Was just introduced to the ideas of Ken Wilbur’s Integral Theory via the SLOWW Sunday newsletter.
There’s a lot to unpack, here.
Long ago, when I was a boy, in the summertime my grandmother used to put brewed coffee in the refridgerator for my grandfather. He would then enjoy it as an iced beverage in the heat of the day.
This memory surfaced as I poured out a giant glass of cold brew for myself, this morning.
So I’m finding that I can only “rate” iTunes music on MacOS at the moment. Does anyone else use this functionality? Am I missing anything?
If you celebrate Thanksgiving in the USA, I hope yours was a good one.
My wife and I hosted, inviting others to join us at our home. Everything came together in a way that was greater than the sum of its parts. I’m grateful to have a home to share, and surplus to share within.
It don’t know if it’s a ritual, but maybe it should be. That first sip of coffee in the morning is absolutely the best
Adele Got Spotify to Remove the Shuffle Button from Album Pages
I personally have no problem with this.
I know people just want to hear specific songs, but I have always felt an album was a statement and was meant to be consumed as a whole unit.
Evidence of this from the CD era is Prince’s Lovesexy album. It was released with all of the songs on a single track. If you wanted to get to a specific place, you needed to fast-forward or rewind much like with older analog mediums.
Long story short, I support this action.
If you want to hear only specific songs in a specific order, as a consumer you absolutely have that power in your ability to build your own playlists.
At the end of the day, when my watch celebrates that I have stood on my feet at least 12 times, I feel like the bar is not set very high
A playlist I’m developing. Track order needs sorting. Linking or uniting the tracks is what I would call a rhythmic complexity, even if the time signatures aren’t unusual. If you get lost, the beat will bring you back. You’ll need a tolerance for ‘90’s and 2000’s Electronica, but other genres are included.
There are some low notes. I recommend over-the-ear cans or a place you can feel the noise.
Apologies to Gaping Void for the theft of his artwork. Art on the back of business cards was a thing when I needed it.
This morning I did find the keys that I was increasingly concerned were gone for good. They were in the correct pocket of the wrong pants.
There’s an AirTag on the keychain now. It will help, though I’m sure I will be able to invent cases where the tag won’t help.
#ADHDTax
Atlas Obscura is wonderful.
When you misplace your keys really well for the second time in a week and buy Apple AirTags with a simultaneous sense of shame and gratitude
#ADHDTax
When you work in the same building for nine years but consistently walk to the wrong place to take the elevator
#ADHDTax
That feeling of relief when you did the right research, bought the correct replacement part, and your PC reboots just as if you knew what you were doing
I imagined at some point my daughter might enjoy gaming. That day has arrived and I’m learning about Minecraft. Just now learning to take care of villagers and keep the zombies out. And I love building.
Sometimes when Microsoft products are doing things you don’t want, you have to approach the resolution by asking if this might be a feature.
I solved a problem a client was having today by learning more about the application. There’s a lot of keyboard shortcuts that do things.
The flip side of old photos are the reminders of what we don’t carry forward. Those experiences that are formative, important, and worth honoring for what they taught us—but may not remind us of our best selves.
We have spent much of the day going through family photos. We would like to set up part of our home to honor our ancestors—those who have gone before us. I feel blessed to have some of the photos and mementos that I have. And it is lovely to feel that I’m part of a long story.
A long preamble, but the gold is at the end. Both clever and powerful.
Giving my health insurance a workout these last few weeks. Most tests returning good or normal results. One more big test, Monday and an annual eye-exam Wednesday. Hoping things will taper after this, but happy today’s exam was normal.
Hail Coffee, full of cream!
Caffeine is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst beverages, and blessed is the result of thy consumption, wakefulness.
Holy coffee, color of mud, be there for us workers, now at the hour of our commute.
Ramen
Started today with a bang. And an expletive. That was me falling on the stairs
It’s an old microwave but it still warms my heart. The first button is for making popcorn 🍿
Danse Macabre par Saint-Saëns
Status: tricked and treated
