“Science explicates, poetry implicates. Both celebrate what they describe.”
Tonight’s dinner wine and music… thanks to @toddgrotenhuis for the music recommendation. It takes me back to my Williamsburg Brooklyn days for some strange reason.
Well, that’s interesting. Already two (free) subscribers to my new substack… more in a couple of hours than I have had in months of any other format I have pursued. Here is my introductory post:open.substack.com
A writer must be curious, because the readers are. A writer must seek inspiration and mind-expanding experiences, because the readers do. A writer must try to find wisdom, because that’s what readers are after.
—Ted Gioia
Most of what I post there is short form, as befits the platform. Sometimes I post long form. I started this year aspiring to write long form once a week.
I have decided that I would like to have a dedicated place for my long form posts.
What is a saint? A saint is someone who has achieved a remote human possibility. It is impossible to say what that possibility is. I think it has something to do with the energy of love. —Leonard Cohen
I am enough of an artist to draw freely from the imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. —Albert Einstein
From this morning’s walk…
#photography #morningwalk
Books Reading: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Kimmerer, Robin Wall 📚I have three books now I am reading concurrently. I have read this before but wanted to re-read it was so good the first time around and it has a lot to say about indigenous wisdom vs. western science.
It’s a dog’s life…
From this morning’s walk…
Books Reading: Which as You Know Means Violence by Philippa Snow 📚 I"ve had this one for a while. Decided to start reading it. It’s about self harm in/as art. It’s pretty interesting so far. About 20% in.
Books Reading: Insane by Rainald Goetz 📚 I’ve managed to get almost half way through this book. Initially I was wondering do I really want to continue, is this something I really want to read. I’ve gotten used to it so will probably see it through. Strange novel.
From this morning’s walk…
From this morning’s walk…
Enjoying the ability to import highlights and notes from Kindle into Obsidian, where I tag them so they find their place in the vault of knowledge I am developing…
Finished Reading: The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrik Svensson 📚
Very interesting tale of the enigmatic eel. Well written for the most part, sometimes a little too much fluff, but overall a really satisfying read.
Bought these loofahs at least a year ago. The one on the left has been in daily use since I got it. I am now tossing it in the compost and putting the one on the right in service. I use them to clean anything that needs a soft scrubbing. Nonstick pans when I had them, cast iron pans, china. They are incredibly durable and useful.
OMG, this woman’s work is amazing!
Exhibition: ‘Uta Barth: Peripheral Vision’ at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
From this morning’s walk…
Red Snapper smothered in a salt and whipped egg white poultice. Baked in a 450 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. The poultice forms a hard shell around the fish which steams in it’s own juices.
Books Reading: The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrik Svensson 📚
Had this in my Kindle for a while. Maria Popova (The Marginalian) tipped me off to it. I good seguey from Finding the Mother Tree I think.