Issue 12 | Atlas of Musings
- Atlas of Musings
- Mar 16
- 2 min read
Curating intrigue, wonder, and the will to live
On this day in 1972, flight attendant Vesna Vulovic survived a 33,330-foot fall without a parachute after her plane exploded. It's giving ultimate not today energy - let's bring that into this week.
vibe check
When you realize you’re the talent, the management, and the clean-up crew so you may as well make a good time of it.
small fact, big feeling
To thank Canada for sheltering a princess and helping liberate their home, the Dutch send them 20,000 tulip bulbs every Spring. A friendship literally rooted in history.
some cool art
A timeless, poetic piece that coincidentally captures the exact moment you transition from "blissful and carefree" to "person who has to shovel the driveway.”
Artwork: Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, by Caspar David Friedrich (1818).
linguistic oddity
Fly off the Handle: Before better manufacturing, this referred to an axe blade leaving the chat mid-chop. We eventually fixed the tools, but kept the phrase to describe the exact moment when we lose a grip on our own tempers.
a writing prompt
A character who reads their first book at the age of 81.
dream house alert
A Mallorcan retreat carved into a cave for anyone who finds 90-degree angles too mainstream. The ultimate end-game for the aspiring hermit who still requires a private vineyard.
the free shelf
Because capitalism is exhausting and your budget deserves a break.
→This week’s gem: Brain Food Playlist Something to help you focus that isn’t drugs or classical music.
from my lens
Mentally I am here, picking out fresh fruit and feeling the sun on my skin. I hope you are here too, mentally, physically, or otherwise. That is all.
until next time...
If this email made you feel an inkling of wonder or chuckle once, it was all worth it.
Same time next week?
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Until next Monday, xoxo
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