My year with Thoreau – Austin Kleon
I set out on a daily reading of the abridged journal in the fall last year, and just recently lapped myself. (I’m still going, re-reading, and finding new passages to underline.
Empathy is action.
“Like, what the F, dude?”
— Beatrix, age 12
Interesting detail I somehow never knew before about my maternal Grandmother: She was the first woman, not just the first Black woman, the first woman in the country to earn a Ph.D. in Piano Performance.
Not So Simple: Notes from a Tech-Free Life by Mark Boyle
“This way of life I have now adopted is often called “the simple life,” but that’s entirely misleading. It’s actually quite complex, made up of a thousand simple things.”
Thought provoking.
(via Dense Discovery)
Kurt rebuilds his father’s workshop.
There is much cleanup in our garage to do but my hope is to put together a little workshop of my own in there. At least just somewhere to contain and organize the tools.
If You’re Already Dreading Winter, Here Are Some Small Ways to Prepare Now
Surprisingly good ideas.
Moonflower Pizza
Lovely new little pop-up wood fires pizza place in my neighborhood. Down an alley behind a cafe and flower shop.
Great pizzas. Good cheap beer. Feels like a special secret hideaway.
But, the company I had made the experience complete.
Whole.
