My kids are too damn loud. Might just wear earplugs until they’re out of the house.

They should sell snack mixes of different kinds of cereals. “Crunchies”? Mine would be Frosted Mini Wheats, Honey Bunches of Oats, Honey Nut Cheerios, and Cracklin’ Oat Bran. What would be in your mix?

Help! I need a good GIF for “watching my wife and children get sick and spike fevers, knowing it’s coming for me next”

Some good life advice(s) from Kevin Kelly! kk.org/thetechni…

“The sense that card-carrying American evangelicalism now requires acquiescence to attitudes and practices that fundamentally (aha!) negate core teachings of Jesus is fueling today’s massive external criticism, internal dissent, and youthful exodus from evangelicalism.” (David P. Gushee, After Evangelicalism)

What a great, late goal for England! ⚽️

Sigh, maybe he’s a great person, but my least favorite part about watching international soccer in the USA is having to listen to Alexi Lalas…

Covid! At The SteeleHaus

What are your favorite tips and tools for calming yourself down when feeling anxious or overwhelmed? I’ve been practicing 4-7-8 breathing for the past few weeks and have found it very helpful.

Mmkay, Wyna Liu is my nemesis now. I keep failing her NYT Connections games! 😡

Some great advice here on how to make teams more enjoyable and effective! bakadesuyo.com/2024/02/t…

I already subscribe to The Economist and NYT. Is adding a subscription to WaPo worth it?

This Independence Day, I can’t help but wonder if the USA is being judged by God–not for veering from the imagined godliness of the 1950s, but for taking the Lord’s Name in vain by oppressing the powerless in the name of (American) “Jesus.” Repent! Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly.

Roberts “offers no direct response to Justice Sotomayor’s charge that his ruling could empower presidents to commit crimes with impunity, from ordering ‘the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival’ to plotting a ‘military coup to hold onto power’.” www.economist.com/united-st…

Bible question: Who is Paul talking about in Romans 7? Himself, before becoming a Christian? Himself, after becoming a Christian? Adam? Someone else? How does your answers make senses of what Paul says in Romans 6 and Romans 8?

It was time to give my “/tools” page an upgrade! joshuapsteele.com/tools

Any full-time software engineers out there with side hustles / revenue streams in addition to their full-time job? What do you do? Do you enjoy it?

I’m tinkering around with the idea of bringing 8020tools.com back to life, in order to blog about tools, mental models, etc. Since it’s on micro.blog already, I’m going to leverage crossposting. What’s a good Mastodon server to sign up an 8020 Tools account?

Need to make some more money. Is affiliate marketing still a thing?