Matt Kaul

'What man needs is silence & warmth; what he is given is an icy pandemonium.' ~Simone Weil

Reading

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The Power Broker

Robert A. Caro


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    The office today.

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    Fun day with Auntie @kristacostin, Grandpa @fargofd, @monnytam, @ryanleedawes, and @karincostin!

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    Cozy moment this morning.

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    Sammy, pretty proud after pulling himself up for the first time.

    Mark Greif on Esteem for the Novel

    In his important new book, The Age of the Crisis of Man: Thought and Fiction in America 1933-1973, Mark Greif, discussing writers like Ralph Ellison and Saul Bellow and related 1950s-era debates about what was expected, then, of fiction, points …
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    Evening walk #nohatsnocoatsnovember

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    Someone’s kids haven’t quite adjusted to daylight savings yet. On the plus side, they’re a great help in my new plan to wake up earlier.

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    Lil, worried she would scare people because she looked so much like a real lion, decided to reassure them by telling them she was a tiger.

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    I’d describe her style as Van Gogh with a bit of Turner.

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    Morning menu planning.

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    Lil exploring the lake with Nana D.

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    Successful day at the #twincitiesbookfestival

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    Someone started crawling today! Evidence captured by auntie @karincostin

    Auden on Our Media Consumption

    [Our] ease of access is in itself a blessing, but its misuse can make it a curse. We are all of us tempted to read more poetry & fiction, look at more pictures, listen to more music than we can possible respond to properly, and the consequence of …
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    Apple picking, pumpkin patching, and CHICKENS!

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    Full boys = happy boys.

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    Morning play time.

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    Rise and shine!

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    #freshhoney

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    Another early morning–the boys didn’t want to miss the loons. Instead, they woke the loons up.

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    First morning at the lake. It’s an early one.

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    New chalk is all meticulously lined up. Thanks @kristinvarella!

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    Fun at @monnytam’s cc @fargofd