Brad Paisley’s satire

Okay, so what is it with Brad Paisley? He likes to do cultural criticism, doesn’t he. I just heard his new song “Online” on the radio. It’s much like his “Celebrity” from a couple years ago. The first satirizes people who assume fake online personalities, while the second satirizes the cult [...]

adverting the polyphony and interpellating the imbrication?

ADVERT (v.) — MW Dict = 1) to turn the mind or attention — used with TO 2) to call attention in the course of speaking or writing: make reference — used with TO (ADVERTED to foreign-language sources). “Even though Ong does not ADVERT explicitly to what Plato refers to as thumos, Ong’s agonism [...]

“Students Flock to Seminaries, but Fewer See Pulpit in Their Future”

Okay, file this under “things that help me feel better about the twists and turns in my life.”
Last Spring, Neela Banerjee at the New York Times wrote about the increase in the number of people attending seminary and the decrease in the number heading to any parish ministry or leadership (“Students Flock to Seminaries, But [...]

always beginning the world

Well, I just got back from delivering a few things to the YVCC campus: the two Writing Center thumbdrives that I’d accidentally come home with in my pants pocket last week… and my resignation letter. I dropped the thumbdrives and copy of the letter off in Dodie’s office (thanks to Kelley Chase [...]

yay wordpress!

Yay! WordPress finally offers a three-column template with a customizable banner.  I’ve been waitin’ for one of these!