Community Garden Update: 1 June 2023
It’s been a couple months since the last update, so let me catch you up on how we’re doing so far this season.
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A brief meditation on calculative thinking in the garden
If you landed on this page after seaching for “gardening technique” I offer my most humble apology.
Changelog 2023-04-15
Two months into paternity leave I got a cryptic email from my manager saying we had to have a phone call the following Friday morning. Because several people I know had been layed off that very same week I was sure I was about to receive similar news. But I was only half correct; everyone but me on my team was being laid off effective immediately.
Community Garden Update: 28 March 2023
These posts are going to be equal parts transparency and convenience for me. Transparency because I give an air of gardening skill and knowledge without providing any evidence that anything I do works, convenience because plaintext is just the fastest way for me to document things.
Changelog 2023 February 20
Massive new feature in the family along with several quality of life updates.
Evolution and Substantial Motion
Watch me warp my cursory understanding of Mulla Sadra into a justification for ecological thinking.
The Stone Age Mentality of the Holy Sites
“Set in stone” is a weak way to communicate permanence if you really think about it.
A Brief Reflection on Masculinity Over Morning Coffee
My grandfather liked Louis L’Amour novels and John Wayne movies. He had a romantic image of the American frontier, and I remember him having a specific fixation on strong cowboy camp coffee. He was certain that these men boiled their coffee into a black tar that they then drank, and would conjure this image almost every time he was served a cup of coffee he deemed too weak.
Lessons In Container Growing
Reflecting on what I’ve learned after two+ years of apartment container gardening.
Why I'm Obsessed With Tracker Music
My relationship with computers and music is complicated.
Privilege, Power, and The Self-Made Man
Sports have always provided a window into society at-large. What does the reaction to athletes with bionic or biochemical differences tell us about existing privilege and power? What should we expect for the future?
Entitlements
I’m here to ask you a question: Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?