But again and again there comes a time in history when the man who dares to say that two and two make four is punished with death. The schoolteacher is well aware of this. And the question is not one of knowing what punishment or reward attends the making of this calculation. The question is one of knowing whether two and two do make four.
Friday 6.21
Through Penn Park this AM. Listening to Ezra Klein with Cailtlin Dickerson.
Thursday in Philadelphia
The Inquirer’s Coverage of the removal of signs from the President’s House.
Quick search found these — will try and post better photos later.
Thursday 6.5
Ice on the other side
Mirror on the street. 6:58 AM, Baltimore Ave.
Weds Both Ways
South side under two inches of ice. If today’s thaw doesn’t deal with that and we get a real storm this weekend I may not walk on that side until March.
Tues 5.51
Friday 8.3
Thursday 6.7 (really)
SGB, 7:48 AM.
Wednesday 6.3
Forgot headphones, watch, and lunch.
SGB, Afternoon
After school on the porch.
Tuesday 8.7
7:46 AM, Spring Garden Bridge, Listening to George Saunders on the Interview, created my icebreaker for the morning based on this Chekhov quote:
A work of art doesn’t have to solve a problem — it just has to formulate it correctly.
South Street Bridge, 3:55 PM
