: Defiance in the Face of Trumpism “Not everyone can fight Trumpism and Trumpists directly. But remember this: kindness, decency, …
: Written in 2020 by Rodrigo Nunes, this proved to be incredibly prescient: “The painful reality is …
: High Pressure with Wood Smoke
: “Allow me to suggest to you one concrete thing that you can do, in the event of a political …
: The last few years prove one of three things. Either: Time travel does not exist Time travel exists …
: Had a special day on the waters west of Victoria, BC yesterday, watching a Bigg’s orca superpod …
: Eastern Olympics from Mt Townsend
: My favorite vegan borscht I can’t remember where I got this recipe from, but it’s a fall favorite. 8 cups beets, …
: The Nihilism of the Current Moment from Charlie Warzel in the Atlantic “But what feels novel in the aftermath of this …
: Lillian Lake from Grand Pass Peak in Olympic National Park
: Varied Thrush and Pacific Wren Varied Thrush and Pacific Wren singing this morning, recorded via the Merlin App.
: Vaccines as Vehicles of Lovingkindness… “Vaccines are not only immensely useful; they …
: Prior to reading this article, I was ignorant of Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis, the idea that an …
: Wil Wheaton's Secret Garden I’ve thought about this lovely post from Wil Wheaton the past month as the garden leaps to bloom. …
: Few things in my life have over-delivered at the level of Cornell’s Merlin Bird ID app. Being able …
: Takeaways from "Deep Work" Finished reading: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport 📚 One of …
: Takeaways from "Reader, Come Home" Finished reading: Reader, Come Home by Maryanne Wolf 📚 Deep Reading helps us develop and exercise …
: Vibe: First Light, by Village of the Sun.
: 2023 is starting out in a way that speaks to 5'4" me :) “There Has Never Been a Better …
: Notes from ‘Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals’ by Oliver Burkeman Five notions to consider as you look at your life in relation to time and “getting things done”: …
: Notes from “Letter One: Reading, the Canary in the Mind” From Reader, Come Home by Maryanne Wolf 📚 Summary: we need to look closely at how different mediums …
: “Reader Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World” by neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf is perhaps …
: “I want to insist on an amateur internet; a garage internet; a public library internet; a …
: All or Nothing and Backsliding A couple of weeks ago I came across a Tweet about a (Silicon Valley?) entrepreneur named Bryan …
: Mood: “Rising up like a beautiful bubble to the surface of the sea”
: Mornings are Magic Previously, I described how re-ordering my personal development tasks made it easier to write. Well, …
: This Fall I’ve been enjoying a plant-based riff on po cha, or butter tea. I had the yak version …
: “Because I’m finite, my task for the day can only possibly be to do a few things that matter.” …
: The Power of Tools & Structure to Begin Writing It’s taken me too long to start writing. Most mornings, thanks to Gordo Byrn and Dickie Bush, I …
: Currently reading: The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
: Hello - and what am I doing here? I’m terrible at thinking publicly. More broadly, I’ve gotten lazy about how I think and …
: Last year at this time. Tomorrow we are apparently due for a repeat.
: Everything takes more time than it should. Alternatively, the correct amount of time.
: Current state of mind. And weather. (Also, just a test; please ignore).
: Ok. Taking this Sunday to wrap up my Twitter life, porting users to RSS and Mastodon. I can't …