Buddha Bike

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  • The trolley

    If you are alive, you have a trolley. You didn’t make the trolley. You received it on loan and will eventually return it to the store once you’ve used it all you can. From…

  • Subliminal

    There is only one other acceptable theory of how to hit a golf ball. Grip it and rip it. – Tin Cup (1996) “Over the years, I’ve sort of learned to follow my nose…

  • The talking cure

    Some kinds of therapy seem to suggest that the way to get better is to inspect yourself a great deal. Now there are moments that you certainly need to come to a realization of…

  • Drowning

    Manodrome (2023) – Two stars. In Manodrome, Jesse Eisenberg plays Ralph, a down and out loser who succumbs eventually to his rage, alienation and overall brokenness. The story begins with one of his Uber…

  • What’s the point?

    Watch What’s the Point? on YouTube A few minutes before I DNF’d Peaks challenge (strava), a particularly hard bike race, I asked myself an important question: What’s the point? I didn’t have an answer.…

  • The Laws of Human Nature – Book review

    “If you come across any special trait of meanness or stupidity… you must be careful not to let it annoy or distress you, but to look upon it merely as an addition to your…

  • 12 Unpopular opinions

    The following excerpts are from an interview with psychologist James Hillman. I agree with about half of these. There are other cultures that are not historically minded at all. They’re much more concerned with…

  • Eating things

    Life consists in eating other creatures. You don’t think about that very much when you make a nice-looking meal. But what you’re doing is eating something that was recently alive. And when you look…

  • Did not finish (DNF)

    A selection of notes, quotes, ideas and musings from the month of March 2024. Gratitude is a balm for bitterness. We can’t just do what we want… that’s just juvenile. But we probably have many…