where are we?

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To have been “sidetracked by new ideas” (Aug. 7 below, “summer 2026”) was not about leaving a central path for exploring marginal woods. Rather, the departure was away from intended presentation here (August 1: “I’ve completed my prospective archetexture for the upcoming year-or-more…”) back to conceptual prospecting which fundamentally appeals to me—and ultimately coheres—though that’s
not obvious.

By analogy, consider prospecting something ultimately appealing as
a highland of Inner Humanity which each of us unwittingly expresses; and a lowland of Outer Humanity which is easily shared, from near-and-dear lives (extended family, friends, neighbors, etc.) to news cycles feeding Our shared sense of The Times.

I live an ambitiously pragmatic midland.

summer 2026

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“Oh well. I got sidetracked again by new ideas, …,” etc. Summer daze.

Keep hope alive—and lightness toward loving open time in wilder-
ness.

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Aug. 7

Oh well. I got sidetracked again by new ideas, writing to that, rather than working with what I had. But I’m through with it. So, I’m hoping for new discussion here before next weekend. It’s feasible! I can keep on task.

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Aug. 1

I’ve completed my prospective archetexture for the upcoming year-or-more of conceptual work to be shared online, i.e., for work transposed into practical terms, while expecting my prospected foci to evolve thanks to the influence of others' cited work.

I'm expecting new transitional discussion to be available during the coming week, then on to new kinds of narrative things soon after.

pluralism of a garden party

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This playfully entitles a set of seven sober discussions which go my own way, implicitly anticipating upcoming work to be done and shared.

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spring 2026

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I’ve been immersed in supporting the campaign of Xavier Becerra for Governor of California; working with lots of new project note; and sorry I’m not ready to put new discussion online. But soon!—by next Saturday, I expect. I’m working many hours per day to not have my update date be a disappointment, while keeping fidelity to what I want to do.

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