There are times where I really understand the superstitiousness* of sailors.

*I have no idea if this reputation has any bearing to reality.

It tastes exactly what I would want poison to taste like.

49 “You dumbasses,” Jesus added.

“I would prefer not to.”

Utter Passivity v Will to Crush

There is truly a path through “wow it seems like everybody has their own idea so Nothing Must Be True” and then collapsing into navel-gazing hyperindividualism or retreating back into the Big Daddy Idea That Crushes All Other Ideas.

The number of people I talk to who hate capitalism but can’t define what capitalism is. A vague understanding of “modern” or “capitalism” as the big bad thing that came in and fucked up a good thing we had going on. There is no primordial goodness to RETVRN to, there’s no way backwards in time*!

this society is governed by a desire to avoid liability (safety! risk-averse perversions of safety!) rather than an ownership of accepting consequences.

no wonder everything is fucked up beyond recognition

“ideas and images encountered should never cause anyone distress or suggest any kind of anti-social activity”

But also: I moved from Wisconsin in part because not being able to get the cold out of my bones was so painful. I turned my shower into a sauna and that temporarily helps.

My typical garb for Milwaukee would be a long sleeve shirt, a hoodie, and a leather jacket for my upper body, with leather gloves. My lower body was often jeans with thermal leggings, thick socks, and boots.

Wool is good because it traps air in the fabric, meaning insulation, which you can also get through layers. It is also water repellant, which you can get through other means.