The Tired Tailor of Oz
@jdotclarkson.bsky.social
Low church skeets, from the windows to the walls.
“Broderick asked if De Shields’s audiences indeed spoke aloud. De Shields said, ‘The Baptists do. The Episcopalians don’t.’” - The New Yorker, Dec. 8, 2025
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 AM
“Broderick asked if De Shields’s audiences indeed spoke aloud. De Shields said, ‘The Baptists do. The Episcopalians don’t.’” - The New Yorker, Dec. 8, 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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I will not be taking any further questions at this time.
December 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I will not be taking any further questions at this time.
While I’m excited about having snow this morning, I’m also nervous about looking like a wimp if I don’t go to the office.
December 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
While I’m excited about having snow this morning, I’m also nervous about looking like a wimp if I don’t go to the office.
Looking at TN-7 maps led me down a rabbit hole looking for a creek in Sumner County, TN, that I used to play in specifically on Labor Day and only on Labor Day.
December 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Looking at TN-7 maps led me down a rabbit hole looking for a creek in Sumner County, TN, that I used to play in specifically on Labor Day and only on Labor Day.
I got pie instead of sheet cake and I’m regretting that choice.
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I got pie instead of sheet cake and I’m regretting that choice.
TBH, I'm always grateful if there is another question because then the conversation can get interesting. Much of the time there is just an awkward silence after someone finds out what I do.
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
TBH, I'm always grateful if there is another question because then the conversation can get interesting. Much of the time there is just an awkward silence after someone finds out what I do.
Ideal for Sunday night.
Secret Love
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December 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Ideal for Sunday night.
“Watch, for ye know not when the hour commeth.” - Lane Kiffin
November 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“Watch, for ye know not when the hour commeth.” - Lane Kiffin
Love to see Neyland Stadium empty out with time on the clock.
November 29, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Love to see Neyland Stadium empty out with time on the clock.
Diego Pavia doing Diego Pavia things.
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Diego Pavia doing Diego Pavia things.
Hopeful that the Commodores can win a big game on the road and grateful they left the fog horn in Nashville.
November 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Hopeful that the Commodores can win a big game on the road and grateful they left the fog horn in Nashville.
Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
November 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
Exegesis! At the coffee shoppe!
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Exegesis! At the coffee shoppe!
The Trader Joe’s baingan bharta and palaka paneer are surprisingly good for what they are.
November 29, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The Trader Joe’s baingan bharta and palaka paneer are surprisingly good for what they are.
“Resurgent” is a bold term to use in this context.
Clark Lea has agreed to a contract extension to remain at Vandy.
November 28, 2025 at 11:52 PM
“Resurgent” is a bold term to use in this context.
Introduce Yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
1. Lyle Lovett
2. The Wooten Brothers
3. Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
4. Los Lobos
5. Metallica
1. Lyle Lovett
2. The Wooten Brothers
3. Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
4. Los Lobos
5. Metallica
Introduce Yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
1. Public Enemy
2. They Might Be Giants
3. The Village People
4. Lemongrass, Soul Asylum, Soundgarden (single admission to club where all 3 played back to back)
5. Bob Dylan
1. Public Enemy
2. They Might Be Giants
3. The Village People
4. Lemongrass, Soul Asylum, Soundgarden (single admission to club where all 3 played back to back)
5. Bob Dylan
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
1. Plains (Katie Crutchfield)
2. Patty Griffin
3. Celine Dion
4. Coheed & Cambria
5. Lady Gaga
1. Plains (Katie Crutchfield)
2. Patty Griffin
3. Celine Dion
4. Coheed & Cambria
5. Lady Gaga
November 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Introduce Yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
1. Lyle Lovett
2. The Wooten Brothers
3. Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
4. Los Lobos
5. Metallica
1. Lyle Lovett
2. The Wooten Brothers
3. Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
4. Los Lobos
5. Metallica
If you eat a piece of pumpkin pie while watching “The Last Waltz” in your Turkey Trot shirt, the ghost of John Candy will appear and take you to Steve Martin’s house.
November 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
If you eat a piece of pumpkin pie while watching “The Last Waltz” in your Turkey Trot shirt, the ghost of John Candy will appear and take you to Steve Martin’s house.
I’d like to recommend that we all listen to Ramsey Lewis for the next 45 minutes or so.
November 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I’d like to recommend that we all listen to Ramsey Lewis for the next 45 minutes or so.
I am responsible for bringing fruit salad tomorrow. This has left me both relieved and offended.
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I am responsible for bringing fruit salad tomorrow. This has left me both relieved and offended.
Liturgists: I have a tune in my head to which the invitation to communion can be chanted, but for the life of me, I cannot find it documented in any hymnal or altar book. Did I just make it up?
November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Liturgists: I have a tune in my head to which the invitation to communion can be chanted, but for the life of me, I cannot find it documented in any hymnal or altar book. Did I just make it up?
Didn’t @scottagunn.bsky.social say something recently about Altoona making a superior pie?
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Didn’t @scottagunn.bsky.social say something recently about Altoona making a superior pie?
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chess pie is the bess pie!
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Sitting in my office just in case someone should happen to stop by, and someone has the audacity to stop by!
November 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Sitting in my office just in case someone should happen to stop by, and someone has the audacity to stop by!