guitar frustration and the sphere of the known
one climbs a small mountain just to see oneself surrounded by higher mountains that await our approach
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random
junk drawer, randomly personal scribbles
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running makes me think of murakami
contemplating and accepting the role of time
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good bye garmin
it's obvious that one can run without a Garmin watch but, at the same time, it's incredible
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conceptualizing rhythm (or teaching Bonzo how to count)
when learning how to surf, people don't sit at home reading a technical manual about how to measure velocity, steepness, and hollowness to predict where to position themselves to catch a wave.
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six hours of dhh with lex fridman
laid back approach, no desire to stay inside the circumvallation of two or three pre-established topics... paradoxically, this drifting communicates a richer view of the main topics. A broader dynamic range to see what the person sees.
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wishlist addition: yamaha reface cp mini keyboard
legend has it that when time came for Fito Paez to write his best song, he was found holding a toy piano that Charly Garcia had given to him as a present
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stratocaster player ii
i bought a strat and a pair of headphones to relearn music while the family sleeps
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congressman Ritchie Torres and the rational left
"anyone who fails to see the fundamental moral difference between those two realities is profoundly confused, and those of us on the rational left should be at the forefront of combating that kind of moral nihilism and confusion."
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cruise to alaska
just returned from a 7-night Disney Cruise to Alaska. When two toddlers and their tantrums are involved, my small Sony A7Cii with the tiny 24mm prime turns out to be too much to carry.
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Celeste was born to sing Mi Enfermedad
and that's because this song was inspired and written for Celeste, and our Argentinian Janis Joplin was born to sing this song. Am I not right?
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the non-linearity of having kids in quick succession
non-linear effects and negative convexity can be described and explained using different methods. Depending on the method used, a different level of understanding is attained.
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basic hiking gear (2025)
nowadays our hikes are frequent, easy, and short. We drive long distances to reach the trailhead, and typically do not make it to the main attraction (the waterfall, the pool, the giant sequoia), but we do have lots of fun.
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