Fun fact: the term "quarantine" comes from an effort to protect Venice from plague epidemics in the 14th Century. Ships arriving in Venice from infected ports were required to sit at anchor for 40 days "quaranta" before landing. I'm normally a very laid back, non-chalant guy. Unflabbable, some may say. Almost nothing can rile me …
The Weekly Rapport: Range, Meaning, and Polaroid Cameras
Hi All, Welcome to the Weekly Rapport. A weekly guide of things I’m reading, doing, and experimenting with. Enjoy. Quote of the Week The way you do anything is the way you do everything. - Tom Waits What I'm Reading Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World - David Epstein You can pretty much figure …
Continue reading "The Weekly Rapport: Range, Meaning, and Polaroid Cameras"
My Top Book Recommendations from 2018
Right around Christmas time, an old coworker reached out asking me to send him a list of the best books I read in 2018. Off the top of my head I sent him 10 books, in no particular rank or order, that I really enjoyed this past year. Since then, I thought it would be …