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A short poem for Refugee Week
I posted a trip log on the Scout site recapping the weekend, as well as a video. This year I didn’t shoot as many videos or photos as in years past, which was strange, but I like to think I spent more of my time enjoying myself, talking...
Thoughts on the end of season one (spoilers)
Dr. Opal LeeHappy Juneteenth 2026For Juneteenth this year, I’d like to share some information about a woman who few may have heard of. Her name is Dr. Opal Lee and she is considered the Grandmother of Juneteenth. She is still alive today...
Dr. Opal LeeHappy Juneteenth 2026For Juneteenth this year, I’d like to share some information about a woman who few may have heard of. Her name is Dr. Opal Lee and she is considered the Grandmother of Juneteenth. She is still alive today...
Tor Books sent me a stack of Monsters of Ohio ARCs, and you — yes you! — can win one, and I will even sign/personalize it for you if you like. Here’s all you have to do to enter: I am thinking of a mammal native to Ohio. Guess which one...
I lean in to the rich timbre of her voice she talks about her past and present her expressive face and knitted brow betraying wisdom and intelligence and eagerness that makes my heart race I like the shape of her, standing in the kitchen...
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger's The Enthusiast is that novel! It's even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! It’s here! The...
When woodworker and instructor Kelly Mehler died unexpectedly last year, he left behind a shop full of meticulously maintained woodworking machines that he used in his personal work after he closed his woodworking school. The Mehler...
Some tourists flagged me down outside the 4th and King Caltrain station to help with transit directions to Golden Gate Bridge. Their app had them walking up through the TL to catch a bus. I got them safely loaded onto a Muni to Powell to...
I’m not a professional developer, a computer scientist, or an IT expert. I’m just someone who writes code to tweak tools for my own needs and build scripts to improve my workflow. Because of that, I often barely know what I’m doing. My...