It's good to have weekends again.

Managed the long awaited return to the gym today. My routine was about half a mile shorter/slower than previously, with 200 feet less vertical and pretty lethargic feeling overall. Not exciting, but not too dreadful either. Let's see if we can get this into a regular ritual again.

I'm beginning to get caught up on all the tasks that I put off during the holiday season. I'm maybe halfway to caught up, but gaining ground.

Also, this morning I woke up feeling completely rested. What a novel concept. Weekends, they are a good thing.

Charles Fourier

Charles Fourier: genius, nutjob, satirist, architect, social commentator, sad lonely old man? I say all of the above, many simultaneously.

I have just been able to touch upon Fourier's work, but even so, the breadth and depth of it cannot be summarized in one post. I'll just give some points that stick in my head.

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I can say I've had enough with Utopians, even philosophers in general, for a while. Utopians are best taken in small doses.

There is more wank in philosophy, Horatio, than is dreamt of in your fandom.