January 2025
Books read: Sovietstan: Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan by Erika Fatland Patriot by Alexei Navalny Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari Climate Capitalism: Winning the Race to Zero Emissions and Solving the Crisis of Our Age by Akshat Rathi Trails walked: Dream and Emerald Lakes in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park (Jan 15th) Lost Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness near Eldora (Jan 16th) Valley Loop and DR Trail in Bobcat Ridge Natural Area by Masonville (Jan 24th) Howard and Westridge Loop Trail in Lory State Park near Ft. Collins (Jan 28th) Song of the month: Book of Love by The Magnetic Fields January Summary: You don’t have to read books to find great stories, although books still provide the richest examples, both fiction and non-fiction. I recently read about two incredible women on different newsletters I subscribe to. The women, born over 100 years apart, have v...