My beloved above Rydal Water, on the way from Ambleside to Grasmere (2011)

Some of my students in contemplative poses at Rievaulx Abbey (2011)Β 

Boscastle, Cornwall (2004)

I’ve been thinking for a while now about consumption β€” on being a consumer, “consuming content,” etc. β€” and I’ve posted some first inchoate thoughts on the subject.

“Truth is so darkened nowadays, and lies so established, that unless we love the truth we will never know it.” β€” Pascal

Robin Sloan: β€œIt feels totally appropriate to say to OpenAI, Google, and the rest: sure, build all the data centers you want … just be sure to budget for the solar farms and batteries to support them.” 

β€œBeing an Arsenal fan is just constant suffering, but it’s the suffering I love” β€” Wojciech Szczesny. I don’t love it. ⚽️