Jake Welch @jakewelch

████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/R7AZP6W7LOA6UTQM3MU7R5YG4Y4I5OA2.gif Guestbook ⟶ ourworldoftext.com/jakewelch Website ⟶ jakewel.ch jakewel.ch/hidden-assets/88x31.gif Sunset dither cam gallery ⟶ are.na/jake-welch/sunset-dither-cam Garden dither cam gallery ⟶ are.na/jake-welch/garden-dither-cam .-*`*-.-*`*-.-*`*-. Currently reading ⟶ Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (200/858) Currently listening to ⟶ The Extended Play Sessions w/ Mr Pedro on NTS. (https://www.nts.live/shows/the-extended-play-sessions/episodes/the-extended-play-sessions-18th-april-2026) ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/DLVVKV3MRYOL2FBK5SJL63UDA6KVAE3B.gif 20 April 2026 First week back after my trip to Utah, ready to get back into the swing of things. In the week I was away, every tree grew its leaves. I felt like I was away for months. Unfortunately, the weather has gone chilly in NYC. But that's expected in spring. It's a ping pong between cold and warm, cold and warm. On my personal site under "my-life-lately" I added the ability for friends to sign-up for email updates when I upload something new, and added the ability to comment on posts. It was a fun exercise in learning the basics of Cloudflare D1 databases and setting up email providers. I'm excited to use them on future projects! ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐛𝐨𝐱 https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/34GPDFDZLL5XGFYX2Y63WRLGXG35A2MV.gif @dom Congrats on the engagement! I love Steinbeck, I've only read The Grapes of Wrath and The Winter of Our Discontent, but both are high on my list of best books I've ever read. I think my answer would be Where the Read Fern Grows. Not an advanced read per se, but highly impactful on me as a kid. Maybe I'll seek out a copy. ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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True goodness is like water.

  • Bringing benefit and giving life to the 10,000 things.
  • It doesn’t compete but like the Tao
  • Immediately flows to the lowest place.
  • Everyone else always wants to be first
  • But the wise only want to be last,
  • To live on solid ground,
  • To think deeply,
  • To be gentle and kind,
  • To speak with honesty,
  • To govern with peace and order,
  • To work with skill,
  • To act at only the best time

ways i stay grounded

  • keep a morning routine
  • read difficult yet rewarding novels
  • avoid algorithms
  • sacrifice comfort
  • write out observations
  • consider how things are connected
  • notice how big and open the sky is
  • relinquish all hate
  • seek to understand everyone with compassion
  • embrace silence
  • honor things made with skill and craft
  • allow troubles to flow over me like water

4 favorite things

  • human connection
  • figuring out how things work
  • self-actualization through learning
  • cultivating peace

Last updated on Tuesday, April 21, 2026