{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"talqix.cloud - jabel","home_page_url":"https://talqix.cloud","feed_url":"https://talqix.cloud/posts/jabel","_microblog":{"about":"https://talqix.cloud/about/api","id":"97100","username":"jabel","bio":"I’m Jeremy. I typically write about animism, localism, and whatever I'm reading about or working on at the moment. ","pronouns":"He/him","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":120,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.talqix.cloud/avatars/2021/97100.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"94822864","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/manton\">@manton</a> So will these luminaries actually <em>do</em> anything about this or is this deflection of responsibility to governments just a way to assuage their guilt while they continue to amass personal fortunes?</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94822864","date_published":"2026-07-29T01:08:35+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"01:08","date_timestamp":1785287315,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94819583","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/dwalbert\">@dwalbert</a> Hahaha!</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94819583","date_published":"2026-07-28T23:37:21+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"23:37","date_timestamp":1785281841,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94799008","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/bbowman\">@bbowman</a> Yes. It’s very easy to overestimate how much those around you know about the things you think about every day. There have been many times when I’ve considered not speaking up in a group conversation, thinking that what I would have to say is already well known, and found out that was not the case. (Not that I’m particularly original, just that not everyone shares my interests.)</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94799008","date_published":"2026-07-28T15:46:27+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"15:46","date_timestamp":1785253587,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94797975","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/dwalbert\">@dwalbert</a> <a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/johnbrady\">@johnbrady</a> I will, by the way, be making Mamaw Gail’s peanut butter pie, which consists of two boxes of vanilla pudding mix, milk, cool whip, peanut butter, and pre-made graham cracker pie shell. It may be industrial cooking but I never said I was fancy! 😂</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94797975","date_published":"2026-07-28T15:27:01+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 15:27","date_timestamp":1785252421,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94795501","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/dwalbert\">@dwalbert</a> You say poulet en aspic, I say meat in jiggly gel.</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94795501","date_published":"2026-07-28T14:45:32+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 14:45","date_timestamp":1785249932,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94790021","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/JohnBrady\">@JohnBrady</a> Ha! Yes. One of the funny things about the Julia Child cookbooks is that they were also of that era. Beef bourguignon on one page, ham in a jello mold on another.</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94790021","date_published":"2026-07-28T12:48:32+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 12:48","date_timestamp":1785242912,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94789142","content_html":"<p>Someone recommended the Mamaw Gail videos to me, saying they reminded them of their own grandma’s cooking. I’ve watched several (let’s take <a href=\"https://youtube.com/shorts/yhgtGGfWYyw?is=5vVxQvmkTAz2xI6N\">this one</a> as an example) and something seemed odd about them, especially in the context of “cooking shows.” So I talked through it with Rachel last night and I think...</p> <a href=\"https://jabel.blog/2026/07/28/someone-recommended-the-mamaw-gail.html\">jabel.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://jabel.blog/2026/07/28/someone-recommended-the-mamaw-gail.html","date_published":"2026-07-28T12:26:28+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 12:26","date_timestamp":1785241588,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94782126","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/drwalt\">@drwalt</a> We’re good. Strong feelings (and for me, contradictory!) abound on this subject.</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94782126","date_published":"2026-07-28T10:05:31+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 10:05","date_timestamp":1785233131,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94755874","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/drwalt\">@drwalt</a> I understand. I never said much about his culture war stuff because it’s not something I want to discuss online but suffice it to say you and I are likely in substantial agreement, and it was unnecessary to his argument.</p>\n<p>To be clear, my love for Donny’s post wasn’t so much about Kingsnorth (about whom I remain lukewarm) as about some of the ways Kingsnorth has been criticized.</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94755874","date_published":"2026-07-27T21:17:30+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 21:17","date_timestamp":1785187050,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94748252","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/JohnBrady\">@JohnBrady</a> Well, I’m always up for wild ideas.</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94748252","date_published":"2026-07-27T18:15:36+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 18:15","date_timestamp":1785176136,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94746089","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/bethanyh\">@bethanyh</a> No throwing into heaps here. :)</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94746089","date_published":"2026-07-27T17:26:33+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 17:26","date_timestamp":1785173193,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94745843","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/JohnBrady\">@JohnBrady</a> While we’re talking about him over here where he’ll never see it, another thing I appreciate is that he seems to know his own mind in a way I often don’t. Too many times I find myself mistrusting my own judgement.