sept 2024 progress

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+references:
+- title: "It's okay to lower the bar"
+  url: https://rachsmith.com/lower-the-bar/
+  date: 2024-09-11T16:15:07Z
+  file: rachsmith-com-8l0g9q.txt
+- title: "Cultural Stasis Produces Fewer Cheesy Relics like Rocky IV"
+  url: https://culture.ghost.io/cultural-stasis-produces-fewer-cheesy-relics-like-rocky-iv/
+  date: 2024-09-15T20:39:02Z
+  file: culture-ghost-io-yb12ir.txt
+- title: "Okay, I really like WezTerm | Alex Plescan"
+  url: https://alexplescan.com/posts/2024/08/10/wezterm/
+  date: 2024-09-15T20:40:18Z
+  file: alexplescan-com-ffcy9q.txt
+- title: "P(Dumb)"
+  url: https://doriantaylor.com/p-dumb
+  date: 2024-09-15T20:41:25Z
+  file: doriantaylor-com-ua6hkk.txt
+- title: "Stock and flow / Snarkmarket"
+  url: https://snarkmarket.com/2010/4890/
+  date: 2024-09-15T20:45:50Z
+  file: snarkmarket-com-axj6mr.txt
+
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 Some thoughts here...
 
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+* Travel
+	* Rehoboth
+	* Beaufort
+* Running
+  * Running in Rehoboth was great
+
+We got Nev's art table set up in the living room. It has been a delight to see her take to it, defaulting to creative pursuits during downtime. I added some [LED lighting][1] and [coat hooks][2]. That's the nice thing about making your own stuff: the freedom to modify and adapt.
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+[1]: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R66Z71S
+[2]: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09M3Q6QHN
+
+Musically, I found a good deal on a pretty nice [polyphonic analog synthesizer][3] which I think will be helpful in properly learning how subtractive synthesis works (though this thing has a _lot_ going on). So far just enjoying poking around w/ all the various settings. I'm also slowly working through a [book on drum programming][4].
+
+[3]: https://sequential.com/product/prophetrev2/
+[4]: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/6399596-drum-programming
+
+I finished [_Moonbound_][5] -- I liked it, though it didn't knock me over. It was definitely unlike anything I've read before, which I appreciate. I also listened to the [_Brotherhood of the Rose_][6] trilogy during my runs and long drives.  I liked these a lot -- tight, efficient spy thrillers.
+
+[5]: https://www.robinsloan.com/moonbound/
+[6]: https://www.goodreads.com/series/60498-mortalis
+
+### Links
+
 This month:
 
-* Adventure: Beaufort, Falls Lake, Pigeon Forge
+* Adventure: [Pigeon Forge, TN][7] for my birthday
 * Project:
-* Skill:
+* Skill: drum programming; I'd like to get a good set of samples (hi-hats in all positions, multiple toms, etc.) and actually program in all of the patterns the [drum programming book][4] I mentioned earlier
+
+[7]: https://www.pigeonforge.com/
 
 Reading:
 
-*Author Fiction: [_Son of the Black Sword_][1], Larry Correia
-  * <https://kevquirk.com/blog/son-of-the-black-sword>
-* Non-fiction: [_Title_][2], Author
+* Fiction: [_Son of the Black Sword_][8], Larry Correia (recommended by [Kev Quirk][9])
+* Non-fiction: [_The World Beyond Your Head_][10], Matthew B. Crawford (still)
 
-[1]: https://bookshop.org/p/books/son-of-the-black-sword-volume-1-larry-correia/7419811?ean=9781476781570
-[2]: https://bookshop.org/
+[8]: https://bookshop.org/p/books/son-of-the-black-sword-volume-1-larry-correia/7419811?ean=9781476781570
+[9]: https://kevquirk.com/blog/son-of-the-black-sword
+[10]: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-world-beyond-your-head-on-becoming-an-individual-in-an-age-of-distraction-matthew-b-crawford/8484056?ean=9780374535919
 
 Links:
 
-* [Title][3]
-* [Title][4]
-* [Title][5]
+* [It's okay to lower the bar][11]
 
-[3]: https://example.com/
-[4]: https://example.com/
-[5]: https://example.com/
+  > I had to remind myself that it’s okay to lower the bar. That an average version of something is better than a perfect version of nothing. All I can do is have a go.
+
+* [Cultural Stasis Produces Fewer Cheesy Relics like Rocky IV][12]
+
+  > The much-maligned 1985 boxing film provides a few hints about the causes of 21st century artistic stagnation: namely, popular artists now work in a risk-averse creative paradigm that avoids making instantly-outmoded artworks
+
+* [Okay, I really like WezTerm][13]
+
+  > I tried it again with a bit more patience and I’m glad I did. My terminal is prettier than it’s ever been, more functional, and I can finally justify my mechanical keyboard purchase with all the keybindings I’ve configured.
+
+* [P(Dumb)][14]
+
+  > I think this is a fantasy. It’s concocted by people rich enough to already enjoy human servants, assuming—​probably correctly—​that there are people out there of lesser means who want the same kind of access. My instinct is that a product like this would be extremely touchy, and that’s assuming you could even get it to work.
+
+* [Stock and flow][15]
+
+  > But I actually think stock and flow is a useful metaphor for media in the 21st century. Here’s what I mean: Flow is the feed. It’s the posts and the tweets. It’s the stream of daily and sub-daily updates that reminds people you exist. Stock is the durable stuff. It’s the content you produce that’s as interesting in two months (or two years) as it is today. It’s what people discover via search. It’s what spreads slowly but surely, building fans over time.
+
+[11]: https://rachsmith.com/lower-the-bar/
+[12]: https://culture.ghost.io/cultural-stasis-produces-fewer-cheesy-relics-like-rocky-iv/
+[13]: https://alexplescan.com/posts/2024/08/10/wezterm/
+[14]: https://doriantaylor.com/p-dumb
+[15]: https://snarkmarket.com/2010/4890/