I used Kent Rollins’ recipe for homemade tortillas and quesadillas. I’m sure a Mexican grandma would look on my tortillas with pity, but it turned out pretty good. 😄 (That emoji is for you, John.)

Post from two years ago: The Tao makes no effort at all, yet there is nothing it doesn’t do

We were trying to remember Pete’s method for pork chops on the grill. Eventually I found the video. Bonus: his reminiscence of working with his grandfather, which puts a touch of melancholy in me.

Business idea: hardware store with a spot in the corner for pie and coffee. Black coffee only. We’ll stock little creamers and sugar packets for the weak willed. Smoking preferred.

Are we sure there’s a “masculinity crisis”? Or maybe the problem is that we’re looking to pop culture or internet influencers to understand what it means to be a good man? It doesn’t need to be hard. No need for a set of rules. What qualities do you admire in the good men you know? Be and do that.

Spring break this week for most folks at work, which means a slower pace. Fewer meetings. It’ll be a nice time to catch up on some neglected work.

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.