Music
5SF - 4/16/26
This is a really quick one, as I'm on the road.
Jack T. Crawford
Music
5SF - 4/10/26
I spend a lot of time on my feet. I don't know why, but I don't think as well without going for at least a few miles a day. Unfortunately, most of modern life isn't centered on mobility. Kinda hard to make a living from walking.
Music
5SF for 04/02/26
I finished rereading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance this week, and it remains a mandatory read over fifty years after it was published. There is very little Zen, very little motorcycle maintenance. What stands out is the discussion of Quality.
Music
5SF for 3/27/26
Yesterday was Opening Day, and I am struck by the profound beauty of this occasion. Each year, just after the days surpass the nights, we begin this ritual anew...
Music
5SF - 3/20/26
Five Songs! Friday!
Music
5 Song Friday - 3/13/26
This week, I've been thinking a lot about self-interest. In any system containing entities with distinct, personalized needs or drive, an inherent tension arises between the efficiency of the overall system and the needs of each individual within it.
Music
Five Songs
A new habit: Five Song Fridays. It's exactly what it sounds like. I'll try to share five songs. On Fridays!
Nonfiction
Two Comparisons
Comparing some budgets and some books.
Science
Neptune Problems vs. Vulcan Problems
This isn't about astrology, I promise.
Academics
My 2025 Reading Year in Review!
I managed to read 65 books this year. As an end-of-year victory lap, here's a few highlights, and a couple of suggested personal curricula. My full reading list for the year is all the way at the bottom, if you're here for that for some reason.
Social Impact
What values do you value?
On value collapse and the balance between metrics and gestalt.
Nonfiction
Gregor Mendel's Fascinating Life
Here are a couple of interesting things about Gregor Mendel that I did not know, even though I got my B.S. in a building named after him!