How boring people people are actually interesting (and how they can help you do crimes) — advice for a 14 year old from the inimitable Mike Monteiro 😊
First newsletter of the year is out the door! Can’t believe I have been writing these little notes since mid 2020
Bunch of info in here, but the migration to YT and Spotify is real and worrisome (/cc @justinjackson.ca @dmathewwws.com)
#podcasting #rss #ads
Played my first game of MOTHERSHIP tonight. Lots of fun! 👽🚀 #ttrpg
Had a lovely compliment this morning in a meeting: “You are a Zipper, always bringing communities together!” 🥹
My wife remarked, “Are you sure he wasn’t just telling you to shut up?” 😏🤐 🤣
Stay grounded out there! 😘
Church bells in the evening in Vancouver ⛪️🔔
At The Permanent for a little Internet Archive Canada thing 🥂
Watched The Sound of Music with the kids tonight 🎶 🦌🌞🤳🏃♂️➡️🪡⬅️🫖
What a weekend. After seeing the sunset on the beach we had Indian-Chinese food for dinner, then the next day my wife baked roht at her Afghan cooking class, after which we popped over to the farmer’s market to shop for nuts at the Armenian dealer. Surrey is great!
What a talk from Ajahn Nisabho 🙏 🪷
The Buddha said “I praise the killing of one thing: anger.”
Take care of your heart ❤️ my friends.
#buddhism #politics
Finally started Katabasis by R.F. Kuang 📚
Tracking on Hardcover here
Pre-ordered the special edition a few months ago: micro.chadkohalyk.com/2025/09/0…
Spent the afternoon by the water, watching this sunset 🌅 (Crescent Beach, Surrey and White Rock BC)
Been enjoying Hardcover so much I went ahead and imported all my Goodreads stuff into it. Come join us!
I LOL’d when I saw Ajahn Kovilo say this during the full talk 🤣 I am so glad they turned it into a Short:
Full talk is here if you want to hear more.
Finished A People’s History of Computing in the United States by Joy Lisi Rankin 📚
Here is a short review: hardcover.app/books/a-p…
Nice walk in a very sunny forest 🌞🌲🌳
Who do I know that lives in the Fraser Lowland? A friend has started a fellowship program to support projects focusing on localism there. If you know anyone please tag me and share them this: fraserlowland.org
Clear Mountain Monastery found land just outside of #Seattle! 🪷 They have a beautiful vision and raised 99% of the funds. I really love this community and have made a small contribution. If you are interested in having authentic #Buddhism nearby learn more: www.friendsofclearmountain.org 🙏
Good first ep in @themaybe.org’s new series on Digital Public Infrastructure with a wild story about how Walmart and Google ended up owning the digital pay rails in India 🫨
Wife brought back a nice Ebisu omamori for from Osaka for my home office. Keep the house safe, business successful, and also a bag to hold happiness 💰🧧
