I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. ~ The Bene Gesserit, (Frank Herbert, Dune)

Three Questions, April 1, 2025

You can find the background to The Three Questions in my recent post about it. I’ll be answering the questions each day for the next year and putting this experience into a book. Here we go!

What was the most beautiful thing I encountered today?

It was watching Senator Booker break Strom Thurmond’s filibuster record time in the senate. Especially beautiful that a black man did it, given Thurmond’s background.

What did I learn today?

One of those incredibly complex connections that I won’t fully get into here. But one of the factors in why American roads are full of big trucks is because of Germany and chicken. That’s right, a tariff on US chicken caused a response by the US in 1964 that led to 25% tariffs on light trucks. So this gave US automakers little competition, so this has led to bigger and more profitable trucks flooded the market.

What made me happy today?

A friend had a meeting on campus, getting time to chat with her made me very happy.