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Wrote
Read
- Almost finished: James C. Scott, Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (notes)
- Almost finished: Peter Schwartz, The Art Of The Long View: Planning For The Future In An Uncertain World (notes)
- David Sims, Steve Ditko’s Ordinary People, The Atlantic, 2018-07-10
- Eric Berger, Internally, NASA believes Boeing ahead of SpaceX in commercial crew, Ars Technica, 2018-07-11
- Lucas Niewenhuis, Trade War, Day Seven: China’s Strategy Comes Into Focus, SupChina, 2018-07-12
- Derek Sivers, Unlearning, 2018-06-07
- Elizabeth Butler, Day 16: Water, Wandering Snail Space, 2017-07-08
- Joseph Zeballos-Roig, How to Dig Up a Dictator, The New Republic, 2018-07-11
- Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries, The Pursuit of Money: A Cautionary Tale, INSEAD Blog, 2018-07-11
Listened
- This American Life, 617: Fermi's Paradox, 2017-05-19
- Brookings Cafeteria Podcast, Grading America's Civics Education, 2018-07-06
- The James Altucher Show, 371 – Amy Morin Interviews Me (How to Say “No,” Anxiety, Success & More), 2018-07-09
- Akimbo, Origin Stories, 2018-07-10
Watched
The Mayor of a Ghost Town, The Atlantic, 2018-07-06
Photo
I needed to clean out some space in the refrigerator, so I helped myself to the two Ball jars of egg nog that I made in June 2017.
Upcoming
- 2018-07-16/2018-07-24: Apollo Week: Celebrate the 49th Anniversary of the Moon Landing, St. Louis Science Center
- 2018-07-17: Venture Cafe Night: 39°N, Danforth Plant Science Center
- 2018-07-18: Mappy Hour hosted by GeoSTL, Earthbound Beer
- 2018-07-22: Big Ten Cornhole Tournament, Buffalo Wild Wings (Creve Coeur)
- 2018-09-03: 41st Annual Labor Day Run, St. Louis Jewish Community Center