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@canneddragons People who are desperately tapped into the zeitgeist cannot imagine that anyone else is not. It’s the worst kind of provincialism.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dwalbert/98326775","date_published":"2026-09-28T20:04:42+00:00","author":{"name":"David Walbert","url":"http://www.davidwalbert.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F02%2F10333.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dwalbert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-28 20:04","date_timestamp":1790625882,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98326697","content_html":"@jabel If it were the dance of the seven vowels, that would be a different matter.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dwalbert/98274914","date_published":"2026-09-27T20:17:46+00:00","author":{"name":"David Walbert","url":"http://www.davidwalbert.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F02%2F10333.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dwalbert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-27 20:17","date_timestamp":1790540266,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"98172788","content_html":"@isaacgreene You’ll be glad to know I have long done what you suggest, although mostly that means I don’t read anything about music at all until after I’ve heard it. Also, I am curious about the Ives bio in the way I am curious about absinthe: I know I’ll regret it later.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dwalbert/97999166","date_published":"2026-09-22T23:45:11+00:00","author":{"name":"David Walbert","url":"http://www.davidwalbert.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F02%2F10333.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dwalbert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-22 23:45","date_timestamp":1790120711,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97999084","content_html":"@JohnBrady Probably the same one I bought recently? Selected poems, expanded edition, 2020? Hinton’s translation surely has something to do with it, but I have rarely felt so strong a connection to a poet through his poetry… despite the fact that he lived in China 1300 years ago.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dwalbert/97984201","date_published":"2026-09-22T17:12:13+00:00","author":{"name":"David Walbert","url":"http://www.davidwalbert.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F02%2F10333.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dwalbert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-22 17:12","date_timestamp":1790097133,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97984093","content_html":"@JohnBrady Another incentive for me to keep spending mornings with Tu Fu, if I needed one.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dwalbert/97979292","date_published":"2026-09-22T15:25:46+00:00","author":{"name":"David Walbert","url":"http://www.davidwalbert.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F02%2F10333.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dwalbert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-22 15:25","date_timestamp":1790090746,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97973759","content_html":"@jabel Only one explicitly asked if I could paint it to match the color of her trim, but… there are types, and I know other people think about it. I admit I debated about the orange; the last one with a frame that color took a year to sell.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dwalbert/97973759","date_published":"2026-09-22T13:42:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Walbert","url":"http://www.davidwalbert.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F02%2F10333.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dwalbert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-22 13:42","date_timestamp":1790084520,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97972039","content_html":"“The Country of Marriage” (7”x12”) titled after Wendell Berry’s 1973 book of poems. (The birds are modeled on sandhill cranes, so I should maybe have found a title from Aldo Leopold?) N.B. the frame is meant to evoke sunset and autumn leaves, not to go with your décor. Thanks for supporting etc.
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@eastbrad Same question I asked after reading that essay. Bless his heart, but optimism isn’t going to win any battles.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.davidwalbert.com/2026/09/20/added-to-my-platform-tax.html","date_published":"2026-09-20T20:27:48+00:00","author":{"name":"David Walbert","url":"http://www.davidwalbert.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F02%2F10333.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dwalbert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-20 20:27","date_timestamp":1789936068,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97722320","content_html":"Far be it from me to criticize what I don’t understand, but I have to think that emails reminding me that my CVS points expired today would be more convincing if I only received one, instead of four… or at least if they all listed the same number of points. I feel like we’re just not even trying.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.davidwalbert.com/2026/09/17/far-be-it-from-me.html","date_published":"2026-09-17T22:56:19+00:00","author":{"name":"David Walbert","url":"http://www.davidwalbert.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F02%2F10333.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dwalbert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-17 22:56","date_timestamp":1789685779,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97661328","content_html":"If I weren’t going to be at Centerfest in Durham this weekend, I’d be going to Asheville for the 46th Annual World Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle Competition.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.davidwalbert.com/2026/09/16/if-i-werent-going-to.html","date_published":"2026-09-16T23:13:51+00:00","author":{"name":"David Walbert","url":"http://www.davidwalbert.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F02%2F10333.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dwalbert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-16 23:13","date_timestamp":1789600431,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97587274","content_html":"A Severe Misalignment of AI in Mathematics, signed by 25 Fields medalists:
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://social.davidwalbert.com/2026/09/15/a-severe-misalignment-of-ai.html","date_published":"2026-09-15T17:16:07+00:00","author":{"name":"David Walbert","url":"http://www.davidwalbert.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F02%2F10333.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dwalbert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-15 17:16","date_timestamp":1789492567,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97541405","content_html":"In recent months, the success of AI in solving major mathematical problems has made headlines even outside mathematical circles. But solving problems is only a tool and proxy for achieving the primary goal of conceptual understanding and insight. Forgetting this in the world of AI may turn the tool against the primary goal. Indeed, the mass production at faster and faster pace of “true/false” statements could destroy fertile ground instead of breathing life into new ideas.
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Maybe I shouldn’t admit this but the no-splash urinal paper was exactly the sort of thing that fascinated me when I was in physics.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dwalbert/97228702","date_published":"2026-09-09T14:03:52+00:00","author":{"name":"David Walbert","url":"http://www.davidwalbert.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F02%2F10333.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dwalbert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-09 14:03","date_timestamp":1788962632,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97223146","content_html":"The victory of the grass: social.davidwalbert.com
","summary":"","url":"https://social.davidwalbert.com/2026/09/09/the-victory-of-the-grass.html","date_published":"2026-09-09T12:12:34+00:00","author":{"name":"David Walbert","url":"http://www.davidwalbert.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F02%2F10333.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dwalbert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-09 12:12","date_timestamp":1788955954,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97123596","content_html":"@canneddragons What was the kid’s version? Goodnight, flowers of the killer moon?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dwalbert/97123596","date_published":"2026-09-07T19:16:31+00:00","author":{"name":"David Walbert","url":"http://www.davidwalbert.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F02%2F10333.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dwalbert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-07 19:16","date_timestamp":1788808591,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97110230","content_html":"@canneddragons I get the feeling that a lot of people think if they only just clear the ground then beautiful flowers will grow.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dwalbert/97110230","date_published":"2026-09-07T13:25:30+00:00","author":{"name":"David Walbert","url":"http://www.davidwalbert.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F02%2F10333.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dwalbert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-07 13:25","date_timestamp":1788787530,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97067934","content_html":"@jekratz Dude in front is wearing a “F— COOLIDGE” t-shirt but you can’t see it in the photo.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dwalbert/96917882","date_published":"2026-09-03T22:56:21+00:00","author":{"name":"David Walbert","url":"http://www.davidwalbert.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F02%2F10333.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dwalbert"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-03 22:56","date_timestamp":1788476181,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96766653","content_html":"\n\n\nWhen I rise up
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\nlet me rise up joyful
\nlike a bird.When I fall
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\nlet me fall without regret
\nlike a leaf.
(Wendell Berry, c. 1969)
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Repainted what is essentially my studio bathroom, formerly my daughter’s bathroom, which I had permitted her to paint bright salmon pink. Color yes, pink no. It was the most annoying room I have ever painted—all obstacles, no room to maneuver—but it’s done, and now I get to build a wall cabinet.
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This is, I don’t know what. Reptilian love child of Pennsylvania Dutch and Zuni?
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