This blog did so many hits last week that the host platform experienced timeouts. I've been invited onto podcasts, and offered both small technical projects and journalism work, of all things. It was a crazy time. But the internet moves on, as it always does, and I am left, as we all always are, to figure out what...

As I sit here typing on my Alpha, I’ve noticed something I haven’t for a long time. I’m seeing my thoughts in all of their undistracted, unfiltered glory. Music pumps into my ears from a Sony Walkman (yes, I said Walkman) as I type. I’m not staring at a screen, and I’m not seeing red spellcheck lines. I’m just...

...as a scientist and an explorer I have a duty to bear witness to the Splendours of the World. [...] The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite. Okay, that quote likely doesn’t mean anything to you but regardless of that, you just gotta read Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. I won’t spoil anything...

We "blog" even when we are not sitting in front of a computer screen. We see or hear something, draw parallels to our lives, and make a mental note of it. Then, when the opportunity arises, we sit down and create something unique based on our history. — Robert in “We Blog 24/7” This immediately reminded me of...

I stumbled upon these vintage airline signs right in the middle of Valetta. It looked like they were simply left hanging after the travel agencies they belonged to went out of business.