September 2023 – Commonplace

Fragments: health and safety in Star Wars, advice for living and pieces on Frederick, MD

I came across Kevin Kelly via a piece on The Marginalia. Specifically I was put on to his latest book Excellent Advice for Living. In one of those wonderful touchpoints that you come across in reading – in the broadest sense – I saw that Kelly was also interviewed on The Knowledge Project. A reallyContinueContinue reading “Fragments: health and safety in Star Wars, advice for living and pieces on Frederick, MD”

Fragment: Elon Musk

This evening I heard Walter Isaacson talk about his newly released biography of Elon Musk. I am looking forward to reading the full book and, as Isaacson said, it is important to give people due consideration in their full complexity rather than to jump to simplistic conclusions, especially if based on partial evidence. I mightContinueContinue reading “Fragment: Elon Musk”

Hello Duo!

I have been bothered about not speaking a second language for a long time. It is an ability which I admire and respect in other people; I am not a little bit jealous! Moving to teach in an international school, the prevalence multi-linguists has made me all the more conscious of my lack of linguisticContinueContinue reading “Hello Duo!”