I love the impulse toward community in the work of the great Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto, winner of this year’s Pritzker Prize.

But I find the reliance on concrete, glass, & stark metals off-putting—working against the goals of his projects. A lingering, cold modernism, despite the beauty.


Finished reading: The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu 📚


Currently reading: A Time to Keep Silence by Patrick Leigh Fermor 📚


Currently reading: Aspects of Truth by Catherine Pickstock 📚


Happy Feast of the Epiphany!

Our Rosca de Reyes turned out exceptionally well 😋🏡


I think this year would be a good year to listen to Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers straight through chronologically.

There’s a zillion albums, so I might not make it. But I can start. Tonight: Live at the Cafe Bohemia, volume 1. 🎶


Exodus 90: readings ✝️

Try to read each week’s Scripture once each day. Week 1: 8-14 Jan Reading: Exodus 1-4 Week 2: 15-21 Jan Reading: Exodus 5-8 Week 3: 22-28 Jan Reading: Exodus 9-12 Week 4: 29 Jan – 4 Feb Reading: Exodus 13-16 Week 5: 5-11 Feb Reading: Galatians Week 6: 12-18 Feb Reading: Ephesians Week 7: 19-25 Feb Reading: Philippians Week 8: 26 Feb – 3 Mar

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Exodus 90: Mental prep ✝️

I have a very general, easy schedule of readings for the next 12 weeks. A few chapters each week—it won’t be a problem with all the new non-phone time you’ll have each day 🫠 Having done this twice before, I think the most helpful thing for you to prepare is to get a plan for areas where you expect to struggle: If it’s your phone/screen time: where can you put your phone at home & work so it’s out of sight, out of mind?

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Currently reading: If On A Winter’s Night A Traveler by Italo Calvino.

Christmas: the perfect time to reread old favorites. 📚


Finished reading: The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald

Another Penelope Fitzgerald book I love.📚