Jake Welch @jakewelch
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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)
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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!
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@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