And here we go again. I hope you had a lovely summer. Autumn is now creeping in here. LTD is now on until at least the end of the year. Taking two and a half months off from logging things was part of getting some much-needed space back to myself; but the logging is part of my work practice, and now I am back to work.
TODAY:
- Meet the world’s hottest upstart weapons dealers
- Afghanistan quake
- Leonardo da Vinci was a wedding planner
OPERATIONS: Today is Labor Day in the US, which I presume is the day when they all sit down and think about what they’ve done to the spelling of the word “labour” – so I have a project follow-up email to write, and otherwise can wipe down my boards, make schedule adjustments and get ahead on a couple of thing while it’s all quiet over here.
STATUS: 8hrs 6m sleep and it does not feel like it, inbox 107, currently composed mostly of histamine, constant interruptions already
READING: My last light fun book of the year, OUR DEBTS TO THE PAST by Ed James (UK) (US+), before I get into all the dense and difficult books in my list for the rest of 2025
LISTENING: Dream Time with Zakia
THINKING ABOUT:
…given that in the course of history many have acted on beliefs in which many others did not believe, we must perforce admit that for each, to a different degree, history has been largely the Theater of an Illusion.
Serendipities: Language And Lunacy, Umberto Eco
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