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Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “𝘞𝘢𝘴 is not 𝘪𝘴.” – William Shakespeare, 𝘈𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐𝘵 3.4 (emphases in original) open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “When a man’s verses cannot be understood, nor a man’s good wit seconded with the forward child understanding, it strikes a man more dead than a great reckoning in a little room.” – William Shakespeare, 𝘈𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐𝘵 3.3 open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “Love is merely a madness; and, I tell you, deserves as well a dark house and a whip as madmen do: and the reason why they are not so punished and cured is, that the lunacy is so ordinary that the whippers are in love too.” open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “I will chide no breather in the world but myself, against whom I know most faults.” – William Shakespeare, 𝘈𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐𝘵 3.2 open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “It is as easy to count atomies as to resolve the propositions of a lover.” – William Shakespeare, 𝘈𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐𝘵 3.2 open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

There's a new story up – "Fifteen Small Apocalypses" open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “I am a true labourer; I earn that I eat, get that I wear; owe no man hate, envy no man’s happiness; glad of other men’s good, content with my harm.” – William Shakespeare, 𝘈𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐𝘵 3.2 open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “Those things that are good manners at the court are as ridiculous in the country as the behaviour of the country is most mockable at the court.” – William Shakespeare, 𝘈𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐𝘵 3.2 open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “He that hath learned no wit by nature nor art may complain of good breeding, or comes of a very dull kindred.” – William Shakespeare, 𝘈𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐𝘵 3.2 open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “He that wants money, means, and content, is without three good friends.” – William Shakespeare, 𝘈𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐𝘵 3.2 open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

For my friends in Texas, and everywhere else. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly.” – William Shakespeare, 𝘈𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐𝘵 2.7 open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Three of my photos have been published at The Normal School, A Literary Magazine. My thanks to Angelina and the rest of the crew at The Normal School. Here's a link: www.thenormalschool.com/blog/2026/2/...

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Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “Blow, blow, thou winter wind, thou art not so unkind as man’s ingratitude; thy tooth is not so keen.” – William Shakespeare, 𝘈𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐𝘵 2.7 open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages. At first the infant, mewling and . . .” open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

There's a new story up – "Breaking Leather on the Dog" open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “He that a fool doth very wisely hit doth very foolishly, although he smart, not to seem senseless of the bob; if not, the wise man’s folly is anatomiz’d even by the squandering glances of the fool.” – 𝘈𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐𝘵 2.7 open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “Call me not fool till heaven hath sent me fortune.” – William Shakespeare, 𝘈𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐𝘵 2.7 open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “Where civil liberty is entire, it includes liberty of conscience; where liberty of conscience is entire it includes civil liberty.” – James Harrington, 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘴 open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “The fact that there is a Puritan doctrine of liberty, whatever its limitations, is immensely important. Repeatedly Puritanism brings the question of liberty up for discussion, and this is a major service. While . . . .” open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

The online litmag Dreginald has published its Issue Twenty-Five, which includes my short fiction, "The X-Files." My thanks to Ray and Lily at Dreginald. Here's a link to my piece: dreginald.com/index.php/is...

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Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “Nothing stokes human creativity like the desire to kill a motherfucker you don’t like.” – The Fat Electrician, “America's Secret Weapon That Won WW2 – VT Fuze” open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “Men in all ages have, through their supine carelessness, degenerated from the righteousness of their first principles.” – The Worshipful Company of Saddlers (quoted by A. S. P. Woodhouse in 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 & 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺) open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Let’s Not Date letsnotdate.substack.com?r=385gb&utm_...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “The function of the state is to preserve peace and order and to guarantee the freedom of the individual; a wise government will be more willing to repeal old laws than to enact new ones, for the intention of laws is . . .” open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

There's a new story up – "Transients" May the road rise to meet you. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “Human nature being what it was, a measure of democracy was the best protection against tyranny.” – A. S. P. Woodhouse, 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 & 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺 open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

The Sandia Mountains Project – A year in the life of a mountain, one day at a time. open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Good morning. From The Commonplace Book: “Objectives in practical politics are always limited and generally selfish.” – A. S. P. Woodhouse, 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 & 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺 open.substack.com/pub/tetmanca...

Ian McKellen, bringing us some Shakespeare for our times. It starts at 21:50. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...