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Hello, hello, is this thing on…

Gonna have to dump facebook, but I still want to be able to communicate with those folx who want to, so I guess I should get more used to this, maybe update the site, get back in the habit.

Shit’s bad yo. Not sure if you’ve noticed, but we’re going for a full-card on Umberto Eco’s ‘Ur-Fascism’ Bingo Card.

We are failing an open book test while the last survivors of the previous open book test are still alive, watching us ignore the chapter they wrote in it’s entirety, like it wasn’t ever written.

“Never Again” unless you’re Palestinian?
“Never Again” unless you’re Tutsi?
“Never Again” unless you’re Maldivian?
“Never Again” unless you’re not cishet?
“Never Again” has never applied to Indigenous folx.
“Never Again” has never applied to Black folx.
“Never Again” has never applied to women.
…

Stage 4.

Where do you put the words you don’t have anyone left to tell?

Sometimes they squeeze out, like feelings from your eyes.

But they feel like they splash uselessly on the floor.

The thought of empty spaces where recognition? used to be.

Understanding?

Acceptance?

Trust?

Apparently we vomit them into the voids of the never-ending interweb nightmare.

Darn Tough Socks Review

I tend to destroy socks. I’m a large man that doesn’t mind walking and generally gets around with transit and bike. So I’ve got piles of socks that could be darned, but would only wear holes in them again after a month or two.

I’ve been listening to Caleb Musgrave’s Canadian Bushcraft Podcast, and one of the things he talks about is the importance of quality clothing, especially footwear. He recommends two companies that make merino-based socks, that are expensive, but also have guarantees so if you wear a hole in them, send them back: Darn Tough Vermont and Smart Wool.

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