life in Mediocristan is quite enjoyable. It reminds me of Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria. The ocean is nearby, and the climate is pleasant. Never too cold, never too hot.
luis arrieta
california
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against my (acquired) skepticism of anything published in the last 50 years (exceptions: Kazuo Ishiguro's novels, The Selfish Gene), I picked up Nassim N. Taleb's Antifragile.
nowadays our hikes are frequent, easy, and short. We drive long distances to reach the trailhead, and typically do not make it to the main attraction (the waterfall, the pool, the giant sequoia), but we do have lots of fun.
morning hike in the desert
more data--such as paying attention to the eye colors of the people around when crossing the street--can make you miss the big truck.
so be it resolved, that I will not, in the entirety of year 2025, buy shit unless such shit has one of the following three characteristics.
when nerds become restless at work about getting promoted to higher levels of management, they double down on their nerd skills to increase their output.
I kept them with me babe, I put them with my own, can't make it all alone, I've built my dreams around you