John E. Simpson

running after my hat with something like ardour, and something like sacred joy [and yes: hat tip to GKC] http://johnesimpson.com/

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Scribbling in Books

To “deface”? Or to “annotate”?

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Carl Sagan, Geek Hero

I never knew him. Never even met him. And yet…

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Road Trips, Late 1950s

How a suburban family of six did them, Dad (oh, Dad) at the wheel

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Lost in Translation? Fiddle De-Dee!

The (frankly, my dear) damned exquisite disquiets of fame

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The power of a miniature Buddha, covered in hair. Or, the best broken promise ever.

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The Risk Not Taken

For the first three years of Bonobos, I lived with $3,000 in the bank, a $3,000 apartment, and $150,000 of debt.

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