: I’m going off all social media including even this one, for the time being. Got some work to …
: A conspiracy theory I can get behind: the Tartarian apocalypse. (via links in Bonnie …
: Reading Richard Wilbur, Collected Poems.
: Seconded. from Austin Kleon’s Newsletter
: We watched Wildcat (2024). Very skillfully made. But I wonder what it would mean to anyone not …
: September 1 is the Church New Year, celebrated modestly in church with a few extra hymns. Coming at …
: Looking up at the hills around our town, I see that the leaves are starting to turn. Time to stop …
: Wow, The Plough published [a “poetry comic”](www.plough.com/en/topics… of a …
: In Vox, some thoughts on whether change-the-system thinking has derailed us from basic kindness, …
: Looking forward to watching Perfect Days for the fourth time, with a special focus on the puzzle of …
: Reading (finally) Archimandrite Vasileios, Hymn of Entry. Intense. “the Gospel cannot be …
: Started reading: Schlanger, The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a …
: “Screen Apnea”. I was interested, because I think a habit of slow, deep, abdominal …
: Extremely niche: I was very grateful to see this article from Notes on Arab Orthodoxy on the awful …
: Argh. One of the most outrageous examples in the book involves the lengths to which Apple goes to …
: Happy 8th wedding anniversary to our son & daughter in law! Here’s a shot from the …
: Reading: Frederica Matthewes-Green, Welcome to the Orthodox Church. It’s a combined invitation …
: As a parent and grandparent, I smiled at this: The reason you see so many little kids on screens in …
: Our culture is built on an imaginary foundation of planning and action. We judge civilizations by …
: Major league composting: My wife composts not only our food scraps and so on, but clothing …
: Ted Gioia [writes](https://www.honest-broker.com/p/10-reasons-why-technological-progress) on …
: Niche reading: The Heavenly Gift: the ancient art of liturgical bread-making. A good how-to for …
: Reading: Personal Days by Ed Park. Very funny, I’ve been laughing aloud (LOLing?).
: Ripple effects. A snippet from a book I look forward to reading: Frostbite by Nicola Twilley, on the …
: We were in the offices of the little local weekly paper, and my head is full of forgotten terms like …
: Front Porch Republic does a Saturday roundup of articles that’s always worth checking out.
: I always enjoy Poorly Drawn Lines though I’m often not sure why.
: reading: Matthew the Poor, Guidelines for Prayer.
: reading: Neil Postman, Technopoly (for the first time!)
: At long last, the HTM/SVS Psalter is in print. It’s beautiful and excellent. Review to follow …
: (re)reading Tito Colliander, Way of the Ascetics. Short, very strong medicine.
: A word of appreciation for Bonnie Kristian, whom I’ve been reading for years. She’s the …
: A conversation about the Olympic surfing event (there’s an Olympic surfing event?!) led me to …
: Finished reading Paul Auster, 4 3 2 1. Very engaging, but in the end it felt gimmicky and …
: Just went to the local Speedway to buy gas. There were CASH ONLY signs on all the pumps because of …
: Because of the big Machine Stops event, local Dept of Social Services announced that they …
: I just did a search for the book Outrage Machine on my library’s online catalog. The only …
: Bonnie Kristian is excellent, partly on the “security dilemma,” usually applied to …