Treeline along the River Rea
Status:
Better day. Made it out on my scooter to the pharmacy and popped into work to see everyone. But that was about it. Reflected on yesterday’s musings (with some nice feedback from a fellow CFS sufferer) and feel better about things.
Also I used the word “promulgate” in a group chat. Always a good day when that happens.
Overnight listening:
Music:
Reading:
- Everything Ian Dunt got wrong this year
- Gisèle Pelicot’s power, and Dominique Pelicot’s shame
- For Every Winner a Loser - long but worthwhile read in which John Lanchester breaks down how modern finance works with some distressing facts laid bare. The total value of all the economic activity in the world is estimated at $105 trillion. The value of the financial derivatives which arise from this activity – that’s the subsequent trading – is $667 trillion. That makes it the biggest business in the world. And in terms of the things it produces, that business is useless.
Bookmarking:
- How To Request And Download All Your iCloud Data From Apple - useful if you don’t have a reliable secondary backup in place and don’t trust a corporation not to accidentally delete everything on a whim. Do this every six months, I reckon.
Watching:
- Kermode film reviews
- Restoring the world’s biggest Zippo lighter
- How climate change triggered a landslide tsunami in a Greenland fjord, vibrating Earth for 9 days - fascinating bit of science unpicking this mystery.
- Timber framed barn part 36 top floor door