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Currently reading: Freakonomics A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt 📚

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It’s an interesting read if you like contrary perspectives and are curious about incentives. My favorite part, though, was the last few lines that turns things on their head. The book trains to you...

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Listening to: The Very Best of Cream by Cream (of course) 🎶

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I have always been a fan of “White Room” and “Sunshine of Your Love” from listening to oldies stations when growing up. The album introduced me to new songs that I like, “Strange Brew” for example, and some others like “Wrapping Paper” that I would...

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Listening to: Field - The Complete Nocturnes by Alice Sara Ott 🎶

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I learned something new about nocturnes with this one! (From Wikipedia)[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noct…]

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Irish composer John Field was the first composer to use the term ‘Nocturne’ in the Romantic sense, to apply to a character piece featuring a cantabile melody over an arpeggiated accompaniment. He has been widely credited as the inventor of the genre.

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Listening to: A lot of Bach in the month of March 🎶

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@mroutley I love the sound of this era of U2. Hard to beat with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois on board.

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Currently reading: The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien 📚

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Finally finished after a couple of breaks as I was working through it. I read this a while back and didn’t remember how much of it was doom, doom, and more doom!

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Despite the doom, there are still (3) main parts that I enjoy. First, the creation story at the beginning. Second, the impact of the lies of Melkor in the story of Feanor. My favorite quote is included below.

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Long was he at work, as slow at first and barren in his labor. But he that sows lies in the end shall not lack of a harvest, and soon he may rest from toil indeed while others...

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Listening to: The Complete Clef & Verve Fifties Studio Recordings by Count Basie 🎶

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Listening to: Acquired’s episode on Coca-Cola. 30 minutes in, and still at the very beginning of the company, and my mind is blown. I had no idea that regional (or national) commerce, advertising, and coupons all kicked off about 20 years after the Civil War.

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One benefit of YouTube is getting access to all of the fringe sports I haven’t heard of before, like speedway cycling. It’s basically short track racing for bicycles.

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Currently reading: What Art Does by Brian Eno 📚

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Currently reading: The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien 📚

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Finished reading: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo 📚

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Just finished reading this to the kids. It’s a good story with twists and turns and has something for everyone to think about by the time you get to the end. 👍👍

\n","summary":"","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/2025/10/28/finished-reading-the-tale-of.html","date_published":"2025-10-28T13:15:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Marginal Notes","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F30%2F1354706.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rglenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-28 13:15","date_timestamp":1761657337,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76784774","content_html":"Listening to: The Complete History & Strategy of Trader Joe’s by Acquired. Worth checking out—if you have in interest in retail and enjoy really long podcast episodes… 🎙️🗒️\n\nBelow is a portion of the introduction to the episode. Nothing new to those familiar with TJs, but when I see it all together it is amazing how they thrive while breaking all of the “rules.”\n\n\"“Trader Joe’s breaks every rule of modern retail. They don’t do e-commerce. They don’t do delivery. No sales, coupons, or loyalty programs. They only stock 4,000 SKUs versus 50,000+ at normal supermarkets. Their parking lots are famously t... rglenny.micro.blog","summary":"","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/2025/10/27/listening-to-the-complete-history.html","date_published":"2025-10-28T02:35:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Marginal Notes","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F30%2F1354706.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rglenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-28 02:35","date_timestamp":1761618937,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76708447","content_html":"

Listening to: The Best of Doc Watson 1964-1968 by Doc Watson. This album has my favorite version of Tennessee Stud. 🎶

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Listening to: Hermeto’s Universe by the Norwegian Wind Ensemble and others. 🎶 It took a few listens for it to make sense, but after that I really enjoyed it.

