Earthset from an iphone:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXVMcEqDnYS/

Makes Artemis II seem so much more 'real', and seeing this still fills me with a sense of joy and wonder.

Emerged from the jetlag after arriving back from my first trip out of northern California in six years. Had a great time in England and visited new places—Manchester (❤️🐝), Shrewsbury, Oxford, East Grinstead, Hampton Court. Deeply great to travel solo and not be lonely; self-security is such an incredible change in my life and I appreciate it so much. Lots more ability to be in the moment and thus lots more happiness!

So now I'm home and enjoying the chance to pull back and think about who I am now, what I want to increase in my life (time with friends, non-computer projects, reading, outdoor activity), and what I want to move out of my life (so much discardia of stuff, both my own and family "history" that I do not need to be the keeper of). Feels like an inflection point of paying attention to the present and not accumulating for potential futures. Living lighter and stronger is more useful than stuff now.

Just finished the college admission process for my twins! (Jason, one of them is ending up in rural Maine, so maybe you have some tips for a New Yorker moving way north....)

It's that weird toss and turn of cold, rain, and sunshine here in SF. Trying to get some renovations done in the house so we can have a bit of calm. Started up a new business a couple weeks ago, and am on deadline for my first book. Oh, also, trying to integrate some big metaphysical thoughts when I close my eyes. So, a lot. I love this little corner of the web, Jason. Thanks for keeping it going.

I'd just like to point at this website https://pointerpointer.com/

Hey thanks for the heads up on enclose.horse. It's a daily ritual (I've played the entire archive!) https://enclose.horse

Well now I'm intrigued about your upcoming autumnal changes.

I started beekeeping during the pandemic (a better mid-life crisis for me than rebuilding a Corvette, or whatever). I did my first "split" this week. Basically expanding the current hive into two self-contained hives. Bees are amazing and I'm constantly learning (and failing), so I'm loving it.

Beats the crap out of busting knuckles on an old car! And no offense intended to those who do ... turns out it's just not for me!

Recently completed another gardening experiment, redoing a part of our front yard where past experiments have failed. New retaining walls and landscaping, hopefully suitable/durable plants, new large natural slate pavers...fingers crossed that this installment in my Adventures of a Black Thumb Gardener has a better outcome. Primary goals are to have a more serene front yard, attract and support local pollinators, and make it easier to control invasive blackberries. I welcome good vibes from all you green thumbs out there!

I have a vision that generations from today public libraries will be thriving, essential community hubs that share and celebrate information, entertainment, and culture freely to their community.

This is “National Library Week”. Yesterday was “Take Action for Libraries Day”.

To celebrate our public libraries and take action to achieve my vision this week here are some things I have done, and things that you can do too:
📖 Inform myself about the state of libraries.
📖 Share what I learn.
📖 Encourage others to learn about, value, share, and take action for libraries.
📖 Visit a local public library.
📖 Read a frequently challenged book.
📖 Thank library workers for their service.
📖 Contact my mayor and city commissioners, and candidates for those offices in the upcoming June 9th election, telling them how I specifically use and love my public library and asking them to support it, and to oppose budget cuts and interference with the professional curation of the collections.
📖 Contact my state legislators, and candidates for the upcoming November 3rd election, with a similar message as delivered to my local officials was well as a call to respect library workers and not criminalize the service they perform for our community.
📖 Contact my congressional delegation and candidates and additionally ask them to oppose the federal book ban being considered — HR7661 — and support funding for grants through the Institute for Museum and Library Services and its
Library Services & Technology Act and Innovative Approaches to Literacy program.
📖 Serve on my local public library’s Board of Directors and support its Friends of the Library fundraising and advocacy organization.

Please don’t take our public libraries for granted. And please work with me to ensure they remain a vital asset for everyone in our great city for many, many years to come.

Link to further ideas to take action will be posted as comments.