Violent Fan
Behold, the violent fan
The Belan Deck by Matt Bucher
This book or poetry or idea was introduced to me via Austin Kleon’s newsletter. The situation and setting is very relatable to what I do. The concerns and ideas are very timely. He talks about humanity, art, and AI.
Mimicking cognitive functions is not the same as learning.
Putting sentence fragments into bullets is not the same thing as writing.
I have no treasured memories related to Zoom meetings or PowerPoints shared therein.
Neighborly
You wave
It’s what people do
You are neighborly
They do not wave
You wave again
They are not neighborly
They stare
They seem annoyed
You are confused
Your car is tinted
They cannot see you
You are anonymous
Before He was Bill Nye the Science Guy
Before he was Bill Nye the Science Guy, he was a regular on Almost Live, a local variety show in Seattle when I was a kid.
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
This was a reread as I find the book equal parts witty entertainment, inspiring advice on writing, and a warm view on our existence. My first read was via kindle and I loved the book so much that I ordered a paperback copy when I gave away my kindle.
The Five Year Journal
I have been journalling off and on since 2014, but mostly digitally. I had seen the five year journals and have loved the idea of it. I am weirdly sentimental about knowing what happened a year ago or even ten years ago. I looked through my notes and decided I had enough to backfill a five year journals since 2020, a very interesting year given the pandemic. I purchased a Midori Five Year Journal in May of 2023 and started on my quest.
Yacht Rock
Last night we watched the Yacht Rock Dockumentary on HBO. This was recommended by a friend who knows we enjoy listening to Yacht Rock on SiriusXM. I learned quite a bit about this genre, but also it really gave me joy to watch.
https://www.yachtornyacht.com/
Analog Pragmatism
I love writing things in my Field Notes. I have an expert system for creating a monthly notebook to help hone in on the right things to focus on for each day. I am able to record reminders in the future. I keep track of important happenings of the day. I have plenty of extra pages to record insightful thoughts, random lists, doodles, or schemes.
What I don’t have is an extra pocket.
End of Year Running Stats
With Apple’s new graphs, I was able to see my running stats for the year. It is interesting to compare the last several years. I genuinely feel like this was a far worse year for running than previous. It seems the stats don’t quite agree with that. It is mind-boggling how boggled our minds are at feeling reality.
2022
2023
2024
I do think about how 2024 could have logged more miles, but I had some foot injury I was working through during the months of April, May, and June.
The Weber Collection
They were on backorder, but the grill covers all came in and are ready for winter.