michael langford – Medium

michael langford

michael langford

Bell Towers

“There are some things that cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are…

Jan 20, 2022

Bell Towers

Jan 20, 2022

michael langford

50 Claps

Advice for Medium writers

Jan 15, 2022

Jan 15, 2022

michael langford

Steel

Swords … and scythes (or chisels or axes or any number of implements whose function depends on taking and holding a keen edge through…

Jan 12, 2022

Steel

Jan 12, 2022

michael langford

FIGS

I hope that I’m safe in thinking that most people (as in the vast majority of humanity) would hesitate before inflicting violence on…

Dec 10, 2021

FIGS

Dec 10, 2021

michael langford

I Ching & C G Jung

Some essays are of such brilliance that they should be required reading for anyone presuming to take on the mantle of adulthood. The…

Nov 30, 2021

I Ching & C G Jung

Nov 30, 2021

michael langford

Markets vs. Human Capital

When are we going to learn, cheaper isn’t better. It’s just cheaper.

Nov 24, 2021

Markets vs. Human Capital

Nov 24, 2021

michael langford

Discipline and Remembrance

On Sunday afternoons, after all the household chores have been put aside, I give myself some time at the workbench with the Japanese…

Nov 13, 2021

To a woodworker, the workbench is an altar. Here, we give our blessing to wood, pay debts, offer libations, make sacrifices, focus intent and energy. The pieces we make mostly move on out of our hands, into other people’s lives. The bench, with all its vices and imperfections, remains.

Nov 13, 2021

michael langford

Real

I seem to have been a stranger in a strange land all my life. Pretty sure I was put here by accident, or some sort of cosmic mischief…

Aug 25, 2021

Real

Aug 25, 2021

michael langford

Small is Beautiful

If you were around in the 70’s, there’s a good chance you read Small is Beautiful by E. F. Schumacher. It was largely about economies of…

Aug 16, 2021

Small is Beautiful

Aug 16, 2021

michael langford

the first rule is there are no rules.

Aug 4, 2021

Aug 4, 2021

michael langford

michael langford

Carpenter: woodcarver with a bent for typography, music, poetry, good design & living well in peace and harmony. Un-apologetically Southern; literate…

Following

Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams