Hi friend. I have a lot on my mind. Yesterday was a good day at work, even though I went to bed late, woke up early and energized and was kind of a zombie all day. We pounded a lot of posts, set a lot of things as-right-as-possible at the work sites, corrected errors, organized…
Hey friend, Do you think I’m crazy? In other words, do the things I say sometimes not make any sense to you, but you’re being polite and not telling me? I ask this because I’m listening to the 80,000 hours podcast, and in a conversation with Cal Newport they’re talking about issues of productivity. Cal…
Dear Friend, I was up late last night, even though my eyes were bleary, my mind raced. I remember having a question I very much wanted to ask you, but now in the light of morning it has vanished. I woke up late today, as the dawn was rising instead of the usual darkness. The…
Dear, Happy Valentines Day. It’s been tough to keep up with writing you, since I have not bee able to get up very early before work, and we are working 10 hour days. What free time I have had goes toward work and handwritten letters, and about half of it to vegging out with TV…
Hi friend, It’s lonely out here in Colorado. I miss you. I hope you write soon. We’ve talked about my “grasping quality” and it has stuck with me — because of how much I respect your life and the way you live — and also because so much of my identity has germinated from rock…
Hi Friend, I’m in a dive motel in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, which is basically in the middle of nowhere. Put another way, I’m far from all the references people know, like Denver. We’re not even anywhere near an interstate. This place is ruled by corn and trucking and maybe oil. It is 6 degrees outside…
Dear Friend #10 090223 Dear, I am trying something new today, which is to write to you first, see what comes out, and then write a subject at the top instead of just putting a date on it. I want you to see what’s coming. I’m in an airplane taking a very tedious trip from…
Dear Friend, It snowed last night. There was sleet in the forecast, but this is wet and fluffy and has frosted all the trees quite nicely. It’s like a refresh, a new coat of paint making everything quiet and orderly again. There’s magic in the way snow just smooths out all the imperfections. The stove…
Dear friend, It’s cold again in Prospect. The trees aren’t cracking in the night like gunshots, but a strong wind whipped up last night which threw some small branches down and brought with it temps into the single digits. It was just me and Sammy, snuggled under the blankets this morning. I built the fire…
Hello Old Friend, I am reading the book “I wish I’d made you angry earlier – essays on science and scientists” by Max Perutz. I just finished one essay which is sticking with me, about Natural Laws versus the laws of man. I often find myself perplexed by how governments are organized, and especially by…