Big music festivals in general just give me agita -- I'm a curmudgeon, really, I think. I'm sorry that you were in a funk, but I thought of you today when I watched this video: https://vimeo.com/723412594.
I don't recognize those songs, but I did need to hear them for a minute. If you ever need to hear some strange birds sing, let me know and I'll repay the favor.
The Extortion Economy is a brilliant series - They've got a awesome team of writers behind that one. The podcast for me also served as a wonderful primer on research-based storytelling.
I’m having a doozy of a bad day. Got done with work and there was a letter from you! In the letter you said you wished I could hear the birdsong and not five minutes later....hear I am! Listening to the homeland and missing you. That concert? Put on by the best friend of one of my bosses, who flies in to town on his private jet every couple of months to take in a show. He always exclaims how uncanny it is that both his friend and I are from the same place! And I always tell him....”ah yes! The place I can’t afford to live because of people like you and your friend!” It’s fun. Thank you for the birdsong, I will listen often. ♥️
I came back to listen again. ❤️
Beautiful essay, captures a lot of my conundrums as well. Not sure what the answer is, even if there is an answer...
"A culture is no better than its woods." W.H. Auden
This: "Nothing we do happens in a vacuum; all our choices and actions affect others, no matter how much one might want to pretend otherwise."
That's everything, right there. I'm so grateful to have shared some experiences with you in the real world. Here's to many, many more.
Big music festivals in general just give me agita -- I'm a curmudgeon, really, I think. I'm sorry that you were in a funk, but I thought of you today when I watched this video: https://vimeo.com/723412594.
I don't recognize those songs, but I did need to hear them for a minute. If you ever need to hear some strange birds sing, let me know and I'll repay the favor.
This is so peaceful—both the birdsong and your writing. Thank you.
The Extortion Economy is a brilliant series - They've got a awesome team of writers behind that one. The podcast for me also served as a wonderful primer on research-based storytelling.
I’m having a doozy of a bad day. Got done with work and there was a letter from you! In the letter you said you wished I could hear the birdsong and not five minutes later....hear I am! Listening to the homeland and missing you. That concert? Put on by the best friend of one of my bosses, who flies in to town on his private jet every couple of months to take in a show. He always exclaims how uncanny it is that both his friend and I are from the same place! And I always tell him....”ah yes! The place I can’t afford to live because of people like you and your friend!” It’s fun. Thank you for the birdsong, I will listen often. ♥️
Thompson's book is a real gem, and easier to read than "Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula," which is also a good contribution.