My newsletter subscriptions are shifting in the right direction: less cultural criticism, more woodworking.

Picked up an unusual (to me), older nativity set today. The images are decals/stickers, not painted. Nevertheless, it caught my eye and it was inexpensive at $15.

Happy 90th birthday, Wendell Berry!

More on the signs of the reversal of technological progress: it’s interesting that Goia frames it as a reversal of progress. The signs he discusses are evidence that high technology is worsening as a tool. If high tech was actually being dismantled, I’d be happy. But it’s just increasingly bad.

I’m kinda glad I’m not a subscriber and can only see about a quarter of the 52 reasons to fear that technological progress is reversing

Lord of the Rings has obviously had a huge impact on me. I’ve mentioned before how the Litany Against Fear from Dune is a part of my life. Recently the line from Wheel of Time has been popping into my head regularly: “The wheel weaves as the wheel wills.”

The Adam and Eve story has always been a fruitful (heh) one for me. Two times I reflected on it: here and here.

Jon Stewart on why “get on board or shut the f* up” is not exactly a pro-democracy rallying cry.

Steve Robinson on the death of his father. I know what this kind of conflicted memory is like. I’m grateful to him for honestly expressing it.

Tom Johnson’s repair of this table leg is a joy to watch.