Books

Started Patrick Deneen‘s "Regime Change", to better understand the developments in the US and in parts of Europe.

Deneen had a great influence on people like JD Vance and Peter Thiel.

aesthetic

joy, serenity, honesty, affection, virtue, patience, elegance, wisdom, and self-respect, purpose, gratitude, courage, humility, empathy, contentment, and forgiveness

Things money can’t buy.

Make things you want to make. 
The hard part is knowing what you really want.

Take a moment to pause and reflect, and realize how far you’ve come.

Design

The Masters

The Masters 
Interesting observation. I haven't been there yet, so I can't assess whether it applies.

The Masters is not a golf tournament. It’s a lifestyle brand, a cultural marker dressed in azaleas and On Clouds. Catnip for the aspirational Southern professional class, who see in Augusta not just a course, but a mirror.

A sociologist could write volumes on the emotional pull

Christian Stegmaier

The Masters 
Interesting observation. I haven't been there yet, so I can't assess whether it applies. 

https://x.com/cstegmaier/status/1911463906473558351

Objects

wine

Tonight: 
Grüner Veltliner (2019), Carnuntum Austria 🇦🇹

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
— Epicurus

Apple

That was probably the best iPhone in terms of design and form factor (in my opinion) 

I still have three in the drawer... still working.

techarchive

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Music

From my spring playlist…

https://open.spotify.com/track/3zvD3eQkdJfIbvxOIQXbra?si=9Q9GZHYORWSm0dHYRZkovQ&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A5qbKnUjRkDEjlAjFzVdFJ6

Beauty matters - Wannabe Polymath. Interested in art, music, history, philosophy and faith.

Maurice

@maurice