Monthly Archives: July 2023
JULY 7, THURSDAY
THE PERFECT CUP OF HOT COFFEE AT ASSI GHAT This is a very technical report which should only be read by people traveling abroad who want to be able to make and drink hot coffee for hours at a time
JULY 7, THURSDAY
THE PERFECT CUP OF HOT COFFEE AT ASSI GHAT This is a very technical report which should only be read by people traveling abroad who want to be able to make and drink hot coffee for hours at a time
JULY 6, THURSDAY
ANIMAL FRIENDS Reading about the evolution of all life on earth and how all life is connected has made me more aware of the life around me. Living by myself I more open to the company of other animals. I
JULY 6, THURSDAY
ANIMAL FRIENDS Reading about the evolution of all life on earth and how all life is connected has made me more aware of the life around me. Living by myself I more open to the company of other animals. I
JULY 5, WEDNESDAY
FANS—RAGE AND JOY Fan clubs, I suppose, are people who idolize a film star and herd together to hear stories about him or her. Influencers are people who are popular on line for one reason or another who are then
JULY 5, WEDNESDAY
FANS—RAGE AND JOY Fan clubs, I suppose, are people who idolize a film star and herd together to hear stories about him or her. Influencers are people who are popular on line for one reason or another who are then
JULY 4, TUESDAY
CULTURE—FITTING IN, BREAKING OUT I keep wrestling with culture, any culture, with the conventions that tie a group of people together, which gives them identity, which they will fight to preserve while at the same time these cultural conventions that
JULY 4, TUESDAY
CULTURE—FITTING IN, BREAKING OUT I keep wrestling with culture, any culture, with the conventions that tie a group of people together, which gives them identity, which they will fight to preserve while at the same time these cultural conventions that
JULY 3, MONDAY
PHILOSOPHY An odd thing happened this week. On June 28 I responded to an article in the New Yorker by Agnes Callard titled The Case Against Travel. Essentially I responded to her complaints about traveling by agreeing that people who
JULY 3, MONDAY
PHILOSOPHY An odd thing happened this week. On June 28 I responded to an article in the New Yorker by Agnes Callard titled The Case Against Travel. Essentially I responded to her complaints about traveling by agreeing that people who
JULY 2, SUNDAY
HERMANN WAYD Today I attended a funeral in Baltimore, I think, although I am not sure since I saw it on You Tube. The funeral was for a man whom I never met but had heard about. His name was
JULY 2, SUNDAY
HERMANN WAYD Today I attended a funeral in Baltimore, I think, although I am not sure since I saw it on You Tube. The funeral was for a man whom I never met but had heard about. His name was
JULY 1, SATURDAY
EVOLUTION I’ve just finished reading The Rise and Reign of the Mammals by Steve Brusatte and I am still a little stunned as I have been all the way through the book. He tells the story of the history of
JULY 1, SATURDAY
EVOLUTION I’ve just finished reading The Rise and Reign of the Mammals by Steve Brusatte and I am still a little stunned as I have been all the way through the book. He tells the story of the history of
JUNE 30, FRIDAY
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE I’ve just read an interview with Ted Chiang, a prizewinning science fiction writer, about artificial intelligence. He isn’t starry eyed or dazzled by AI, he is very practical. He said a couple of things that touched me. He
JUNE 30, FRIDAY
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE I’ve just read an interview with Ted Chiang, a prizewinning science fiction writer, about artificial intelligence. He isn’t starry eyed or dazzled by AI, he is very practical. He said a couple of things that touched me. He
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 