</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94745843","date_published":"2026-07-27T17:20:47+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 17:20","date_timestamp":1785172847,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94743715","content_html":"<p>Highly recommended: <a href=\"https://tinyroofnail.com/last-defense-of-kingsnorth-probably/\">Donny’s latest post</a>. One of the things I appreciate about him is, because he has talked to <em>actual people in the actual world</em>, he has little patience for online bluster.</p>\n<p>He’s giving voice to some frustrations that have been simmering for me for a while. So many times over the past few...</p> <a href=\"https://jabel.blog/2026/07/27/i-am-over-here-allbutaudibly.html\">jabel.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://jabel.blog/2026/07/27/i-am-over-here-allbutaudibly.html","date_published":"2026-07-27T16:36:47+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 16:36","date_timestamp":1785170207,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94741124","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/dwalbert\">@dwalbert</a> Last night I watched The Punch Brothers’ cover of <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JLU9wXu-4M&amp;list=RD8JLU9wXu-4M&amp;start_radio=1\">“Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”</a> again. As the song ended I thought, “Do that, AI!” And then was sad to think that, eventually, it would be able to digitally replicate that performance to some degree with enough prompting or whatever. And then was relieved to think that it could never do it on its own, on stage, live and in person. Right? Tell me I’m right please.</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94741124","date_published":"2026-07-27T15:46:01+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 15:46","date_timestamp":1785167161,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94740870","content_html":"<p>Scott posted <a href=\"https://scottwalters.blog/2026/07/27/thoughts-my-first-was-that.html\">a text excerpt</a> to which I replied in part:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I think you both need the inward turn in which you learn about yourself and the outward turn toward the world in which you fulfill your purpose. The first must come before the second. If the second happens before the first, your “fight” in the external world may just be a fight against your unconscious projections.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>And now, a few minutes later, my response strikes me as too navel-gazey. Did my ancestors make an inward turn? Yes, but not in the same way as I have in this therapeutic age.</p>\n<p>Maybe this is one function of the archetypes: shortcuts to...</p> <a href=\"https://jabel.blog/2026/07/27/scott-posted-a-text-excerpt.html\">jabel.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://jabel.blog/2026/07/27/scott-posted-a-text-excerpt.html","date_published":"2026-07-27T15:40:03+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 15:40","date_timestamp":1785166803,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94737847","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/drwalt\">@drwalt</a> I don’t know the context here but I don’t like fight/war metaphors (or machine metaphors); people end up taking them too literally. Aside from that, though, my reaction is that it isn’t either/or. I think you both need the inward turn in which you learn about yourself <em>and</em> the outward turn toward the world in which you fulfill your purpose. The first must come before the second. If the second happens before the first, your “fight” in the external world may just be a fight against your unconscious projections. Maybe I’m not disagreeing with the writer, though. They do say <em>obsessive desire</em> and, for that matter, any obsessive desire is unhealthy. A natural progression from inward knowledge to outward action is entirely healthy and necessary.</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94737847","date_published":"2026-07-27T14:38:19+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 14:38","date_timestamp":1785163099,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94734447","content_html":"<p>Another thing about <em>The Testament of Ann Lee</em>: it reminded me visually (and to some degree thematically) of Robert Eggers' <em>The Witch</em>, which is my favorite supernatural(?) horror(?) film. I know basically nothing about the technicalities of film but some internet searching tells me other people noticed it as...</p> <a href=\"https://jabel.blog/2026/07/27/another-thing-about-the-testament.html\">jabel.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://jabel.blog/2026/07/27/another-thing-about-the-testament.html","date_published":"2026-07-27T13:19:59+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 13:19","date_timestamp":1785158399,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94732290","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/JohnBrady\">@JohnBrady</a> I kept waiting for an anachronous <em>message</em> in the film–which, to be fair, I probably wouldn’t have disagreed with!–but thankfully it never came.</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94732290","date_published":"2026-07-27T12:29:09+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 12:29","date_timestamp":1785155349,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94732257","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/ReaderJohn\">@ReaderJohn</a> Three things on our gambling economy (the first two of which I learned about during the investment presentation at our last community foundation meeting):</p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/unprofitable-russell-2000-stocks-surge-213237828.html\">The graph here</a>. The price of “negative earnings” companies has outperformed profitable companies for the past year. AI-related stocks have climbed spectacularly, despite war and energy shocks. I understand that these are bets that these companies will eventually become profitable but, as you say in your post, they really haven’t figured out how to make a profit yet.