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walking everywhere, reading in the nooks, summery delights, & Plato's cave
Hello!
I hope youâve had a good week. Iâve got a very full Friday, starting in about 30 minutes and lasting more or less until dinnertime, mostly regarding an online conference about classical education Iâm participating in. It should be great!
Also, if youâre a Commonplace subscriber (and thank you!), Iâd love you to join this weekâs conversation about whatâs on your current Good List. Yâall have such good stuff to share.
Alrighty! Letâs get right to the links.
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1. đ§ New episode of A Drink With a Friend! đ§ It's good to remember the good things in life, especially when the news is heavy. And since art has a season, in this chat Seth and I share our summery music, movies, TV shows, and books weâre into right now â because good art tells good stories, even when they're lighthearted. Also: it's time for our annual summer break! Weâll return with new episodes sometime mid-August.
2. Gracy Olmsteadâs work echoes so much of my sentiment about hyper-locality, really living where you live, and why place matters in a time when so much is done online. Her latest piece on her familyâs year without a car (with kids) hit on these ideas some more: âWalking teaches a child patience. Letâs be honestâit teaches adults patience! Weâve all grown accustomed to instant gratification when it comes to transportation.â
3. Finding time to read while parenting can be a monumental task, especially when youâve got littles. This new dad has some good ideas.
4. Spencer Klavan is a really smart dude, and his show Young Heretics often gives me a lot to think about. I liked this recent episode where he connects the dots between Platoâs allegory of the cave and Zuckerbergâs Metaverse (hereâs just the audio).
5. And finally, speaking of walking everywhere (see #2), this was both inspiring and a delight.
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Jayber Crow, by Wendell Berry (listening to the audio version this go-round⌠super good)
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âLook at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. Itâs not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; itâs a day youâve had everything to do and youâve done it.â
â Margaret Thatcher #
Where would you most want to visit? đ¤
There was a method to my madness in asking last weekâs poll question⌠Iâll let you know what that is soon! No matter, though, the results are interesting and confirmed an idea Iâve got. (Poor Turkey is there with less than a percentage; I guess the graph creator doesnât warrant it worth a label there.)
Find this weekâs poll here.
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Question(s) For You to Ponder⌠đ¤
Who are you grateful for? How could you let them know this weekend?
Have a good one,
Tsh
p.s. A bunch of awesome things.
I based my response to last week's poll solely on how hot/uncomfortable the summer weather would be in each place (I voted for Scotland). đ