The thought of Jim Jordan as Speaker of the House terrifies me.
From this morning’s walk…
From this morning’s walk…
From this morning’s walk…
From this morning’s walk. Enjoying the effects of streetlights…
“We Cannot Cross Until We Carry Each Other”
On the left, I hope we do not mistake the inevitability of the violence for an inescapable limit on our work or the quality of our thought. Even if our dreams for better have failed, they must accompany us through this moment to the other side.
I found this essay a very moving and balanced take on the Paletinian/Israeli tragedy unfolding.
What do you think about AI? #ai
In Confessions of a Viral AI Writer, Vauhini Vara writes about the experience of having an essay written with the assistance of AI go viral. She talks about her ambivalence about having sought assistance from AI to write an essay about the death of her sister at a young age. She tells us that she has decided not to use AI for anything more than research going forward.
From this morning’s walk…
Three views of Venus and the Moon…
Had a really delicious beef short rib chili the other day. Decided to try to make it. Found this recipe which has the sort of ingredient list that suggests true depth of flavor in the final product.
Take one bite and I have no doubt you’ll agree this is the best short rib chili! Every spoonful is loaded with tender, melt-in-your-mouth shredded short ribs along with hearty black beans, warm spices and a dried chile paste for the ultimate depth of flavor.
Barcelona Museum Gives Censored Art a Permanent Home #art #censorship
Spanning two floors with over 200 paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, and more by mostly modern and contemporary artists including Gustav Klimt, Ai Wei Wei, Tania Bruguera, and Banksy, the museum’s diverse collection explores the censorship of art due to “political, social or religious reasons.”
Faith, Power, and Survival: What Ruled Life in Early-Medieval England
Rulers’ status was all about power deriving from violence, combined with a growing sense that a bit of regal showiness helped keep inferiors in their place and intimidate rival kings. So they energetically asserted their importance in other ways. That’s what the elaborate burial at Sutton Hoo was all about. They also built huge wooden halls, full of booze and smoke and warriors. As you can imagine, they burned down, or were burned down, with tedious regularity, but they were major symbols of the new kings’ power.
What do you think about AI? :: Essays On Attention Paid
After the memorial service, my 92 year old mother-in-law asked me what I thought about AI. I told her that AI is here to stay; that it will get better at making human beings feel; that I wondered what the place of humanity would become in relation to it.
From this morning’s walk…
From this morning’s walk…
We used to come to this bar for jazz all the time. Then the pandemic. Nice to be back… Album release performance.
I have an abundance of basil…
How to Freeze Basil for Use Year-Round
Wash and Freeze - Wash and dry the basil leaves. Then discard the stems. Spread them out on a cookie sheet and flash freeze them. Transfer the frozen basil to freezer bags and use them as needed.
From this morning’s walk…
From yesterday…
Moral law is an invention of mankind for the disenfranchisement of the powerful in favor of the weak. Historical law subverts it at every turn. A moral view can never be proven right or wrong by any ultimate test.
— Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West (Vintage International) by Cormac McCarthy a.co/fu8LHDw
This view assumes the individual as the supreme condition of humanity. “The right is the interest of the powerful,” said Thrasymachus. There are two kinds of power. Individual and collective. What is right, is the contest between them.
This seemed poignant in light of weekend events and the general negative churning marching around the planet.
It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner. That is the way it was and will be. That way and not some other way.”
— Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West (Vintage International) by Cormac McCarthy a.co/49yNAez
news about Israel on the tv… thunder, then rain starts to fall
Half of Waking Hours Are Now Devoted to Entertainment
Say what? I am trying to wrap my mind around this and what it might mean.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october…
That this 45 stands a chance of getting re-elected is beyond comprehension to me…
Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin, and Mike Levine of ABC News reported today that sources have told them that former president Trump shared information about U.S. nuclear subs with Anthony Pratt, an Australian billionaire who was a member of the Mar-a-Lago club. The sources say Pratt then shared that information with at least 45 others: more than a dozen foreign officials, his own employees, and a few journalists.
Made this last night and it was terrific! Served over chickpea pasta. Highly recommend as a healthy creamy sauce. Pretty easy to make.
Creamy High Protein Broccoli Pasta Sauce
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 20 minutes | Servings: Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: ½ tablespoon olive oil 1 large shallot, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 5 cups broccoli florets 8 oz pasta, I used Campanelle ½ cup cottage cheese ¼ cup shaved parmesan cheese ½ teaspoon white pepper
Directions: Bring 2 pots of water to a boil. Salt one of the pots (for the pasta). While the water boils, heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Saute the shallots and garlic in olive oil until softened. Then turn off the heat and set aside. Once the water boils, cook the broccoli for 7 minutes, just until soft to fork. In the other pot of boiling water, cook the pasta in salted water for about 8-9 minutes, until al dente. Drain when done cooking and transfer to a large bowl. When the broccoli is done cooking, drain, reserving ¼ cup of the cooking water. Add the cooked broccoli, cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, and the sautéed shallots and garlic to a high-powered blender. Blend until smooth. To thin out the sauce add the reserved cooking water, adding 1 tablespoon at a time until your desired consistency is reached. Add the sauce to the pasta and mix together until it’s evenly coated. Serve immediately.