</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://www.investopedia.com/zero-days-to-expiration-0dte-options-and-how-do-they-work-6753832\">Zero-dated options</a> now account for half of options trading. They’re mostly used as a single-day bet on stock price movements.</li>\n<li>Warren Buffet: “<a href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/15/warren-buffett-on-the-market-today-its-tough-to-find-values-when-everybody-is-preferring-gambling.html\">It’s tough to find values when everybody is preferring gambling.</a>”</li>\n</ol>\n<p>I had these loaded up to post myself but abandoned it because it’s not what I really want to write about. So, congratulations, I’m dumping them on you. :)</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94732257","date_published":"2026-07-27T12:27:47+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 12:27","date_timestamp":1785155267,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94731129","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/JohnBrady\">@JohnBrady</a> Thanks. I found it on my library’s app. I’ll probably dip in and out on a few that interest me. I see he has a section on the Harmonists. And now I vaguely recall you mentioning this book to me before when I visited New Harmony….</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94731129","date_published":"2026-07-27T11:59:15+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-27 11:59","date_timestamp":1785153555,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94700672","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/isaacgreene\">@isaacgreene</a> Looking good!</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94700672","date_published":"2026-07-26T20:00:47+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-26 20:00","date_timestamp":1785096047,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94700578","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/JohnBrady\">@JohnBrady</a> <a href=\"https://maineshakers.bandcamp.com/album/early-shaker-spirituals\">Already on it!</a></p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94700578","date_published":"2026-07-26T19:58:59+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-26 19:58","date_timestamp":1785095939,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94700529","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/isaacgreene\">@isaacgreene</a> I got really excited when they started showing the interiors! 😄 And, yes, it was a lot more nuanced and sympathetic that I expected.</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94700529","date_published":"2026-07-26T19:57:53+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-26 19:57","date_timestamp":1785095873,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94685972","content_html":"<p>I watched The Testament of Ann Lee this morning—thanks to <a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/canneddragons\">@canneddragons</a> for reminding me of it. Could not have loved it more.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://jabel.blog/2026/07/26/i-watched-the-testament-of.html","date_published":"2026-07-26T13:21:09+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-26 13:21","date_timestamp":1785072069,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94653319","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/JohnBrady\">@JohnBrady</a> Yessir</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjabel.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-3174.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"611\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94653319","date_published":"2026-07-25T19:15:18+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 19:15","date_timestamp":1785006918,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94653248","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/kyleessary\">@kyleessary</a> <a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/ablerism\">@ablerism</a> <a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/isaacgreene\">@isaacgreene</a> Thanks, all.</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94653248","date_published":"2026-07-25T19:12:46+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 19:12","date_timestamp":1785006766,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94638857","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/canneddragons\">@canneddragons</a> I’m glad she enjoyed it!</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94638857","date_published":"2026-07-25T12:52:39+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 12:52","date_timestamp":1784983959,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94636600","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/tinyroofnail\">@tinyroofnail</a> Perfect!</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94636600","date_published":"2026-07-25T11:54:29+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 11:54","date_timestamp":1784980469,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94635861","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://talqix.cloud/JohnBrady\">@JohnBrady</a> I had that book too!</p>\n","url":"https://talqix.cloud/jabel/94635861","date_published":"2026-07-25T11:35:29+00:00","author":{"name":"jabel","url":"https://jabel.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.talqix.cloud%2Favatars%2F2021%2F97100.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jabel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 11:35","date_timestamp":1784979329,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94634067","content_html":"<p>I’ve been reading James Hillman’s <em>Soul Code</em>, published in 1996. 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The best are only good in relation to the swine roaming DC hallways. 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This book is full of Joshua and Mike’s characteristic blend of woodworking history, craft philosophy, technological criticism, and practical skills. 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