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Which books/covers/authors intrigue you? Which have you read? Disliked? Enjoyed? 1. Joe Haldeman and Jack C. Haldeman II’s There is No Darkness (1983) Jim Burns’ cover for the 1st edition From the back cover: “The universe is not...
As Jim Mitchell says, Indieweb is punk, and clearly I like spinning my own threads, but I do have a question: Since you still need to rent a domain name to get on the Web, isn’t there something more indie, like hosting your own server on...
At the end of each week, I usually collate a lightly edited collection of recent comments I’ve made on social media, which I think of as my public scratch pad. I tag on what books I may have finished reading. Knowing I’ll revisit my...
This is a game I am very excited to talk about. Restoration is a game from Vietnam, designed by Plum Tran and Toan Nguyen, and published under Ngu Hanh Games. It is a strategy game about restoration of the Kien Trung Palace. You play the...
weather: ☀️ sigh critters: too hot for critters cherry coca-cola. somehow not refreshing at all--like there's too much syrup? 4/10. olipop cherry cola. pretty good, but the flavor is kinda wimpy. cherry colas should be strong like...
Subhumans detected article: https://unstory.eu/ibi/ Defense mechanism activated in one reader. I got an email from Brennan ( https://brennan.day/ ) with the part: But people are trying. They aspire to goodness and principles no matter...
For the past couple of years, Beatrix has worked at the Rennaissance Festival, so we have not really gotten to go there as a family. She's gotten up early, slung chocolate all day (mmmm, that booth's wares are SOOOOO good), come home,...
The Just Born candy company, makers of Mike and Ike® brand candy (and of Peeps® brand marshmallow candies!) has some real talent for unsettling flavor and candy names.
Portrait of a BEEEEEEE A B M
Brands, especially perfume brands, tend to do funny things. They release the same fragrance with different names in different regions. They take one specific base accord and build a dozen fragrances on it. Sometimes they market something...
This is one of those iconic scenes from the original Blade Runner and one of my favorite. The sights and sounds of this video are outstanding. I need to make another run through the film and take a few more screenshots of my favorites....
It’s been pretty quiet around here lately, hasn’t it? I’ve been spending all my free time on a new project involving… stationery! Check out the website and Instagram for more info.
This is a fun album! It not only boasts that great album cover with the director's clapboard and all the titles listed, but the sound is fantastic - Rene Touzet mixes the musical style of Les Baxter with Peter Nero to get a uniquely...
Une "listicle" populaire qu'on retrouve pas mal partout sur Internet, c'est les mots et expressions d'autres langues qui n'ont pas de traduction directe vers l'anglais. Le site "Eunoia", par exemple, fait un bon travail pour cataloguer...
Out to eat with my parents and sister. Nick’s on Broadway in Providence RI. Selfie a day for a year, day 4, Aug 22, 2026 edition.