I missed 2021’s “Best, Etc.” post without realizing it. I almost skipped this one on purpose, thinking that (aside from a wildly disappointing election) it had been a relatively uneventful year.
[Read more…]The Best, Etc., of 2024
Sixty
Generally, I haven’t been too fazed by birthdays ending with a zero. 30, 40, even 50 didn’t feel that different from other years. But there’s something equal parts weird and mundane about turning 60.
[Read more…]What I’m reading:
Matt Walker’s Why We Sleep
If Amanda Fucking Palmer has been “having a passionate affair” with a book—if “the information [in that book] is literally, physically, technically changing [her] life on a day-to-day basis”—well, I figured it might be worth a read.
And so far, it has been.
[Read more…]What I’m reading (audio):
Lee Child’s Past Tense
What I’m reading: Fantasy, sci-fi, Buddhism, politics, and pedagogy
I don’t usually like reading more than a couple books at the same time, but I currently find myself in the middle of four or (depending on how you count) six different books.
[Read more…]Arrogance, fear, and the fixed mindset
I started this blog to encourage myself to write. So far: not a lot of progress on that front.
[Read more…]On forgetting how to read
Angels and demons (mostly demons)
What I’m reading:
Melissa Febos’s Whip Smart
What I’m reading: Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ Saga—the print version
Maybe I’m just a crotchety old fart, but when it comes to comics, I prefer paper to digital.
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