January 31sts

1/31/2011

Such an exciting moment in world history. Captivated by the revolution taking place in Egypt and the Arab street, reminiscent of the milestone uprisings I’ve seen in the past: Tienanmen Square (1989) on a small tube TV in my first apartment in Oak Park, the fall of Ceausescu on December 1989, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the execution of Saddam Hussein. All these uprisings rail against corruption and inequality, but it is this same exact thing that should be taking place in the US.  

1/31/2020

Elon Musk releases  Don’t Doubt ur Vibe: It isn’t a “vibe” in the hippie sense but has spiritual power. I think it’s great he’s doing music–part science (Apollonian) and art (Dionysian). I think he could be a positive influence on young people. They need it now, otherwise they are going to be traumatized by this moment in history. 

[1/31/2025: What a difference 5 years makes].

1/31/2024

David Brooks’ How To Know A Person was “unnerving”: “Cases where you’re devoted to a person and know a lot about them it’s still possible to not see them. You can be loved by a person yet not be known by them.” We think we know each other by heart, but the mind is in the way.