[New post] What I learned this week, October 22, 2021
Bill Chance posted: " Cedars Open Studios 1805 Clarence Street Dallas, Texas We Got Here Because of Cowardice. We Get Out With Courage A lot of people want to convince you that you need a Ph.D. or a law degree or dozens of hours of free time to read dense texts abo"
A lot of people want to convince you that you need a Ph.D. or a law degree or dozens of hours of free time to read dense texts about critical theory to understand the woke movement and its worldview. You do not. You simply need to believe your own eyes and ears.
When I was eight — I think — I drowned. Oh, no, not really. Not even to the point of stopping breathing and needing resuscitation. But … Let me explain.
I actually am old enough (I was 13 in 1984) to remember this commercial live. In the decades since I have always been confused/suspicious/annoyed by the independent freedom-loving spirit of the ad and the locked-down hegemony of Apple itself. Every Apple product I've tried has frustrated me because there was something I wanted it to do... that I knew it could do... that it wouldn't let me do.
Have you ever felt a little mbuki-mvuki – the irresistible urge to "shuck off your clothes as you dance"? Perhaps a little kilig – the jittery fluttering feeling as you talk to someone you fancy? How about uitwaaien – which encapsulates the revitalising effects of taking a walk in the wind?
Giant Eye Sculpture, Main Street, Dallas, Texas (click to enlarge)
Why is it so difficult to get a new pair of glasses or contacts in this country? It's easier pretty much everywhere else.
After attending the start of construction - I rode my bike by here to check up on the progress. It's going surprisingly fast. Which is good - I want to live long enough to cross on the bridge.
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