A mere Christian, aspiring minimalist, inveterate notetaker, budget audiophile and paper airplane mechanic.
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My Sabbath days are rarely boring. My wife Shira and I often have guests for Shabbat meals on Friday nights and Saturday lunches. And just about every Friday night, Shira and I play Scrabble, a board game that is perfect for Sabbath observers: no electricity and no writing (another Sabbath prohibition). How do we keep…
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Good Things Come Too Late
A new mammoth playground makes me wish my kids were young again.
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Surface Noise
When someone complained about the surface noise that came with listening to music on vinyl, the late BBC disc jockey John Peel (a notable lover of the format), was said to have replied, “Mate, life has surface noise.” It’s hard to argue with Peel’s assessment of life in this mortal coil. Who among us wouldn’t…
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Invention of the Holy Cross
Inspired by a post by @Jonah on Micro.blog, I looked into the art of Daniel Matsui. One of the images that captured my attention was the “INVENTION of the HOLY CROSS.” The image came with some apocraphyal stories to which I have become accustomed in the Orthodox Church. In the year AD 326, St. Helen,…
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I’ll write a hymn again.
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Shock Troops Of Gentrification
Cities are turning to skateboarders to improve the atmosphere.
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The Wanting Monster
It can be difficult to resist the Wanting Monster when he whispers in your ear.
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The Democratic Joe Rogan
I find myself a bit amused by all the talk about creating a “Democratic Joe Rogan.” As David French said on an episode of the SkyePod podcast in March, there was a Democratic Joe Rogan. His name was… Joe Rogan. However, like many others, Rogan was hectored by his tribe for every little transgression of…
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Readwise MCP
Microsoft made the Model Context Protocol (MCP) a major focus of their Build conference last week. Though the Microsoft engineer I spoke with, who is heavily involved in AI thought the emphasis was a little overplayed, it’s easy to understand some of the excitement. Seeing your favorite applications easily plug into agentic AI through a…
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High Beams
Brothers Evan and Quinn Seurkamp, who primarily make up the Ohio band The Laughing Chimes, call upon the hauntings of the Appalachian foothills of their native state as inspiration for their gothic jangly post-punk. There is a wistfulness appropriate to the rust belt and its faded glory that pervades their album Whispers in the Speech…