Jeremy Cherfas

Reluctantly, I use What’s App to communicate with a few friends and family who really do not want to change their ways. My name and number are thus available to anyone who wants to message me, and usually I am able to find another way to reply and suggest that they use Signal or plain ol’ email. That scenario poayed out perfectly earlier this week. Today, Instagram recommended I follow the person involved. And that is why I am reluctant.

* On foot
* 41.8565, 12.4847
* 7 September 2025
* 422.31 ppm CO2
* OpenStreetMap

Had to get out after a couple of days chained to my desk so went for a 5km walk to bag this rabbit. Very much enjoyed a cold drink at the bar just down the road.

And then there's this, claiming I spent more time on archive.org than Safari. By a lot. And I know I didn't. Maybe the computer was up to something ...

* On foot
* 41.8847, 12.4596
* 22 July 2025
* 423.90 ppm CO2
* OpenStreetMap

If you’re triangulating my location — and why would you? — this is the closest to home I have ever been.

* On foot
* 41.8814, 12.4388
* 16 May 2025
* 427.73 ppm CO2
* OpenStreetMap

Another one a nice walk away in the other part of the local park. Had to walk through some lovely long grass to get there.

* On foot
* 41.884599, 12.448835
* 5 May 2025
* 427.68 ppm CO2
* OpenStreetMap

It’s been a while, in more ways than one. Here’s a quest from 10 days ago.

Direct from Polignano a Mare, Flavia Giordano's love letter to Puglia's unique foods and ingredients, including some remarkable biodiversity. Melons eaten unripe, colourful carrots, and sporchia, a broomrape parasitic on broad beans.

https://eatthispodcast.com/puglia

“Salt is a powerful thing. It ensures well-being, it cures, it pleases guests, and it attracts males. And it was brought from a mystical garden. To teach girls how to manage this power must have been an ongoing challenge for the elders.”

Read (and subscribe) at https://buttondown.com/jeremycherfas/archive/etn-269-salted-butter/