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Some things will always lie beyond human comprehension. Photos: © Stan B.The one thing I found myself most wanting to do when I was in Washington, DC this 7/04 was to walk about, megaphone in hand, proclaiming, "Climate Change is a hoax"...
Here's a pair of "OK" images from Fantasyland, circa 1973 - starting with a familiar view of It's a Small World's busy façade. There are more strollers than we typically see in old photos! Of course, IASW is a very "toddler-friendly"...
Pics: The 21st Century Ents are in town with their big trucks, cherry picker and noisy machines. The local trees are being cropped and managed by the chain saw rules. Harsh but effective. Too old, wobbly and all over the place. Their...
Last year, I published an article titled “It’s hard to build an oscillator”:The title alluded to the fact that there’s no shortage of oscillator circuits on the internet, but many of them use unusual parts, need weird supply voltages, or...
From here! What name do you go by online? Tofutush! How long have you been creating OCs? Since at least fourth grade. I used to make a ton of Warriors OCs, MLP OCs… basically any OC of a media I like. Where do you keep all the info on...
An original poster promoting 'The Black Pirate' (1926), which I'll accompany on Saturday, July 18 in Brandon, Vt.I hope everyone had a great 4th of July! I'm away from the keyboard for a short stretch, but will be back doing music for...
It’s been a fun rehearsal!
The recent end-of-financial-year sales were rather interesting – I found myself spending a lot more time browsing AliExpress than I did Amazon or eBay this year which is something I wouldn’t have envisioned in the past. I suppose the...
In my experience of reading M. John Harrison’s work (see my older posts), reality tends to wear thin, and even the most basic aspects of a conventional novel (such as coherence and meaning) are likely to be undermined. Which is a way of...
Got up at 9a.m. Nell went to work this morning. I did the mowing. The wind is still very cold. Nell going to Dot’s on the 4 bus. Ron going to night meeting at Chester races.
“Some Puddles Are Deeper Than Others” Artwork by Kat Philbin I love it. So perceptive, cute, and funny at the same time. I was also reminded of this. Michael Kosta is joined by director Jon Shenk and former Navy SEAL Marcus Capone, whose...
My niggles are slowly dissipating, which I contribute to no more donning of the work boot - climbing up and down ladders all day, or crawling into roof and floor spaces twisting and turning into weird contortions to screw and drill...
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Reading The Beer Nut’s tasting notes for Weihenstephaner Helles made us think about how we talk about Helles. In a typically perceptive, entertaining post he writes: My usual descriptor for good Helles is spongecake; this goes beyond...
East London’s ice cream scene is nothing to frown at. Unlike the earlier south London round up, none of the spots below are fully vegan operations – but all have vegan options, and the sorbets in particular are worth knowing about....