Lee Smith, ND

Seth’s Blog

• What does ‘better’ mean?
  It’s trickier than it sounds. It’s often conflated with ‘quality’ (which means consistent adherence to spec) and ‘luxury’ (which means it costs more than it needs to). Here’s the thing: Swedish matches are better. They might be the best in the world. They do everything a match should do–but better. They light more quickly, burn […]
• Overwhelmed is a choice
  The internet is infinite. For humans, anyway. In the time you’ve been reading this, more than an hour of video has been uploaded to YouTube. You will never catch up. The thing is, the world has always been infinite compared to human scale. Living on a bucolic farm in the 14th century, there was no […]
• What’s a fellowship?
  For five hundred years, a fellowship was understood, Tolkien-style, to be a collection of humans engaged in mutual support. [Definition] It’s hard to imagine something more reassuring, challenging and productive, all at once. To be part of an organized fellowship is a responsibility and also the chance to leap forward. Join the others, people like […]