sovay: (Sovay: David Owen)
sovay ([personal profile] sovay) wrote2020-09-24 05:29 pm

My brothers walk on crushed glass

For the first time in months, I had a dream that was not a nightmare. Awake, it looks rather like the serial numbers filed off a contemporary Turn AU, but it contained railway lines and did not leave me unhappy. Have some links.

1. Courtesy of [personal profile] muccamukk: "The Philosopher and the Detectives: Ludwig Wittgenstein's Enduring Passion for Hardboiled Fiction." I had read some of the earlier articles cited in this one, but not the article itself before Mucca sent it to me. I like its stylistic conclusions and continue to feel validated that if I can read and watch noir for its ethical questions, so can actual philosophers.

2. Courtesy of [personal profile] thisbluespirit: wholesome eldritch monstrosities. The creeping horror got into the recycling again.

3. Charles Payseur says resonant and appreciative things about "Tea with the Earl of Twilight" at Quick Sip Reviews: "I just love the feel of this story (plus everyone is queer and that’s a big plus)."

4. Courtesy of [personal profile] moon_custafer: I know Michael Sheen isn't Jewish, but his birth story sure looks like proof that changing names to confuse the malekh-hamoves really works.

5. Having been reminded to catch up on Existential Comics, I must say that Schopenhauer vs. blood sugar is relatable.

Because [personal profile] selkie exercised the double-edged magic of the gig economy to send us groceries, we cooked salmon for dinner last night. It was the first time since June I'd had fish that didn't come out of a tin. Little cats were permitted to share in the bounty. Autolycus is irresistibly patient.
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... vs. blood sugar

[personal profile] kathmandu 2020-09-25 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
My mother was in agreement with Schopenhauer's mother on that one. Her checklist for 'kids are behaving unreasonably' always had 'when did they last eat? how much?' right near the top. She patiently taught us to incorporate it in our personal trouble-shooting, and it meant both of us developed enough self-awareness to notice other things that affect us equally subtly/strongly.

In retrospect, it was A+ parenting.