Jake Welch @jakewelch

https://jakewel.ch, Brooklyn

████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ 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 – Currently reading ⟶ The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (37/479) Currently listening to ⟶ Westward Ho! w/ Ashley Wales (https://www.nts.live/shows/ashley-wales) I love his commentary and picks, a true gem in classical radio. ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/DLVVKV3MRYOL2FBK5SJL63UDA6KVAE3B.gif 24 February 2026 The snow came, and we got 18". This storm dumped wet, playing snow. The park is filled with snow forts and snowmen, 7' tall. Last night we went to the biggest hill in the Long Meadow and sledded for 3 hours with hundreds of neighbors. I slipped and fell on the icy sidewalk and some Chinese aunties cheered and clapped for me, then tried to help me stand up. Somehow it made me feel less embarrassed. 22 February 2026 Bracing for the incoming NYC blizzard, we just went and got groceries for the next couple days. I'm always a bit excited for these things, I love how the city bands together and how my familiar neighborhood is transformed into a new world. 14-24 inches (35-60cm) are expected with winds up to 50mph (80kmh), so we will probably get some huge snow drifts. I'm intrigued to see how it all pans out. 20 February 2026 Love this Kurt Vonnegut lecture, I aspire to live my life as un-serious as he did. youtube.com/watch?v=4_RUgnC1lm8 (p.s. this is the source of his famous quote "We are here on Earth to fart around, and don’t let anybody ever tell you any different.") ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐛𝐨𝐱 https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/34GPDFDZLL5XGFYX2Y63WRLGXG35A2MV.gif 🦗 ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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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