Kingsolver, Barbara - Demon Copperhead
The great smog of 1952
🔗 The Great Smog of 1952 - The National Archives blog The event was of great significance in the history of public health, resulting in the
January 15, 2024
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Ellis, Albert - How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable
You get to provide your primary sources
Christopher Butler, The View from Here: I have noticed that I am most happy — with myself, with my circumstances, with the world — when I am most
January 4, 2024
Sauteéd greens
More a technique than a recipe. Ideal, really. *** Olive oil + garlic in large sauté pan, till garlic is soft Add kale, increase heat, add 1/2 cup
January 1, 2024
Graeber, David - Debt
The Parrot and the Igloo
Schopfer, Lindsay - Lost Under Two Moons
Three options
3 options when dealing with a problem: Accept it. It is what it is. Out of your control. Quit resisting it, then. You’re wasting energy. Take
December 18, 2023
Meissner, Susan - The Nature of Fragile Things
Davis, Barbara - The Last of the Moon Girls
Things my boss says
2 good reminders from my boss, on a team call yesterday: “What we don’t do matters as much as what we do.” “Often what helps isn’t adding more
December 6, 2023
Wrestling
Just spent 7 hours at a wrestling meet. This sports-parenting stuff is something. There was a wrestler on an opposing team who didn’t have legs. No
December 2, 2023
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Authority is validated by the agreement of the people under the authority
not by the one who holds the authority. Authority is based on agreement
November 30, 2023
Leverage a shift in the system by How I am
In a fractal conception, I am a cell-sized unit of a human organism, and I have to use my life to leverage a shift in the system by How I am,, as
November 27, 2023
Inconsistent consistency works
Okay so here’s the thing about being consistent: you can be inconsistent about it and it still works. Like this: You can write for 20 minutes today
November 23, 2023
Erikson, Steven - Gardens of the Moon
Michaelides, Alex - The Silent Patient
McCaffrey, Anne - The Crystal Singer
[[../_attachments/McCaffrey, Anne - The Crystal Singer/2025-07-27-1024-img-McCaffrey, Anne - The Crystal Singer.jpg]] I think the cover really says
November 14, 2023
Hoffman, Alice - The World That We Knew
Just a bunch of little things stacked up
Life is just a bunch of little things stacked up. Early mornings, fresh coffee, fresh air, movement, satisfying work, time for writing, good food,
November 14, 2023
Holmberg, Charlie N. - Keeper of Enchanted Rooms
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Hayes, Terry - I Am Pilgrim
O'Malley, Daniel - The Rook
Praying to all the gods
Kept one child home from school today: fever, stomach unwell. Second child called for a pickup with the same symptoms. En route, third child texted
October 30, 2023