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Eight Books, Audiobooks, Comics

What I’ve read lately

David Halperin on God and Mystery

“It’s within mystery—real or invented—that the human spirit thrives. (“I don’t believe in God,” I told one of my students many years ago. “But I do believe in mystery.”)” David Halperin, “Chariots of the Gods?” – Erich von Däniken and the Book of Enoch

For Further Reading

Stuff I wanted to read but didn’t get to. Maybe this weekend…?

Show Your Work

Thinking out loud about what to try next.

Software: Leech, Amphetamine

Leech and Amphetamine are specialized Mac utilities that, when I need them, perform so dependably I thank the software gods for them.

An Empty Cup

What do I mean by “not a lot on my mind”?

Diet Update

“Measure that which you seek to improve,” goes the old saying. What to do when the measurements go in the wrong direction?

Civilian Tech Support

Two incidents yesterday consumed lots of investigation and research time. Then, with the right trick, dissolved into nothing. It’s finding that “right trick” that’s tricky.

Emptying My Cup

I have been posting lots of stuff since December 25, 2017. Not as much as Seth Godin, of course, but my little share. Why?

Zero Grief Policy

I evaluated lots of Windows help authoring tools for one of my early freelancing jobs. As I searched various tech writer forums for criteria, one piece of advice stood out.