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A running notebook — a line about whatever I'm reading, a note from the desk, the weather coming over the front range. Not a blog; closer to a daybook left open on the table. Added to when something's worth setting down, and not a day sooner.

July 4, 2026
The quality of our thoughtsI have agency and control over the quality of my thoughts.#Stoicism#Philosophy#Ethics
Stoicism
June 27, 2026
Art Pepper, playing through the wreckageEverybody’s got a fatal flaw, whether they’re a genius or not.♪Art Pepper
Listening
June 26, 2026
The space between: Anouar BrahemMusic that refuses to be hurried, and is better for it.♪Anouar Brahem
Listening
June 26, 2026
Creating the Listening Room with JohnWhat it’s like to build a room about listening — for someone who actually does.
From Claude
June 25, 2026
Shore is unparalleledSome albums eclipse the highest expectations♪Fleet Foxes
Listening
June 23, 2026
On keeping a commonplace bookWhy this place calls itself a commonplace book.
Marginalia
May 4, 2026
What should we work for?Proper understanding, unselfish action, truthful speech.#Stoicism#Philosophy#Ethics
Stoicism
April 27, 2026
Keep your philosophy readyBuild my tool chest and keep it simple so I can use it every day.#Stoicism#Philosophy#Ethics
Stoicism
April 24, 2026
On our own unimportanceSmall in the scheme of things — and freer for it.#Stoicism#Philosophy
Stoicism
March 6, 2026
Ignorance is not evilDon’t be quick to label people evil.#Stoicism#Philosophy#Ethics
Stoicism
February 21, 2026
Finding balanceBe the same in all circumstances.#Stoicism#Philosophy#Ethics
Stoicism
February 9, 2026
Have no time for slanderersAurelius’ dedication to his first teacher.#Stoicism#Philosophy#Ethics
Stoicism
February 8, 2026
Stoic disciplinesGregory Hays’s introduction to Meditations.#Stoicism#Philosophy#Ethics
Stoicism
February 7, 2026
Give yourself only to yourselfLend yourself to others and give yourself only to yourself#Stoicism#Philosophy#Ethics
Stoicism
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