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CBL #93 - Some thoughts on thinking/acting, naming/doing, and where this blog is headed

a month ago 20 votes
Chelsea is not a metaphor.

CITS #92 | May 22, 2025

a month ago 20 votes
We don't have time, we are time. | Friday Footnotes #4

Footnote #4 is based on a passage from 4,000 weeks by Oliver Burkeman.

3 months ago 38 votes
Sonder, Sobriety, and Abstractions | Friday Footnotes #3

Friday Footnotes is a weekly newsletter where reading and reflection meet real life.

3 months ago 31 votes

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9 Things from My Summer (So Far)

Mama summer camp, Monopoly, a summer roadtrip, long bike rides, and more!

6 hours ago 3 votes
How an Exiled Russian Noble Became a Great American Songwriter

His story spans everything from Belarus to Balanchine to Bacharach

2 hours ago 1 votes
two things: batwrite starts in an hour AND here are 5 recs for you that you might like idk

good music, good comics, good design of a blog, what the hell else could you even want??

3 hours ago 1 votes
I Answer 18 Questions

I tell tales, give advice, and make wagers on the future

yesterday 4 votes