Pretty good Pete Townshend interview. This line spoke to me:
“… rock ’n’ roll is really good at dealing with the difficulties of aging. Watching Keith Richards onstage, trying to do what he used to do — it’s disturbing, heart-rending, but also delightful.”
Source: NYT
This makes me really want to read Naomi Klein’s Doppelganger:
there is a tradition on the radical left when it comes to mistrusting the system, and a tradition on the radical right for seizing on that mistrust when they can.
Source: NYT
If you don’t want to get hit with a sword, you might want to consider a different hobby.
My instructor at yesterday’s HEMA class.
Our first look at the lease from new owner of Country Fair Apartments made it clear that they would ruin the place—a place we’d lived happily for 20 years—so we moved out. Even so, I’m a little surprised to see this just 8 years later:
Because the heat is not working, 9 out of 42 buildings are considered unlivable…. If the property owners don’t fix the issues in a timely manner, tearing down the buildings may be the next step.
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/tenants-living-without-heat-at-apartment-complex-court-steps-in
In happier times.
Water Dragon Publishing has announced the upcoming publication of a new story by me!
We are excited to announce that we have signed an agreement with author Philip Brewer to publish his story, “A Classic Beginner’s Mistake”, as part of our Dragon Gems short fiction program.
https://waterdragonpublishing.com/2022/11/water-dragon-publishing-welcomes-author-philip-brewer/
The ancient Greeks were big on the idea that virtue lead to happiness and success, so this was kind of interesting:
I used to scoff at much of this, thoroughly convinced that institutions mattered more than virtue…. But the example of the past seven years… has pushed me in the opposite direction. Institutions matter, but so does virtue, especially among the nation’s leaders. —Attack on Paul Pelosi Has Unmasked the Republican Party
I’ve always been jealous of the sort of successful writer who can afford to design and build their optimal space for writing. But I’ve also read critiques of the idea: A real writer can write anywhere.
So I’m glad to see Cal Newport pointing out that “can write” might be true, and yet fall short:
“Putting professors into stark and spacious modern offices is functional. But is it as conducive to deep thought as the fire-warmed study of the Oxford Don?”
Assets are called “safe” when they’re free of default risk. But that doesn’t mean their prices can’t drop, or that the financial system is safe if systemically important institutions buy them on margin.
What appears to be a liquidity issue will ultimately become a financial stability issue as investors discover their “safe assets” are not safe.
Source: Solvency Constraints – Fed Guy
Steven: “There are plenty of manga about missing the last train…”
Me: “Not much point in worrying about missing the last train in the US. There’s just missing the train.”
Steven: “Right. You’re just lucky if there is a last train.”
This article is powerfully anti-fitspo:
“You are the hero of your life. The villains you are fighting are the stereotypes and prejudices that make you feel like the end goal should be a dramatic physical transformation.”
Source: Runner’s Body and Fat Acceptance | Britanny Runs a Marathon
