Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here's this month's installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. Make a decision. The one true religion, survival. True creation requires sacrifice. Always be moving. The idea they one should do whatever it … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2022-09
Category: life
Landmine People
"Landmine people," said Pyrrha, and when she said it Nona's brows crossed in confusion, she said: "Some people were put into the universe to rig it to explode, then walk away ... I always fell for that." -Tamsyn Muir, "Nona the Ninth." New York: Tor Books, 2022. Another name to add to my ongoing series: Hoodoos, Sucking … Continue reading Landmine People
Zuihitsu, 2022-08
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here's this month's installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. Something doesn’t have to last forever for it to be successful. Perfect happiness is the privilege of deciding when things end.—Sarah Manguso If … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2022-08
Cancer Ghosting
https://waroncancer.com/news/cancer-ghosting/ True not only of cancer, but of any health problem. Difficult times show you who your friends are.
Every Style of Beer Explained
Sudowrite: Writing with Artificial Intelligence
Robin Sloan described a process for "writing with the machine" back in 2016 that I tried in 2019. The interesting part of doing it yourself is that you could select the corpus that the A.I. was trained on and get writing in that style of subspecialty. But, it took a bit of work to set-up … Continue reading Sudowrite: Writing with Artificial Intelligence
Dru Riley’s 100 Rules
"3. “Not wanting something is as good as having it.” — If you don’t want something, you’re just as satisfied as someone who has it. Naval Ravikant says that “…desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.”... 42. “It’s easier to resist in the beginning than the end.” — Mistakes become harder … Continue reading Dru Riley’s 100 Rules
The Insane Cost of Cars
Daniel Mendelsohn on the Odyssey
"...I always resist the “classics is impractical” line that people love to come up with when they are critical of the higher study of these fields. You can study accounting. It's authentically practical in one way. But when your father dies, your accounting degree is not going to help you at all to process that … Continue reading Daniel Mendelsohn on the Odyssey
August 2022: Olive Bread & Guacamole
Today, I finished making olive bread. It takes two days to ferment into sourdough. It goes well with guacamole, cheese or even as a sandwich bread.
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