"He was scanning the horizon." II (271)
We were told it would be another rainy day, but it fortunately was not. Sunny, and we reached 75F. The office window is open.
There's a paper that anyone interested in preserving scientific integrity very much needs to read, and you can download it FREE by following this link: "In Defense of Merit in Science." But here's the abstract:
Merit is a central pillar of liberal epistemology, humanism, and democracy. The scientific enterprise, built on merit, has proven effective in generating scientific and technological advances, reducing suffering, narrowing social gaps, and improving the quality of life globally. This perspective documents the ongoing attempts to undermine the core principles of liberal epistemology and to replace merit with non-scientific, politically motivated criteria. We explain the philosophical origins of this conflict, document the intrusion of ideology into our scientific institutions, discuss the perils of abandoning merit, and offer an alternative, human-centered approach to address existing social inequalities.
Anyway...
The afternoon's movie was George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).
I finished Helter Skelter and began reading Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'Neill and Dan Piepenbring, more research for the novel.
“Art doesn’t have to do anything.” -- Raymond Carver
Dinner last night was a can of pintos and an avocado. Fairly typical for me these days. Kathryn made doughnuts today. The house smells like nutmeg.
Please take a moment to peruse the Dreaming Squid Sudries shop. Thanks. Books and stuff, including my hard-to-find short story collection (bearing the same title as this journal), Dear Sweet Filthy World.
Later Tater Beans,
Aunt Beast
10:35 a.m.
There's a paper that anyone interested in preserving scientific integrity very much needs to read, and you can download it FREE by following this link: "In Defense of Merit in Science." But here's the abstract:
Merit is a central pillar of liberal epistemology, humanism, and democracy. The scientific enterprise, built on merit, has proven effective in generating scientific and technological advances, reducing suffering, narrowing social gaps, and improving the quality of life globally. This perspective documents the ongoing attempts to undermine the core principles of liberal epistemology and to replace merit with non-scientific, politically motivated criteria. We explain the philosophical origins of this conflict, document the intrusion of ideology into our scientific institutions, discuss the perils of abandoning merit, and offer an alternative, human-centered approach to address existing social inequalities.
Anyway...
The afternoon's movie was George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).
I finished Helter Skelter and began reading Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'Neill and Dan Piepenbring, more research for the novel.
“Art doesn’t have to do anything.” -- Raymond Carver
Dinner last night was a can of pintos and an avocado. Fairly typical for me these days. Kathryn made doughnuts today. The house smells like nutmeg.
Please take a moment to peruse the Dreaming Squid Sudries shop. Thanks. Books and stuff, including my hard-to-find short story collection (bearing the same title as this journal), Dear Sweet Filthy World.
Later Tater Beans,
Aunt Beast
10:35 a.m.