Feeling drawn back to some OG anti-war journalism today. Subscribed to Chris Hedges’ substack and Democracy Now’s daily digest.

I bought an AccuSharp sharpener on the recommendation of Megan Fitzpatrick and it did a good job on my kitchen and pocket knives. An affordable, no-fuss solution for those cases.

I know no one in power gives a shit about the health of the planet, especially not the so-called experts traveling the globe to talk about it. But then you read something like this and it shocks even my bitter self.

Someone said recently–and I agree–that the time for new projects, clearing the decks, etc., is the spring, not the new year. That makes far more sense with the rhythms of the world and the body. In winter, your body is working on survival, just getting through. Spring is the time for renewal.

I’m making my way through some links Ted Goia provided on a possible new romanticism. This, however, I had to come back and recommend right away. I could quote several passages but instead I’ll just say you need to read the whole thing.

I’ve prepped cornmeal mush for frying in the morning. I’m following Kent Rollins’ recent video. We’ll see how it goes!

Fascinating post by Ted Goia: The New Aesthetics of Slop. At the same time, perhaps it would be wise to balance it by recognizing the revitalization of handicrafts. Humans, bless them, will never fully give themselves over to vulgarity.

Take it from someone who used to sell beard oil: you don’t need to buy beard oil. Making your own is easy and cheap. Fill a dropper bottle with a base oil and add five or so drops of scent oil. I use sesame seed oil as the base because I read somewhere it was a fairly green option.

I agree with this guy’s assessment of February. Via Austin Kleon.

Good post from Manuel Moreale on the ways in which we label people. Individuals over identities, every time. Labels are only good for statistics and ideology–neither of which are good for anything.