Five Things: Issue 148b
When you woke up this morning did you think "today I'm gonna talk" or "today I"m gonna skate"?
Double the E-mails Double the Fun
As you may have already read in the other e-mail, I got struck with some unexpected writing inspiration this week, and instead of channeling that into The Next Great American Novel, I am sending out two e-mails this Sunday.
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Number One: The Yellowstone Zone of Death
A fun little Wikipedia read for you this week is the Yellowstone Zone of Death. Basically there’s a little sliver of the National Park where you can constitutionally get away with murder. So far no one has, but it’s kind of wild.
Number Two: The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill
This podcast came on my radar this week, and I listened immediately. Often, I think, the reporting on Church crises fall into one of two categories.
The reporting is done by those outside the Church, and don’t have a real pulse on what’s happening.
The reporting is done by those inside the Church, but the authors have blurred vision from their own hurt, or theological differences, that the reporting is unfair.
But this podcast seems to embody a third category of reporting done by those inside the Church, with a pulse on what’s happening and a genuine desire to see the Church flourish. Mars Hill didn’t have a direct influence on my walk with Jesus, but the emergent Church/neo-Calvinism/ watching cults of personality blow up has certainly been a part of the journey. So I am eager to listen.
Number Three: Kansas City Streets
This Twitter thread is very long and very emblematic of Kansas City’s infrastructure? Disorganization? Use of tax dollars? Gotta laugh to keep from crying.
Number Four: Oat Milk Lattes
I would consider myself, when it comes to milk alternatives, an almond milk girl. I like it mostly because it has a long shelf life.
Lately, however, I’ve been on an Oat Milk Latte kick. If I had to compare an OML to a regular latte, I would say the taste is a little grittier, but in a good way.
When I lived in Pittsburgh, I had a bad attitude most of the time, especially my first year. One of the people that knew this most was my boss, Derek. One time Derek asked what kind of coffee drink he could order me, and I said “just a latte.” And then for two years he regularly bought me lattes, even after I started almost exclusively drinking my coffee black. You know when you can’t correct someone for the nice thing they’re doing for you, so you just ride with it? Derek was a good boss in that way.
Number Five: Amarillo Sod Poodles
Speaking of mascots, I loved reading this list of Minor League baseball team names. Because these lists are always subjective, here’s another one.