July 4, 2026
The quality of our thoughtsI have agency and control over the quality of my thoughts.
Stoicism
§ IV
Daybook
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.
June 27, 2026
Art Pepper, playing through the wreckageEverybody’s got a fatal flaw, whether they’re a genius or not.
Listening
June 26, 2026
The space between: Anouar BrahemMusic that refuses to be hurried, and is better for it.
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 23, 2026
On keeping a commonplace bookWhy this place calls itself a commonplace book.
Marginalia
April 27, 2026
Keep your philosophy readyBuild my tool chest and keep it simple so I can use it every day.
Stoicism
February 7, 2026
Give yourself only to yourselfLend yourself to others and give yourself only to yourself
Stoicism