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By Justin G. on 24AUG07WED

Getting back into running after a kind of spotty habit since late spring.

What I’m reading

Continuing to enjoy reading The Log from the Sea of Cortez by Steinbeck. Got that tip that his Travels with Charlie might be similar and worth a look.

Ongoing reading projects

These are books that I plan to take my time with. Maybe years.

• Complete Essays by Montaigne.
• The Syntopicon - So dense with ideas.
• Basic Economics by Sowell.
• Collected Fictions and Selected Non-fictions by Borges.

What I’m doing

As I mentioned before, running is being restarted. I continue to be disinterested in listening to music, so I’ve been running without earbuds. It might be better. More space to think, more meditative at my own pace. I mean, listening music is already a meditative activity, right? Adjacent, anyway.

What I’m listening to

• Mark Maron’s WTF #1558: Finished this episode. It was good throughout.
• Mark Maron’s WTF #1559 continues to be good.
• YT Wind Chimes Sound Bath

What I’m cooking

• Loaf of bread for tomato sandos.
• Potato frittata
• Focaccia, related¹

What I’m watching

• Olympics: Surfing. Climbing has started. Diving. Table Tennis, Volleyball. Oh yeah, the less popular field sports: discus, long jump, hammer throw. There should be a “best yell” category of peanut gallery judging.

On hold while watching the Olympics

• Ripper Street, series on Hulu. In progress.
• Severance, Apple+. In progress.
• The Bear, on Hulu. Finished season one.
• Martijn Doolaard’s cabin restoration series (the deal).
• One more episode to go on Reservation Dogs.

What I’m playing

• NMS. I kinda think this game is hiding so much under the surface. It’s like a real life simulator simulator? Obviously more fun and mixed up than that. If I wanted that, there is like Long Haul Trucker or whatever.

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