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shorts, fragments, travel notes, culture, books, and all those stray observations that shape perspective

black blood that kept drippin'

I am no stranger to you. I was born in Troy, and the blood you see is oozing from no tree...

virgil is the prince of the poets

in The Aeneid, we find a seamless fluidity that is indifferent to the translator

the wife fragilista

every day and every night, she now talks to me about "ideas" to "improve" and "optimize" our relationship.

how is it that such an occurrence can occur?

how is it that such an occurrence can occur?

so there it was: Emerson filled the remaining $15.06 needed on top of the cheap plastic pretend play doctor kit... how is it possible?

Thucydides, Book 4

Thucydides, Book 4

a petition to preserve Spartan dignity in misfortune takes us back to Solon's warning

history's first (and grandest) funeral oration

history's first (and grandest) funeral oration

an answer, perhaps the answer, to "what we fight for?", "what we die for?" and, most importantly "what we live for?"

"daily standard deviation of 1% moves 1% a day" - not so

In the financial markets, the definition of volatility is assumed to be standard deviation. However, in practice, people seem to either forget the definition or completely substitute it with the mean absolute deviation. For example...

placing high-confidence bets in mediocristan and winning

life in Mediocristan is quite enjoyable. It reminds me of Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria. The ocean is nearby, and the climate is pleasant. Never too cold, never too hot.

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