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2020-05-16T11:48:28-05:00

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My Name is Karen, and I Want to Talk to the Manager of the Universe

Last updated on: May 16, 2020 at 11:48 am By Jennifer Woodruff Tait

We have a desire to create art, to sing and talk and act and breathe in community. We have a desire to break bread together. We even have a basic mammalian desire for grooming. We may need to deny fulfilling those desires for a time, but we deny acknowledging that we need to fulfill them at our peril. Read more

2020-05-11T19:16:56-05:00

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Ten Things About Work We’ve Learned From COVID-19

Last updated on: May 11, 2020 at 7:16 pm By Jennifer Woodruff Tait

Many things most essential to being human turn out to be things that require close human contact and breathing the same air - changing bedpans, performing Hamilton, the Eucharist. Read more

2020-04-01T19:48:04-05:00

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I Want to Bless People. In Person.

Last updated on: April 1, 2020 at 7:48 pm By Jennifer Woodruff Tait

It cut me like a knife with the imperfection of it all - not the imperfection of the blessing which is whole and perfect and Jesus and not me, but the imperfection of the distance. Read more

2020-03-16T19:58:02-05:00

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Coronavirus Sabbath

Last updated on: March 16, 2020 at 7:58 pm By Jennifer Woodruff Tait

The world has pushed itself to its limit, and now we, collectively (though not yet me personally) have gotten sick. Read more

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2020-03-10T16:38:09-05:00

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Late Capitalism and the Chromebook Charger

Last updated on: March 10, 2020 at 4:38 pm By Jennifer Woodruff Tait

What I don’t know is if this is a praiseworthy tale of the ability of late capitalism to deliver what I needed, when I needed it, cheaply and well - or a cautionary tale of the ability of late capitalism to make me need it at all. Read more

2020-01-24T21:30:56-05:00

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What If I Never Catch Up?

Last updated on: January 24, 2020 at 9:30 pm By Jennifer Woodruff Tait

What if the world operates in such a way that if we ever try to aim our life at any other end than productivity we will fall off the hamster wheel and spend the rest of our life chasing the hamster wheel down the road yelling, "Hamsters, stop! Let me back on!" Read more

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2019-12-19T11:21:09-05:00

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Merry Advent

Last updated on: December 19, 2019 at 11:21 am By Jennifer Woodruff Tait

The kingdom of justice and peace that George Bailey wants, for two hours, just does not seem to be here yet. Read more

2019-10-23T16:01:37-05:00

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So Why Are Boomers Like That?

Last updated on: October 23, 2019 at 4:01 pm By Jennifer Woodruff Tait

I was fascinated by the people who had to build a new world after everything they thought they assumed turned out to be almost totally useless. Read more

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2019-09-24T11:34:09-05:00

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Buying My Way to the Front of the Queue

Last updated on: September 24, 2019 at 11:34 am By Jennifer Woodruff Tait

In a world where it becomes very easy to buy one's way to the front of any given line, what happens to those who can't buy their way to the front? Read more

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economic flourishing

2019-08-07T17:04:39-05:00

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The One Where Jennifer Gets New Glasses and Contributes to Human Flourishing

Last updated on: August 7, 2019 at 5:04 pm By Jennifer Woodruff Tait

Maybe if it wasn't late capitalism I wouldn't need eyeglasses because I wouldn't have to squint at the computer screen all the time. But maybe if it wasn't late capitalism I would be squinting at everything, because I have 20/400 vision. Read more

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