- I learned of Fernando Pessoa on March 30, 2025, in Bothell, Washington, sometime around 1am, while watching the video The Terrible Paradox of Self Awareness by Pursuit of Wonder on YouTube. I write these notes the next morning. There is a connection between me and Pessoa: a co-existence in the moment. Pessoa is to be explored.
- Black Hills (Wikipedia)
The Black Hills is an isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, United States. Black Elk Peak, which rises to 7,242 feet (2,207 m), is the range’s highest summit. The name of the range in Lakota is Pahá Sápa. It encompasses the Black Hills National Forest. It formed as a result of an upwarping of ancient rock, after which the removal of the higher portions of the mountain mass by stream erosion produced the present-day topography. The hills are so called because of their dark appearance from a distance, as they are covered in evergreen trees.