Finished reading https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/085e44da-fa79-4acf-8f3b-2f21b5cc6448 #philosophy #history #booksky
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I am on with the Fourth, and the Fourth is on with me.
Finished Red Magic https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/f6632034-91e8-4b8d-aebb-89ce243ae754 #ttrpg #dnd #fantasy #sff #tsr #forgottenrealms #storygraph #booksky
This is an interesting watch- “Ern’s Wild World ‘How Solarpunk Could Save Capitalism’s Major Greed Problem’” - elements of #agorism #anarchoprimitivism #mutualism
Make a practice at once of saying to every strong impression: ‘An impression is all you are.’ Then test and assess it with your principles. Ask, ‘Is this something that is, or is not, in my control?’ - Epictetus #stoic #stoicism #philosophy #history
The Stranglers said it best in “No More Heroes”: “Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky?/He met an ice pick/that made his ears burn.” Be careful who ya follow kids, every political movement will chew you up and spit you out. Except maybe the #anarchists.
<———has had a bad attitude and not played well with others since 1980
We just passed the 250th anniversary of Lexington and Concord. These were acts of rebellion and treason against established authority; the “Boston Tea Party” would today be considered terrorism, and Benedict Arnold a hero to the Crown. Food for thought.
I have exactly zero problem with Dave Hogg using #DNC funds to primary do-nothing #Democrats, even if I do disagree with his stance on #2A somewhat - but that item can be debated in civil discourse. Throw #Pelosi and #Schumer out.
Reading a headline that begins “A judge ordered…” in 2025 means about as much in the US as me saying “I ate a peanut butter sandwich.”
“Since it is possible that you may depart from life at this very moment, regulate every act and thought accordingly.” - Marcus Aurelius #stoic #stoicism #philosophy
Ended up owing the Feds this years, and my tax preparer looks at me like it’s *my* fault…
Is it just me or did Al the really cool bands that Gen X grew up with suddenly morph into corporate touring Vegas lounge acts in the last five years? #rock #punk #music #genx
Pretty amazing #greece #history #homer #troy #iliad
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A Remarkable Newly Deciphered Hittite Tablet Sheds New Light on the Trojan War
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Apparently today is #NationalLibraryDay and I went to my local branch where they help me scan in some docs and order a book on pre-Socratic #philosophy before the funding cuts 😑 thru the interchange #library #booksky
“Do the external things which fall upon you distract you?
Give yourself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled about.” - Marcus Aurelius #stoicism #philosophy
Finished reading. https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/5abf1861-d893-48f8-8108-ab20846b5e59 #dnd #tsr #forgottenrealms #spelljammer #booksky #sff #rpg #storygraph
Second reading https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/5c0989bb-e324-476f-b7ba-46a74bc1cb7a #stoic #stoicism #philosophy #booksky #storygraph
"I'm a 21st Century Digital Boy / I don't know how to live, but I've got a lot of toys" - “21st Century Digital Boy”, Bad Religion #punk #punkrock #badreligion