Jason Heppler


We looked at some property yesterday — lots of amazing space for gardens, wooded areas, our own hiking trails, close to a bike trail. But the house itself needs immediate work. It’s a tough call, even though the land itself is wonderful. Something to keep sleeping on for a bit.


Currently reading: The Honourable Schoolboy by John le Carré 📚


Finished reading: Call for the Dead by John le Carré 📚


Currently reading: Call for the Dead by John le Carré 📚


Finished reading: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carre 📚


I think it’s finally ready to work edits back into the revised draft.


Currently reading: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carré 📚


Finished reading: The Overstory: A Novel by Richard Powers 📚


This morning’s book editing accompanied by some appropriate Pete Seeger.


Pushing to hit my imposed deadline of Thursday to hand this manuscript back to my publisher. If not this week, then next.


I think 2023 might be the year I fully take up birding. I also want to visit the Sandhill cranes when they arrive here in Nebraska during their migration.


$11,914,892,503 has been lost to web3 hacks, scams, and fraud since January 1, 2021.


New clacky keyboard. It’s so great.


Frosty.


Year in books for 2022

Here are the books I finished reading in 2022.

The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth Valley of Heart's Delight How to Blow Up a Pipeline Deep Work The Next Shift Democracy's Data The Hobbit The Treeline Left Behind Why the New Deal Matters The Long Land War What It Took to Win Catholic Modern Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process The Thirty Years War Pollution Is Colonialism The Bright Ages

Currently reading: The Overstory: A Novel by Richard Powers 📚


In the mailbag.



Finished reading: The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth by Ben Rawlence 📚


Just a month ago I wrote about a rudimentary node script I wrote to handle my reading log on my website. But @manton’s latest update to Epilogue is so good it might be time to go all-in with it. Nice work!


Working on a gift for my editor.


And right on cue, the snow has started falling again. 🎄


Co-working.


Merry Christmas.