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Let’s let go of the idea that we must squeeze every drop from life, maximize every spare 15 minutes. Embrace rest and non-action.

The finale of S1 of My Brilliant Friend truly captured the shock of betrayal and the giant mixer of emotions at the reception in the novel. Very well done, makers of the show, if you’re reading this.

The repetition of the phrase “by myself” in verse 2 of “Don’t Pass Me By” is the best and most profound lyric writing choice in a Ringo song.

Maxwell kills the judge at his trial in Maxwell’s Silver Hammer. In the courtroom.

Yes, there are some high school juniors who are world class athletes or ingenious musicians, or Guitar Hero wizards - but there are many more high school juniors who are, at their core, clueless 15 year old kids.

“I know going on vacation brings out the worst in everyone.” - MJ Lenderman. Also true of birthdays and any holiday in general.

I burn with curiosity for the daily monotone life experiences of those around me. What are they all doing with their time? What do they think about?

Being able to retreat into the world of Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels keeps me going.

Spotted: a woman wearing a Collab Culture hat. What does that mean? Overheard: Okay boys, wait in line. Let the girls go first!

French Open men’s final living up to the billing. Sinner looks hurt or cramped, which stinks - but Carlos is floating on air after almost being KO’s at the end of the 4th. Heavyweight.

The Rickies on Connected this time around were absolute fire - ratifying that redesign years and Apple being off its usual footing makes for good podcast fodder.

There was a boy reading the Bible next to the drinking fountain. Standing and waiting.

Have completed downloading all the backups for a site I’m taking over for an organization. It was a WP site and I’m making something new, entirely static HTML with a Go backend to do some extra work.

I’m making the program for my daughter’s violin recital as a webpage in HTML and CSS. Which is fun times.

The buildup toward Lila’s wedding is getting unbearably tense. I can’t wait to see what happens!

I want my super power to be attaching a tracking device to an object just by looking at it from a distance

Who is the political consultant that suggested to so many candidates to go with the green yard sign? Is it an attempt to avoid classic red and blue?

Claude is my skeleton key LLM. When I encounter an issue that none of the others can tackle, I go to old Claude, and it usually solves it.

Browser windows, for me, are like pieces of paper on a desk—not full screen objects occupying ones whole view—snapshots of the mind at work, to be moved around in space as needed.

Today I saw a cyclist wearing a yellow vest and listening to The Verve Pipe on a speaker.

Today I saw a cyclist ride by wearing a yellow vest and listening to The Verve Pipe.

How early would I have to get up and take a walk for it not to feel as if I was putting you out or abandoning you to handle routines?