“When another’s fault offends you, turn to yourself and consider what similar shortcomings are found in you.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 10.30. #selfcare #philosophy (image: mine, portrait of Marcus now in the Palazzo Massimo in Rome).

This time-lapse video by Max Olson shows what a 4.5 meter (15 feet) storm surge looks like. The video was recorded in Ft. Myers Beach, Florida during hurricane Ian landfall [full video, HD, Max Olson Chasing: buff.ly/3RpovVc]

Chand Baori is a stepwell built in 9th century in the Abhaneri village of Rajasthan. With 3,500 steps arranged in perfect symmetry, it is India’s largest and steepest stepwell and one of the most unusual staircases in the world. People would climb stairs with buckets of water.

All we have is now. The past is past and the future is the future. Be mindful of the past to inform the present, do things in the present to prepare for the future, but live also in the moment. Be grateful for the time you have, no future days are guaranteed. All we have is now.

Priceless.

The Glacier National Park in Montana, on the border with Canada, is home to more than 700 lakes. One of the most striking feature of some of these lakes is the presence of a variety of colored rocks & pebbles just below the water surface and on the shores buff.ly/2IpbcEA

Excellent thread.

Pluto’s Mountains, Frozen Plains and Foggy Hazes - from NASA’s New Horizons Space Probe

Really loving this alert from USG as it's a timely reminder China security services are still incredibly active against targets in their core areas of interest (intelligence, economic espionage, influence, & positioning for disruptive operations).

Okay, I know this smell and you probably do too. But I didn't know this.

Very cool

“What are all your tribulations but exercises for the training of your reason.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 10.31 (portrait of Marcus now in the Palazzo Massimo in Rome; image mine)

“At every action, no matter by whom performed, make it a practice to ask yourself, ‘What is their objective in doing this?’ But begin with yourself; put this question to yourself first of all.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 10.37 (statue of Marcus, Capitoline Museum; image mine)

“Hello. What’s the last name?” Is not a good greeting. “Hello. What’s your last name?” Is significantly better with just this simple personalization. I am a person not a record in your system. #customerservice

Modern systems management requires digital archaeology. I would amend the quote though to say “without an overall plan or much thought about the future.”

Too many gambling ads during baseball playoffs MLB. Cheapens the game.

Good morning from #pompeii , house of P. Paquius Proculus

A #lonely #sandal (other one missing) found under one of the beds in the regio V #excavations gives us the #opportunity to appreciate the immense amount of information we get from plaster casts of organic materials that have left voids in the soil and thus can be #reconstructed

BREAKING: The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of economic contraction and overcoming punishingly high inflation and interest rates. apne.ws/lkPYVbb

Riding into the sunset…