Finished reading How to Be an Antiracist. It feels like more of a primer than a deep dive, but it’s carefully structured and methodical, and I’m sure I’ll be thinking about it a lot. I hope I put some of what I read into action.

Blurt! — Sben
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Finished reading How to Be an Antiracist. It feels like more of a primer than a deep dive, but it’s carefully structured and methodical, and I’m sure I’ll be thinking about it a lot. I hope I put some of what I read into action.

Also

Now starting How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi.

— 5/31/2020 11:52pm ∞
Finished reading The Orphan Tsunami of 1700, finally. I’d put it down for a while, but the subject and presentation are like catnip to me: a popular explanation of the 1700 tsunami with the meticulousness and rigor of an academic paper. (It’s available as a PDF for free if you’d like.)

— 5/11/2020 10:24pm ∞
Meghan, the bambina, and I watched Hamilton. The bambina loved it until the Hamiltons’ son was killed in a duel, at which point she noped out.

— 7/27/2020 4:04pm ∞
When leaving the house or saying goodnight, the dude now adds “abolish the police”, like Cato with Carthage.

— 6/14/2020 2:53pm ∞
Finished rereading Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. I enjoyed the story, but have mixed feelings about it as a piece of craft; parts felt particularly clunky.

— 5/31/2020 11:36pm ∞