A comparison of average tree heights, from a keshitsubo (0.08 meters) to a sequoia (116 meters).
2dIf a paleontologist digs up my bones, what they will be able to know about my experience of the world is “stress.” Whatever else living in unprecedented times does to us, it leaves traces behind in our bodies, even if we never fell ill.
↩︎ The Paris Review


2dIt is time that the stone took the trouble to bloom,
↩︎ Poetry Foundation
that unrest’s heart started to beat.
It’s time for it to be time.
It is time.

In case you also find watch repair soothing: a Rolex gets repaired to a jazz score.
Also, scientists want to shorten the minute to 59 seconds (to better line us up with Earth's rotation).
Also, it looks like the new president is a watch collector.

3dHis children are exactly like him. His wife is exactly like him. I wish nothing but the very worst for them, for the rest of their days.
↩︎ The Audacity
3d“There’s a belief among a certain set of Democrats that taking an idea and cutting it in half makes it a better idea when it just makes it a worse idea.”
↩︎ The New York Times

