The All-Night Pavilion · the arcana
Those That Have Just Broken a Water Pitcher
17 scrolls filed under this arcanum
2026
2025
2024
- The society I happen to have been born into is based on consumption. It tells me that my worth is measured in my economic contributions. That I will be judged by the clothes I wear, the car I drive, …
- “The tactical result of an engagement forms the base for new strategic decisions because victory or defeat in a battle changes the situation to such a degree that no human acumen is able to see beyond …
- Winter is coming
- I might be the only person you know who doesn’t shop on Amazon. That’s not to say I never did. I had prime, many years ago. I even had a couple of those little IoT buttons that could automatically …
- I spent most of last night talking with a dear friend about community and connection in the current age of the Internet. We met, what feels like a hundred years ago, on IRC. I’ve sat here, staring at …
- I really hated the Libre 2 continuous glucose monitor (CGM.) A friend asked for some detail about why, which lead me down a long-winded story about the last five years of my health journey. About …
2023
- It’s the last day of the Year of Time, and I think of it broadly as a success. I’ve cut my commitments to the bare minimum, and for the first time in forever have been making solid progress on self …
- I quietly set the goal of spending no money for a week and almost managed to do it. There’s nearly enough food in the house that if I’m clever I don’t need to supplement much to make a week’s worth of …