The pizzas turned out very well. I made four different pizzas, 5 pizzas of each style—turned out to be plenty to feed 40 people over a couple hours:
- Marinara
- Margherita
- Pepperoni + hot honey (pictured; the fan favorite)
- Prosciutto + arugula
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Father’s Day Special:
Wordle 1,093 2/6
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Prepping a whole lotta pizza for tomorrow… #pizzaparty 🍕
Jeff Koons and T.J. Maxx: a match made in heaven.
Want to read: Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake 📚
Thomas Chatterton Williams pens another chapter in the story of how every sport is breaking under the twin strains of global spectacle & algorithmic efficiency.
Two options: embrace it (sports betting, fantasy everything) or go hyper local (high school sports, minor leagues, pick-up games). 🔗🎾
Ran my first 10k this morning at the Fargo Marathon. I beat my goal, finishing in 54:25. More importantly, I discovered that these races are a blast and a great way to to structure my training toward a concrete goal. I’ll be back. 🏃💪
Our first pizza night with the wood-fired Ooni was a great success! Can’t wait to start using this amazing tool weekly. 🍕
Finished reading: Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford.
This book is incredible—it connects many of my interests: jazz, counterfactual American history, religion, noir; the characters are wonderfully unique; the plot is gripping. Highly recommended! 📚
Currently reading: Night Train by A. L. Snijders.
Very short stories translated from Dutch by Lydia Davis (who herself writes brilliant microfiction). 📚
Currently reading: The Shield of Achilles by W. H. Auden 📚
Currently reading: Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford 📚
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
- Reading: Colossians
Week 9: 4-10 Mar
- Reading: Mark 1-4
Week 10: 11-17 Mar
- Reading: Mark 5-8
Week 11: 18-24 Mar
- Reading: Mark 9-12
Week 12: 25-30 Mar
- Reading: Mark 13-15
Week Easter Sunday
- Reading: Mark 16
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?
- If it’s regular exercise: where and when will you work out? What will you do for workouts?
- If it’s prayer: when can you consistently set aside half an hour of quiet in your day?
- If it’s eating healthy & not snacking: what can you do when you feel the urge to snack or drink? I try to replace it with getting up for lemon water. Reminding myself that this only lasts 3 months, not forever, also helps.
- If it’s the cold showers, just toughen up. Kidding! Do this by ending your showers with cold for gradually longer times: 10s, 30s, 1min, etc. This might sound like the worst part of the experience, but the guys I’ve done it with have stuck with this longer and more consistently after Ex90 than any of the other disciplines. It makes a huge difference in your mood & energy level.