Will Simpson's Notes

Now

My Now Page

Last Updated: 2026.04.26

What I’m Doing Now.

  • Still slowly getting my shop together. I want to put the trigger on a table saw.
  • Walking is more enjoyable than ever. Zivon is spending a lot of time dragging his leash. We are interacting more, and that keeps his attention on the walk.

READING

  • Seeing That Frees: Meditations on Emptiness and Dependent Arising by Rob Burbea
  • Semple, Maria. Go Gentle. 1st ed, Penguin Publishing Group, 2026. ( A book about a Professional Stoic Philosopher)

HEALTH & VISION

- I've been focusing on my step count — 12,078 average steps per day this week. This is something I want to focus on and keep up. This will mean I will be walking without Zivon and Mary, taking the bus downtown and walking back. I'm going to institute a 10-minute "fart" post-dinner walk with Zivon.

  • "I have two doctors, my left leg and my right." – George Macaulay Trevelyan, Walking, 1913
  • "Your feet are your best friends. They tell you who you are." - Erling Kagge
  • I am becoming more and more of a caregiver to my wife, who has Parkinson's and the beginning of dementia. This is challenging my abilities to be the person I want to be.

WOODWORKING

  • I'm focusing on the current projects I'm working on to help guide tool acquisition. A table saw is the next step in my shop.

Hat tip to David Sparks for the idea for this “Now” page. I’m not great at social media, but this page lets me check in with the world and update you, as David recommends, just as I would when catching up with an old friend.