Geoff Dyer:

It is possible, as you don’t need me to tell you, to buy almost any book on the internet, however long it’s been out of print. But doing that robs life of one of the things that gives it purpose.


This is a very good and concise and important critique of Airbnb, Inc. But it’s also an old one! I’m reminded of a great line about Airbnb from Mike Bulajewski in 2018:

It’s difficult to recall a company that has failed quite so catastrophically at delivering on its socially conscious marketing.


Wild dog, untamable beast, living life on the edge


Fabric • The one pair of jeans I’ve had with me for the last 8 months. You don’t know how little you need until you see how little you need (ie, stubbornly underpacking for what will “only” be a 3-month trip)


Sunny Sunday stroll


Miso Oatmeal • Zero points for presentation, but finally got around to trying one of Audrey Waters’s “Whats for Breakfast?” recipes👌 🍳


📚 💬 Kay Ryan:


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Drinking dog on Drinking Horse • Jack Dog is not generally interested in drinking out of plastic bowls, his favorite usually being the algae-est pond water he can find, but for some reason he makes an exception for red ones (or yellowish brown I guess?) when we’re camping or on the trail


Please, Ted, there has to be another way. Anything but that. 🤓