Here you'll find my essays on philosophy and building things. New pieces go out through Turtle's Pace about once a month. If you're new here, start with one of these:
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- Exit the CaveAin’t it fun, livin’ in the real world?
- Lose the RopeOn giving up the illusion of security
- Festina LenteReclaiming an antidote to panic-stricken times
2026· 7 essays
- Just EnoughGiving what is due24 Sep
- Exit the CaveAin’t it fun, livin’ in the real world?19 Aug
- But First, InfrastructureGardening amid ravenous rabbits05 Aug
- Home EconomicsChanging the world, one HVAC filter at a time22 Jul
- Lose the RopeOn giving up the illusion of security29 Apr
- Frozen TurtlesLess precious than you think04 Feb
- Seventeen CavitiesThe future isn't fixed07 Jan
2025· 6 essays
- Festina LenteReclaiming an antidote to panic-stricken times25 Jun
- The Wrinkly RazorThe case for inconvenience in our smooth new world07 May
- Bitter is the Eye of the BeholderThe four stages of spiritual cancer02 Apr
- Your Mask is SlippingWhy we demand dreams but punish pretension12 Mar
- The Demonic Force Sedating Your SoulA long-forgotten sin has unraveled your resolutions05 Feb
- Seattle in ZazenIn the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities. In the expert’s, there are few.01 Jan
2023· 22 essays
- 19 Dec
- 21 Nov
- 14 Nov
- 24 Oct
- 12 Oct
- 19 Sep
- 05 Sep
- 24 Aug
- 12 Aug
- 10 Aug
- 03 Aug
- 28 Jul
- 08 Jun
- 26 May
- 05 May
- 24 Apr
- 05 Apr
- 15 Mar
- 22 Feb
- 08 Feb
- 26 Jan
- 11 Jan
2022· 57 essays
- 23 Dec
- 17 Dec
- 09 Dec
- 02 Dec
- 20 Nov
- 10 Nov
- 29 Oct
- 21 Oct
- 17 Oct
- 22 Sep
- 17 Sep
- 08 Sep
- 01 Sep
- 25 Aug
- 11 Aug
- 04 Aug
- 28 Jul
- 21 Jul
- 14 Jul
- 07 Jul
- 23 Jun
- 21 Jun
- 19 Jun
- 09 Jun
- 07 Jun
- 05 Jun
- 26 May
- 24 May
- 22 May
- 12 May
- 10 May
- 08 May
- 28 Apr
- 26 Apr
- 24 Apr
- 14 Apr
- 12 Apr
- 10 Apr
- 31 Mar
- 19 Mar
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- 05 Mar
- 03 Mar
- 01 Mar
- 17 Feb
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- 13 Feb
- 06 Feb
- 04 Feb
- 01 Feb
- 20 Jan
- 18 Jan
- 16 Jan
- 13 Jan
- 11 Jan
- 09 Jan
2021· 43 essays
- 30 Dec
- 29 Dec
- 28 Dec
- 23 Dec
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- 17 Dec
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- 14 Dec
- 09 Dec
- 08 Dec
- 07 Dec
- 03 Dec
- 02 Dec
- 24 Nov
- 23 Nov
- 18 Nov
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- 11 Nov
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- 09 Nov
- 04 Nov
- 03 Nov
- 02 Nov
- 31 Oct
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- 28 Oct
- 25 Oct
- 13 Sep
- 05 Sep
- 29 Aug
- 28 Aug
- 22 Aug
- 02 Aug
- 28 Jul
- 01 Jun
- 25 Apr
- 14 Apr
- 08 Apr
- 28 Mar
- 20 Mar