Music to wake up to:

“Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector” — Kronos Quartet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1lFI5SFmSs

#morning #music

New reading log:

"Luther's Conception of the Calling" – Max Weber, *The Protestant Work Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism*, Chapter 3

https://davidamoswrites.com/about/reading/luthers-conception-of-the-calling/#update-2026-11-04-01

#reading #journaling

I added a "What I'm reading" section to my website:

https://www.davidamoswrites.com/about/reading/

Music to fall asleep to:

“Mantra” — Bill Laurence

https://actrecords.bandcamp.com/track/mantra-5

#bedtime #music

Music to wake up to:

“Nafas” — Ancient Infinity Orchestra

http://ancientinfinityorchestra.bandcamp.com/track/nafas

#morning #music

Music to fall asleep to:

“Better Be Quiet Now” — Brad Mehldau (Elliott Smith cover)

https://bradmehldau.bandcamp.com/track/better-be-quiet-now

#bedtime #music

TEXAS, Y'ALL 🤠

Just thought y'all might like to know.

Maternal healthcare:

Pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care cost about $20,416 on average (with insurance), so you could provide care for 23,217 new mothers.

Source: https://www.kff.org/health-costs/health-costs-associated-with-pregnancy-childbirth-and-postpartum-care/

Education:

Four years of in-state college tuition and fees costs about $11,950/year, so you could fund college degrees for 9,916 students.

Source: https://research.collegeboard.org/trends/college-pricing/highlights

Childcare:

The 2025 national average for childcare was $13,184 per child, so you could provide childcare for 35,952 children.

Source: https://info.childcareaware.org/price-and-supply-2025

Using the USDA's September 2026 Thrifty Food Plan number of $1,024/month, you could buy one year of groceries for 38,574 families.

Source: https://www.fna.usda.gov/research/cnpp/usda-food-plans/cost-food-monthly-reports

Housing:

At the median new-home price of $393,300 (Q3 2026), you could purchase outright 1,205 houses.

Source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUS

For no particular reason, I decided to spend a couple of hours on election night researching what you can get for $474 million dollars.

Here are five ways you could choose to spend that money.

(A thread...)

Music to work to:

“Easy did it” — Dave Holland

https://daveholland.bandcamp.com/track/quintet-easy-did-it

#work #music

Seen on my walk this morning: a random banana plant growing in a meadow.

It feels out of place in the piney woods of East Texas, just as I do, at times.

#walking #photography

I did my duty, now go do yours!

And yes, I’m taking a hike afterwards.

#ivoted

Music to wake up to:

“Forêts de tuyaux” — Louis Matute

https://louismatute.bandcamp.com/track/for-t-de-tuyaux

#morning #music

those who feel strongly about having more daylight in the *morning*, and those who feel strongly about having more daylight in the *evening*, are not seeing the real solution: shorter work days. less production. more sleep. more kissing.

Music to fall asleep to:

“Alma en Vilo” — Rita Payés

https://youtu.be/Z7uWwXMLg0g?si=wwIYEQ0EeJ4RdueF

#bedtime #music