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A quiet forceful song about relishing one’s choices… Ain’t life sweet, we know what we’re doing Ain’t life sweet, when we’re not afraid to care Ain’t life sweet, we know what we’re doing Ain’t life sweet, when we’re not afraid … Continue reading →

Tania Bayard Sweet Herbs and Sundry Flowers: Medieval Gardens and the Gardens of The Cloisters The espaliered tree is one feature of the garden that is not medieval, for the technique of training fruit trees in flat symmetrical patterns agains … Continue reading →

Robyn Sarah Pause for Breath “Lowly” Second stanza of a meditation on earthworms… It is mute. It abides in the dark, under porches. It operates below ground its tunnelings aerate. It thrives on decay — each day casts many times … Continue reading →

Javier González García “New Technologies of Time Manipulation” Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities http://rupkatha.com/V10/n2/v10n201.pdf The Abstract begins “Narratives are tools to manipulate time” and then there is this charming passage about mirages … This [editing and content management … Continue reading →

Your theoretical knowledge of freedom is greater than mine, since you even go so far as to obey commands. Ubu Enchaîné Alfred Jarry trans. Simon Watson Taylor And so for day 2945 04.01.2015

Spotted as a very fine use of colon as punctuation (its own form of finery). If something is lost by revision, I suspect that far more is gained: The moment is finer for a coat of varnish: Gossip becomes archival. … Continue reading →

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Joan Aiken “There’s nought like lying wi’ sheep two-three days for a chesty cough,” pronounced Mr Wilderness. “The breath of sheep has a powerful virtue in it. That and a brew of my cherry-bark syrup … Continue reading →

Jason Hickel Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World The benefits of shorter working week keep multiplying. One group of scientists summed up the evidence like this: “Overall, the existing research suggests that working time reduction potentially offers … Continue reading →

I do like this bit from the New Yorker interview with Nigella Lawson: The first time I did publicity in the States, I was on some talk show—I don’t know where it was—and someone said to me, “You’ve suffered a … Continue reading →