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Though little skilledI do not playto please another’s ear.I play just for myselfand sing to give sustenance to my own heart.from Hōjōki, by…
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Welcome to hell
If you behave just right people will like you. If you behave just right, like we do, people will give you what you need. If you put effort into the…
Mar 25
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Stuff I've learned
Some things I would tell my younger self: You are extremely sensitive to caffeine and should not consume coffee, tea, or even chocolate. You don’t have…
Feb 13
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The door swings shut and I plunge into the darkness. I lose the raucous conversations in a December wind that lends purpose to my stride. The slivered…
Dec 5, 2023
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Summit fever
High above the Baltoro glacier, the wind whistles over corniced ridges and between teetering seracs. It whips spindrift off the snow and the icy fog…
Nov 17, 2023
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sun on skin
The last few months flew by. I finally bought a car. I set a new personal record running my favorite trail; my previous best time was five years ago…
Nov 2, 2023
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Mind and mountain
I attempted Mt. Shasta yesterday. It was my first time doing real mountaineering: leaving camp at 2 am, ice axing up a 50-degree snowfield, navigating…
Jul 17, 2023
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Notes on freedom
There is a remarkably uniform description of the type of life that a young, intelligent person is supposed to live. They should live in an apartment in…
Jul 8, 2023
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reflections on Twitter
I’ve been active on Twitter since some time last spring—a full year and a bit. I reached a thousand followers in March, and attained the present count…
Jul 5, 2023
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Hunger pangs
and looking past them
Jun 24, 2023
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Quit your job?
should you?
Jun 21, 2023
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Among the bubbles
soap, and other things
Jun 18, 2023
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Applications
or, why I'm never going to submit an application again
Jun 5, 2023
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Intentionally, nothing
how I spend my time
May 30, 2023
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Why would I?
I don’t like living in the city. I don’t like rising before the sun to a chorus of sirens. I don’t like looking out with ancient eyes that expect…
May 26, 2023
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"Unhinged"
The word “unhinged” and its twin “deranged” have become very popular online, especially on Twitter. I initially understood them to be a form of…
May 22, 2023
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