So Cory Doctorow’s new book is about an accountant?? I’m in. To be fair, it’s a book about a forensic accountant, those Humphrey Bogarts of the accounting world that the rest of us can only admire.

I made very mediocre caramel cookies to celebrate Robinson Jeffers’ birthday. Get it? Because he lived in Carmel!

Happy 136th birthday to Robinson Jeffers, irascible inhumanist.

I’ve added my mailing address to my bio so, you know, send me a letter or something!

Stewart Huff killed it yet again at the Comedy Attic. Criminally underrated comedian.

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Excellent post by Caroline Ross on the value of small talk:

As a form of simple hospitality, a few words about the weather cannot be beaten, they show interest, friendliness, openness to conversation. They put people at their ease. They show we are not above everybody else.

Looks interesting: Sonorous Desert by Kim Haines-Eitzen 📚 This, of course, interests me because of my ongoing fascination with monks and hermits as well as the practice of silence in general. Discovered via Erik Davis' newsletter.

This looks good: Repair Revolution by John Wackman 📚 I do try to repair as much as I can. Sometimes I think I’ve gotten kinda okay at it—and then I have a day like today when a DIY project caused a problem that cost a chunk of money. All part of the process, I guess.

The song “Morning’s Here” from Friends is how I actually feel about mornings.