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It is finally flannel shirt season in Charlotte, NC. 😎 🍂

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Listening to: In Our Time’s episode on Civility 🎙️

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The concept of civility is more complex than I thought it would be. When is it good? When is it bad? When is it artificial? The conversation touches on a variety of views, including those of Martin Luther, Erasmus, and Hobbes.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/2025/08/07/listening-to-in-our-times.html","date_published":"2025-08-07T21:17:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Marginal Notes","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F30%2F1354706.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rglenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-07 21:17","date_timestamp":1754601462,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"70676741","content_html":"Currently reading: Paul Revere and the World He Lived in by Esther Forbes 📚\n\n\"“It was as if (Sam) Adams had discovered how one handles mobs. You march them back and forth anywhere to anywhere in the best military order. You feed them good food and a few slogans, like ‘Wilkes and Liberty,’ ‘Liberty or death,’ ‘Liberty, Property, and No stamps.’ That Adams had a certain affection for the humble people cannot be questioned, but he had abysmal contempt for their intelligence. He appealed only to their emotions, not to their minds. Fireworks, illuminated pyramids, flags, free feasts, and slogans were all ... rglenny.micro.blog","summary":"","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/2025/08/06/222855.html","date_published":"2025-08-07T02:28:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Marginal Notes","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F30%2F1354706.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rglenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-07 02:28","date_timestamp":1754533735,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"70676208","content_html":"

Currently reading: Paul Revere and the World He Lived in by Esther Forbes 📚

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“Opposition to the Stamp Act united the Whig Party, which was so curiously made up in Boston of conservative merchants sighing for the good old days and the bully boys longing for a chance to tear down the houses of the rich. It was a supreme act of juggling to keep such an alliance together. Not even Sam Adams could have managed it if England had not helped him out.” (Page 108)

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Not the first time, not the last.

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Currently reading: Paul Revere and the World He Lived in by Esther Forbes 📚

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Another great line by Esther Forbes…

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“It took all sorts and kinds to make a revolution.” (Page 122)

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So far, that could be a one sentence summary for the book.

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Currently reading: Paul Revere and the World He Lived in by Esther Forbes 📚

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A great line by Esther Forbes about Paul Revere’s parents. Every once in a while, her wit and humor surfaces in narrative.

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“And in the back yard, year after year, floated those ancient banners of increase. The neighbors could read by the many diapers on the line that Mrs. Revere was making up for lost time.” (Page 21)

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Listening to: Two versions of the song Genevieve - the original version by Cymande and the new(er) version by Greyboy. Which do you prefer? 🎶

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Listening to: In Our Time’s episode on Dragons

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The episode traces the murky origins of dragons from the East and West. I had no idea they are (potentially) unrelated beasts with the same name. 🎙️ 🗒️

\n","summary":"","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/2025/08/06/listening-to-in-our-times.html","date_published":"2025-08-07T01:56:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Marginal Notes","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F30%2F1354706.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rglenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-08-07 01:56","date_timestamp":1754531816,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"69302881","content_html":"More advice for students (or anyone in design for that matter), this time from Brian Collins. 📐🗒️\n\n\"The most creative, sexy, interesting and visible things you do in your career will be less than 5% of your real work. But that 5% is what you will become recognized for—even celebrated for. So you have to get that exactly right.\nBut 95% of your work will be focused on consistently applying yourself to the mundane, the dull and the painfully boring. The kind of work that no one outside your company will ever see, understand or even care about. But if you don’t focus the same energy on all of that, too, ... rglenny.micro.blog","summary":"","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/2025/07/18/more-advice-for-students-or.html","date_published":"2025-07-19T02:06:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Marginal Notes","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F30%2F1354706.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rglenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-19 02:06","date_timestamp":1752890768,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"69302316","content_html":"Advice for a student from illustrator Edwin Austin Abbey via a blog post by James Gurney. 🎨📐\n\nThis is great, and hard, advice for anyone learning a skill or trade. Shortcuts might seem fine in the short term, but they will hold you back in the long term. 🗒️\n\n\"“The great trouble,” he wrote, “with the vast majority of our artists at home is that they cease to be students too soon. They spend a couple of years—even three or four years— in Paris, or some other place where students congregate, and, bored by the drudgery of the serious atelier and seeing certain easy-going pictures attracting a certain amo... rglenny.micro.blog","summary":"","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/2025/07/18/advice-for-a-student-from.html","date_published":"2025-07-19T01:58:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Marginal Notes","url":"https://rglenny.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F30%2F1354706.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"rglenny"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-07-19 01:58","date_timestamp":1752890339,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"69291718","content_html":"

@mroutley 💯

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Listening to: Gold by Rush 🎶

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Prior to checking this out, I mainly knew their big hits (Tom Sawyer, Working Man, The Spirit of Radio) As of now, I think I’ll stick to the hits - which are great.

