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Observations, accusations, opinions, memories
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Two Poems, Two Theories of Change
A half-formed thought on Rilke, Cavafy, and Augustine
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The Joy of Phoning It In
Pizza apostasies, Starbucks crimes, modern life as the imperative to hyperextend, et al.
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Some Things I Would Never Want To Be
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The Drink of the Summer is a Coke Shower
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The Joy of Phoning It In
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Thoughtsam and Linksam
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What I've Been Up To
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Now More Than Ever: Entry No. 1
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What I've Been Up To
Tonie reconnaissance, HVAC armageddon, Walker Percy, et al.
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“A Cold Coming We Had of It”
A Christmas farewell for now, my dears
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Not Another Top Music of ’23 Post
Another top music of ’23 post, this time featuring anecdotal evidence
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If We Make It Through November
Then everything will be totally fine; in the meantime...
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The Problem(s) with this Newsletter
(Once again) explaining away a modest delay in programming
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Subjects to a Common Thrill
A Preface to the “Prologue” of “The Turn of the Screw”
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A Last Gasp Before the Plunge
Freshly curated thoughtsam and linksam to start your week
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The Monty Hall Problem and The Destiny of Humankind
Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love That I Was Stupid
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“Oppenheimer” and The Biopic Trap
Plus an October reading club and the greatest work of art ever
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