Important things on my mind today

January 20, 2025

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

The lovely coat of fresh snow outside my window.

The brand-new book I started last night: Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor.

After I finish that, think I will re-read Timothy Snyder’s masterful On Tyranny.

The cookies and banana bread I made this past weekend.

The incredible NFL games as we head to the Super Bowl. My team (Go Seahawks!) may be long out of the picture, but there is a lot of great football being played right now.

The fact that the new generator has been fully installed and is operational at home. Of course, I likely just changed the karmic balance, and we won’t have a power outage around here for years.

Finding that the antique store nearby carried lots of old magazines. I miss magazines. Recently re-subscribed to The New Yorker print edition.

How amazing it was to see my 3-yr old son play with one of his school friends yesterday. The beauty and joy and innocence at that age is truly everything.

The community here at Substack.