look at the map of the area, urban map, topographical map. The house’s real backyard is comprised of several elements in a 10-mile radius. These have to be accessible: little to no traffic, available parking spaces, no crowds.
when they debate some topic, they do not attempt to follow the reasoning of that which they are debating, but simply try to have the audience concur with what they are presenting.
raising a child is perhaps the most complex journey of all, but success is likely governed by few principles. And this is one of them.
"Maximus was my model for self-control, fixity of purpose, and cheerfulness under ill-health or other misfortunes. "
surfing is style, and the epitome of style is Gerry Lopez dropping on a massive wave at Pipeline while impassively scratching his nose.
the sea engulfed a sailor in its depths. Unaware, his mother goes and lights a tall candle before the ikon of our Lady
this quote from Christopher Hitchens resurfaced today (thanks to readwise). What an elegant way to sum up one's moral compass.
i've been looking for speed and a clean-looking theme. Have not had luck with Wordpress (I think mostly for not knowing where to look).
for the untrained ear, for the diletante music enthusiast, it sounds arbitrary and subjective to claim that there is such a thing as the best rock guitar solo of all time.
the history of the silent solo hiking film (SSH) is rather short. Not even five years old. Yet, with the ascent of Harmen Hoek, have we reached the pinnacle already?
but if we reorient our view from the survival machine's to that of the gene, then it makes perfect sense that some molecules do not code for anything.
blogging is owning your little corner of the internet. Owning your content, your domain name, the aesthetics of your website, the freedom to tinker with the front-end and back-end, and much more.
i’m in awe of young poets that write verse that can only be comprehended later in life. I know it is an illusion: it is man who attributes meaning to symbols. It is us, as we grow wiser with time and experience, who expand the poem’s…
vanity sometimes makes you stumble upon beautiful things.
give it first to Homer and then, 2600 years later, to Kavafis and you get something that rises above all of us.
it’s been 2,123 days since I created my first note in Evernote on January 5, 2017. It’s served me well, taking practically everything I threw to it and retrieving information at will. Exactly one year ago, I wrote a commented list of my…
when you realize that all your grand problems are imaginary
i recently read a post by Jason Fried of 37signals.com about ascribing depth to flatness and generating irrelevant data. “… I can’t help but think it’s generating data that’s incompatible with the actual situation. Being asked to rate…
we went on our first camping trip as a family last weekend. Purposefully designed as a low risk experience. Location: Malibu Creek State Park.
we need to embrace and find beauty in logistics.
the lesson is: when going places for or with Kai, don’t attempt to sabotage the trip before reaching our destination.
today with the Jeep, my wife and I throw paddle boards on the roof, and surfboards in the trunk and in 20 minutes we’re in the water
as of january 2022, this site is set up and maintained with a few tools
(“I’ve been ten thousand miles in the neighbor’s backyard” -Luna) sometimes I wonder if Bob Dylan is one of those poets whose songs are meant to be interpreted by others. Think of Joan Baez and Blowin’ In The Wind, or A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna…
