Now, January 2026
It's been longer than I expected since I wrote an update.
Inputs
Lots of mystery books and a little sci-fi.
"There is no antimemetics division" by qntm was fascinating
"The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder" by C.L. Miller didn't
Topic
Personal
A collection of 515 issues
Now, March 2025
Hello blog, it's been a while! This is a Now post, a summary of current stuff in my life.
Inputs
Seneca, “Letters from a Stoic”
Obery M. Hendricks Jr , "Christians Against Christianity: How Right-Wing Evangelicals Are Destroying Our Nation and Our Faith"
Helen Czerski, "Storm
Now, May 2024
Inputs
Charles Duhigg, "Supercommunicators"
Shane Parrish, "Clear Thinking”
Maryville University classes in:
• Data Visualization
• Experimental design
W.i.S.H. is a new India pop girl band who have released two singles, Lazeez (Delicious) and Galti (Mistake), I love both of them! The lyrics blend Hindi and
All-human posts, no AI-generated content
(Image from Clive Thompson, image license CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International)
Cat speeds (observed)
Speed: Zero
Asleep. Eyes closed, no response to touch or sound. A rare stillness.
Speed: Stalk
Prey sighted, in stealthy pursuit. Slow, measured tread with frequent stops to freeze in place.
Speed: Jaunty trot
Tail up, bouncy step, cat is happy.
Speed: Full sprint
Flat-out run, maximum speed, no cornering
The Well Appointed Desk - 21 pen questions
Taking a stab at the list of 21 Pen Questions from The Well Appointed Desk
1: What is the pen they'll have to pry out of your cold dead hands?
Schon Dsgn Monoc nib in a Schon Engineered Plastics Ultem full size pen. The Monoc nib is smooth
Using Mastodon over Twitter
I've been on a Mastodon server since November 6, 2022, just over a month now. I find it vastly different to Twitter. One example is that I posted asking for Hindi-language music:
Looking for good music with lyrics in Hindi. I love Natacha Atlas and Rachid Taha, but
Seven books to know me better
This hashtag #7BooksToKnowMe is floating around on Mastodon (no more Twitter, yay!) and I have a whole shelf of favourite books on Goodreads. These ones I think give you a snapshot of the me you're likely to encounter on any given day. The TL;DR upfront, followed by
Dusting off the old blog
A Now page is a dated update about what I'm currently focused on. And it has been over two years since I wrote one. It feels like a good time to bring the blog out of mothballs and poke at it. Today is Tuesday 8th November, 2022.
Thinking
Lessons learned
Happy, well-rested people are the best people to work with. So use your vacation days and rest
If it can be null, it will be null. So don’t let it be null.
Be kind to yourself like you would be kind to a friend. Check on your people to