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Building a Bike

Harney & Son's Black Currant Black Tea (rating: 4/5) First tea rating of the year! I picked up this black tea from my favorite NYC Harney & Son's storefront as a gift, but felt a pressing urge to try it once. The currant feels like a solid mitigator for the harsh bitterness that black tea usually brings, but doesn't necessarily oppose it. It's a wonderful tea, but I only give it a 4 because it feels more well suited for a season with a warmer context. _________________________ According to Jane Jacobs, the post-WW2 Japanese economic model of using import replacement in its domestic bicycle industry is a prime example of creating positive cycles of growth. Japanese brands like Fuji and Miyata invested heavily in developing local manufacturing capabilities rather than simply buying bicycles (or parts) from foreign sellers. Over time, such an economic strategy created a high-functioning domestic Japanese bicycle industry that continues to culture a reputation for d...

Heung Han Jeong

Taste of Rousseau's "Julie; ou, la Nouvelle Héloïse"

The eternal silence of infinite spaces fill me with dread

ritual is a journey SUMMER IS AN ASSAULT

[Exordium: ‘In what way names’]

laundry tenderness

I Think of Grief When Eating Persimmons

Yellow Fever

Louise Bourgeois

10 THINGS I DO NOT FIND BEAUTIFUL NOW, BUT WILL FIND BEAUTIFUL IN MEMORIES

A lecture on four corners

Hmmmmm

THINGS I HOPE ARE TRUE ABOUT HEAVEN