Notices by scholar_farmer (scholar_farmer@zirk.us)

“The farthest star and the mud at our feet are a family; and there is no decency or sense in honoring one thing, or a few things, and then closing the list. The pine tree, the leopard, the Platte River, and ourselves—we are at risk together, or we are on our way to a sustainable world together. We are each other’s destiny.”

— Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver

#bookstodon

@FlashMobOfOne I’ve got 6-7 months to plan and am super excited. “There is no cold, there’s only poor gear”

Today was the first day of training for the Himalayas this summer. Go me!

(Anybody got recommendations on hut-to-hut hiking in the Himalayas? My travel partner isn’t up for backpacking)

#training #fitness #hiking #plan #travel #Himalayas

@FlashMobOfOne I’ve been on that meeting.

They’ve added meetings to our schedule because we’re not making fast enough progress toward our deadline

Bah!

So far today I have accomplished…

Watching the snow fall
Petting the cat
Drinking coffee

What a great Friday!

#snowday #JustSayNoToWork day!

@sorenfox @pluralistic "Radicalized" is a dark, dark story, and I say that as a regular consumer of #dystopias. Such a convincing rhythm to the narrative, and such a diagnostic of contemporary ills. I'm glad I took the time for it; thanks for sharing!

#bookstodon

Images of medieval libraries demo the belief that "true wisdom was grounded more in depth than in breadth of reading. Pictures showing chests, cupboards, shelves, or lecterns with limited numbers of substantial tomes conveyed precisely this idea. Collecting, preserving, and using the right texts in the right way—which often meant slowly and contemplatively—was far more valuable than just accumulating different titles"

Gameson, "The Image of the Medieval Library" (2015)

#Medieval #bookstodon

If I had done my job half as badly I'd have been jobless.

How is it that petty bureaucrats stay afloat for so long?

A busy blog week: An entry on Soundscape compositions, Chicago style (11/16/24)

#Soundscape #Music #analysis #listening #PlaceAndSound #Chicago

https://silencesandsounds.blogspot.com/2024/11/soundscape-compositions-chicago-style.html

A fog stream running downhill during #sunrise this morning

@hgfernan oooooo, saving until I’m on the grid (rural internet and streaming audio dont play well together)

I’ve seen the piece live three times and listened to it as my “centering” music before finals all through college, but I haven’t heard it in several years now. A treat to anticipate!

@FlashMobOfOne oooo I have had those kinds of moments and the internet has not always been kind in the moment. I hope life picks up for you!

@FlashMobOfOne you’re so kind! :-)

@FlashMobOfOne @arstechnica Ah, we've had a misunderstanding: my point was akin to your point -- that BECAUSE it's lunchmeat, nobody's going to cook it. Not the victims' fault. And tragic.

@arstechnica

Nobody cooks their lunchmeat. Wow.