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@mroutley I have always wondered how many people check the box saying there “is” a handsome award waiting…

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@manton I hope the coffee is as good as that amazing logo! ☕️ 💀

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@dgreene196 Do you have any favorite inks and/or papers or notebooks for use with your fountain pen(s)?

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@cjhubbs I agree, this is crazy. MLB’s biggest problem isn’t their rule book or the Savannah Bananas. It’s access to the games themselves. Go Cubs Go!

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@See3p0 The Pantera is quite the crazy car, and it looks amazing in that blue. Thanks for sharing the photos!

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@eastbrad This discussion between Dale Earnhardt Jr and Bill France about the development of the NASCAR playoff falls along those lines. Bill talks about how sports is about creating moments, not about the best person or team ultimately winning. March Madness is a classic example of this. But was it always this way? Or is the entertainment aspect the result of radio and then TV?

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@ayjay maybe too obscure for your thesis, or too much of a concept album, but Rehearsing My Choir by The Fiery Furnaces (2005) is an album worth considering.

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@manton Thank you! That is a generous update by you and your team. I look forward to digging into what Notes can do!

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@joshuapsteele If you haven’t used a tablet like this before, give yourself some time to figure out the coordination between drawing on the tablet and what you see on the screen. It can take a while to get adjusted.

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@joshuapsteele I’ll second the Sketchbook Pro recommendation. I have been using it for years (avoiding the needless complexities of Photoshop). I love the simple interface, the quality standard brushes (also easy to customize), and the drawing guides.

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@writingslowly Great point on screen size. I have found the bigger the better. Working on a laptop screen feels like I have a mini-whiteboard, which doesn’t have the nice whiteboard effect of being able to see multiple ideas at once. I haven’t thought much about exporting text, but that is also a great point. Miro is designed to be an end and doesn’t facilitate moving content beyond Miro. One forgotten aspect of brainstorming and ideation is the amount of time/work it takes to get information from that workshop into a deliverable that supports the remainder of the project.

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@joshuapsteele I use my laptop keyboard and trackpad along with a Wacom Intuos tablet.

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@writingslowly I am curious what your gripes are with Miro. I certainly have a few, like over-zealous snapping to objects - which impacts placement of leaders/arrows and creating straight lines. Importing PDFs seems to drag down the board too.

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@joshuapsteele I like Miro. It’s easy for newcomers to get up to speed and has a lot of flexibility as to the types of sessions you can run with it. I have also used GroupMap, which is better for brainstorming with text and collects more data, but it’s not a true whiteboard.

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@chrisfoley Thank you for the recommendations. I’ll look those up!

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@lmika I have a feeling I need to start doing Weeknotes. Thank you for sharing the links!

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@torb The Seiben Magnificat Antiphonen tracks on Tintinnabuli by The Tallis Scholars is the best example I have heard on how the voice captures the harmonic tension, and bell ringing effect, of those compositions. Let me know what you think!

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@tallgoblin What are your top 3 recommendations?

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@Archimage If there is such a thing as Peter Principle merch, there should be a t-shirt that reads “The hierarchy must be preserved.”

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@thatkruegergirl Sonke Ahren’s How To Take Smart Notes offers a helpful summary of the Zettelkasten method.

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@gannonburgett Thanks for the tip!

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@gannonburgett I need a simple app to help track and forecast spending. Breaking spending down into simple categories would be nice too. Mint got a bit too complex with their categories, subcategories, etc… And I don’t like the “envelope” budgeting method used in YNAB.

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@tkoola From a creative thinking perspective, I have seen A More Beautiful Question by Warren Berger recommended. I haven’t read it yet, but it is on my list.

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