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The Flood of ’72: Fifty Years Later Podcast
Trauma begets recollections of trauma. When I was 7 months old, a flood destroyed much of my hometown, Rapid City, SD, killing 238 people. My dad, working for the local power company, discovered many bodies. The stories started coming out as we were beginning to live with my brother’s drowning. The Rapid City Public Library has a 50th anniversary memorial podcast.
Staying present (vs. the “need” for the small hit of dopamine from checking our phone) has never been this difficult. The practice of being present has never been more important.
Mary Oliver: “I Got Saved by the Beauty of The World”
I am a big fan of Mary Oliver’s poetry and a fan of the On Being Project… but I had missed this episode. As the title page suggests, it was nourishing.
Engage deeply. It may never happen again.
Elon Musk’s “I Support the Current Thing” tweet was deservedly panned. But, it also inspired some interesting pieces by thoughtful people:
General: https://stratechery.com/2022/the-current-thing/
Financial: https://www.notboring.co/p/the-current-financial-thing
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