Meditations in an Emergency

Meditations in an Emergency

A metal thermos

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Rosecrans Baldwin
May 09, 2020
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Around 1997, when I was twenty, I took a road trip to Virginia with two friends to go surfing. Into the backpack went a thermos I’d purchased for about twenty bucks. I really liked the design: no handle, no decoration besides a logo, just a silver, bullet-shaped container with a lid that functioned as a cup. On the trip, I started to develop a routine. …

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