny Lopes Cabral’s goal for Cape Verde vs Argentina, to tie it back up in the 103rd minute, was one of the top five most memorable goals I’ve ever seen. Right up there with van Persie’s “Flying Dutchman.” What say you?

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:57:42 +0000

What is the main goal/purpose of the offsides rule in soccer? Does VAR help or hinder that purpose?

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:34:20 +0000

What a terrible VAR red card. Boo. 👎👎👎

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:29:44 +0000

It’s far too hot and humid out. 🥵

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:01:46 +0000

If you could put a short phrase/question on a bracelet (or somewhere else you’d regularly see it), in order to help you make better decisions, big or small, to improve your life, what would it say?

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:08:08 +0000

COROS should add Rucking (walking with a weighted pack) as a supported activity mode, complete with logging how much weight you’re carrying.

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:58:07 +0000

Software engineers/devs: Has AI made your job more enjoyable? Or less?

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:34:23 +0000

Woof. Some of these FOX commercials, man. #WorldCup

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:44:17 +0000

Messi still has the magic!

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:33:07 +0000

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

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:03:35 +0000

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

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:06:19 +0000

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

Sat, 30 May 2026 12:18:12 +0000

“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.

Fri, 29 May 2026 10:57:48 +0000

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

Thu, 28 May 2026 11:31:13 +0000

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.

Wed, 27 May 2026 13:20:58 +0000

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)

Tue, 19 May 2026 22:42:18 +0000

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

Wed, 13 May 2026 14:49:18 +0000

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?

Thu, 07 May 2026 13:47:34 +0000

They said you sound like an owl.

Sun, 03 May 2026 17:06:46 +0000

Installing Ubuntu 26.04 LTS on my 2016 MacBook Pro (13,1 without a Touch Bar). Looks like Obsidian, VS Code, and Warp Terminal shouldn’t be a problem. But I’ll miss Drafts very much on that machine. Any recommended Linux alternatives for Drafts?

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:17:26 +0000

My toxic trait is that it really, really bugs me that my wife is faster than I am.

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:29:58 +0000

Which RSS feeds out there are you particularly glad you’re subscribed to?

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:35:51 +0000

“America Reads the Bible”? Oh really? Is she taking care of the widow, orphan, and immigrant yet?

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:38:35 +0000

Am I still a priest?

I left the ACNA in 2023. Just received my Letters Dimissory. But I still can’t decide if ordination conferred something real and permanent, or if it was only ever a jurisdictional authorization.

What say you?

https://joshuapsteele.com/am-i-still-a-priest/

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:34:51 +0000

Me: “I’m frustrated with my body. I finally get my motivation worked-out and start running regularly again, then I get shin splints and multiple weeks of head colds in a row.”
My body: “In that case, best I can do is…appendicitis.” 🤷‍♂️🦠

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:01 +0000

Question for the crowd: anyone else get vasovagal around procedures being done to them, but not at the sight of blood or watching others get stuck? Shots are fine if I look away. Getting blood drawn or an IV placed is the worst. Even thinking about a procedure (especially anything near the groin, hypothetically speaking) makes me go cold and clammy. Curious how common this specific combination is.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:50:58 +0000

I’ve got appendicitis and I’m stuck at home waiting to see if antibiotics will do the trick so I don’t have to get an appendectomy. Ask me anything!

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:16:04 +0000

Can someone please reply to this post if/when you see it? Trying to see if replies eventually make it back to my main website or not.

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:04:43 +0000

Having a bunch of fun improving my Drafts workflows with the help of both Claude and Codex!

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:33:12 +0000

Testing my Drafts publishing router actions.

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:26:31 +0000

Testing the new POSSE pipeline from Drafts. #indieweb