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The Nix
“Seeing ourselves clearly is the project of a lifetime.” Just finished The Nix by Nathan Hill. Loved it. Some of my favorite passages in recent memory. Like this bit about life problems being like video game problems: ““Your philosophy came from video games?” Samuel said.“I find this is also true in life. Any problem you…
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Jungle, Open Mike Eagle, Dinner Party, and more of my favorite albums from August 2026
I’m at the deadline for August, so I’m gonna make this one brief. Lots of good tunes this past month, too little time. I’m ready for fall for sure! Jungle – Sunshine Jungle always comes with the jams, and I love their singers’ old-school feel. Open Mike Eagle – DOOMED! I got into Open Mike…
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SML, Khun Narin, Nicholas Payton, and more of my favorite albums from July 2026
July has been HOT here in NC. Basically everywhere I guess is boiling. Feels like it’s hotter than usual but we probably say that every year. Anyway, lots of good music this month. Here are my faves. SML – Spontaneous Music Live This is just incredible. The album is only 2 tracks, but both are…
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Infinity machine
I was surprised at how interesting The Infinity Machine was, but maybe I shouldn’t be. It’s a biography of one person, namely one of the fathers of modern AI and the person that runs Google’s Gemini AI product now (Demis Hassabis, which is pronounced DEH-mees Has-SAH-bees), but it also covers many people who have been…
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The Slip
Have you ever read an author that could describe you and everyone you know better than you could? Who could make observations cut so deep you question whether you are paying attention to your own life? This is how I felt after finishing The Slip by Lucas Shaefer, my most recent fiction read after The…
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Kav and I watched the House of Dragons season premier last night. Sawyer was also pretty into it, apparently. She sat like this for quite a while. Love this sign. It basically is just saying fun stuff ahead. 👍🏼
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Crackazat, Vince Staples, Boards of Canada, and more of my favorite albums from June 2026
My birthday month, Father’s Day, and summer solstice: June is such a great month, and there was lots of good new music too. I also got on some oldies too, like Steve Miller’s Fly Like An Eagle and Melvin Spark’s Spark Plug, both of which are classics. Sunny days are here indeed. Crackazat – SUN…
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Another jalapeño update
First crop is in, and I fried some up today and put the rest in the freezer to become jalapeño jam in the not-to-distant future. I fried up the most redish ones. Spicy and delicious!
