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âJust like a rising tide raises all ships, a low average drags everybody down.â
My wife, who is always at the high mark of the tide and well above the standard deviation from the average.
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Today I learned that Mumbaiâs Dharavi slum has an estimated GDP of close to $1 billion.
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Iâve enjoyed watching the microbrewery taproom finally emerge as the American counterpart to the English Pub/German Bierhall/Italian Bar.
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đ Now Iâm inâŠUnderhill, VT
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@crossingthethreshold thank you!
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Forgot how much I loved The History of the Siege of Lisbon by JosĂ© Saramago. A meditation on how history, both personal and national, is made and written. đ
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OH: âYou talking about Jamie and Hera?â âYeah, yeah, Jamie with the machete.â
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Sometimes Iâll see a cool bird but I wonât tell anyone Iâm with, just keep it my secret.
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đ Now Iâm inâŠBoston, MA
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Visited all five great lakes this summer!
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
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I found Chevengur by Andrey Platonov to be an interesting read. It was also absolutely hilarious. A sort of Soviet Don Quixote. đ
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ugh itâs âwouldâveâ not âwould ofâ
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He used to say to his son that lifeâs decisive truths exist secretly in abandoned books.
Andrey Platonov, Chevengur
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Whenever Iâm tempted to give up on the petty frustrations and inadequacies of contract editor life, I call it a day, go get a beer somewhere, and read all afternoon among tourists, students, or retirees.
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đ Now Iâm inâŠRochester, NY.
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We have to begin to laugh at everything, to the point of chaos if necessary, and create an environment in which the sanctimonious become worried, for a large part of their ills and ours come from their limitations.
Sergio Pitol, paraphrasing a conversation with his friend Carlos MonsivĂĄis, in âThe Art of Flightâ
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Finished Tremor by Teju Cole, and man, I just love everything that Teju Cole writes. His work has a wonderful contemplative aura about it. đ
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đ Now Iâm inâŠWheeling, WV
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Quiet Friday
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invidious (adj) - (of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others; (of a comparison or distinction) unfairly discriminating, unjust.
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@patrickrhone hah no i just point and laugh.
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Today I learned about the Green Coalition of Gay Loggers for Jesus, still going strong. God bless America.
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@jabel youâve given me words for why I donât use Amazon: not because theyâre an exploitative, terrible company (which they are of course) that I want to bring down but because I donât want to participate in the rampant consumerism they facilitate. Itâs for me. I want my purchases to come with friction. Sort of like why I pay out of pocket for my phones: so it hurts.
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Iâve enjoyed perusing this list of methods of divination, though I find it impossible to choose a favorite.
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@maique well if itâs any consolation, Iâve found that a few (or more) beers go a long way to alleviating the annoyance. SaĂșde!
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@maique Iâm often mortified to be identified as an American when I go abroad because of stuff like this. At least you just have to suffer them through the tourist season. I have to put up with these people all year round over here! đ
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@tinyroofnail I canât imagine the frustration of always having to explain that to someone
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@odd theyâre called âsleeves.â Lol. Sorry, couldnât resist the dad joke. đ
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@z428 another great one. I look forward these. Thanks for posting them!
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@cliffordbeshers wow interesting. A sort of outward-facing noise cancelling headphones for your car I guess. I've read that in cities where they've closed streets, one of the things people comment on the most is how quiet it is. Looking forward to that future.
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@tinyroofnail Happy to hear it. Looking forward to reading!
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@odd hah. perhaps you need to be calling the cows home?
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@tinyroofnail I love AndriÄ! He writes with so many voices and his books are like crash courses in complicated historyâŠIâve read âBosnian Chronicleâ and âOmer Pasha Latas,â but not âBridge on the DrinaââŠguess I know whatâs up next!
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@tinyroofnail haha, same!
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@zbarocas I believe itâs from âNo Name in the Streetâ but I came across it in an article on the moral hazards of extractive space exploration that I canât find now.
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@snptrs I am so glad you asked this question, because I came across it randomly online, but you made me suspicious, so I did some digging. According to this, which carries the weight of actual citations, not only is this quote frequently misattributed, but it has an interesting history, and yes, Yeats is involved. I've updated the post accordingly. Thanks!
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@Dunk true! (Had to delete the original post cause I put it on the wrong blogâŠ)
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@odd haha I didnât know there was a place with this name either! Home to 5,000 people and apparently the largest town square in America.
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@jabel YES. I've thought about this a lot, but beyond just the timeline to the character of the whole media landscape around me: my priorities, the way I approach problems, the little fantasies that spark in my head, all bent by influences that found me with agendas of their own instead of by influences I sought out in my own pursuits. As a result, I'm growing much more mindful of my information environment, and I try to engage with it on my terms (I'm still working out what those are). This inevitably leads to the whole "how much of me is actually me" question, which is a real trip!
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@V_ wow great question. hmmmmmâŠI like rummaging through the produce for the right items for the dishes weâve planned for the week, bantering with the folks at the counters, wandering around watching people shop, snooping on the items in their carts. We dedicate our Sundays to acquiring the food we need for the week, so we donât need to be efficient. Iâm envious of people who live places with markets instead of supermarkets; I love the idea of buying veg from the green grocery, meat from the butcher, etc. I donât live a life conducive to gardening (which I love), so engaging with people when I make my groceries is the next best thing.
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@dejus didnât know commercial campgrounds had that option. Cool! I love how life on the road makes you think creatively
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@V_ I don't buy much other than groceries these days (and I love going to the grocery store), but I find there are a few things you cant really find anywhere but amazon. Like esoteric power cords.
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@JohnBrady No judgment on anyones purchasing habits intended! Its just unreal to me that such a huge company can apparently invest so little in its UX. I guess thats what market capture does for you?
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@dejus So how do you do amazon living on the road, if you don't mind my asking? When we need something we just HAVE to get from amazon, we try to time it with pick up kiosks located along our route, but it feels fraught.