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Mt Takatsuma (高妻山, takatsuma-yama) is one of Japan's Hundred Famous Mountains located in Nagano’s Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park. This National Park is home to four hyakumeizans (Mt Amakazari, Mt Hiuchi and Mt Myoko) and this was...
Here we are, another Sunday, another Meals of the Week post. The one where I share with you all the main meals I have cooked and enjoyed over the past 7 days. If I eat out for one or two of them, I also always share a homemade...
Earlier this year, after mapping Wenzel's bakeries in North London, I wrote "I really should draw some Coughlans maps one day." Alas I'm too late, they ceased trading on Tuesday. Coughlans were a family bakery chain based mostly in south...
This June was characterized by a complete lack of intentional writing in my journal. I have nothing but fragments. June was distracted, out of my head, thinking about the easy things and avoiding thinking about the difficult ones. I have...
⚠️ **SPOILER WARNING:** FULL SPOILERS In "Project Hail Mary" (2026), a lone astronaut awakens to an uncertain mission, fighting for humanity's survival amid the vastness of space and the unknown. **My Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐½ (3.5/5 stars) ---......
We live in a world of sound. Sound is everywhere. It is prolific. And much of that sound, I will confess, is not the kind of communal sound that a recent guest on my radio show, Professor Alex Fisher, spoke about. He talked at length...
I've found myself on the path of least resistance lately. I go to work. I come home. I stuff around on the internet before and after work. That seems to be it. It's a yearly thing for me. It's during the time it's cold. This year it...
Every time I have given up on America, it has been a mistake. And yet, America has never, ever given up on me.
“As for a book to mark the settled sobriety of my advanced years, I keep Boswell’s Life of Johnson close by. Its praise of steady judgment, as well as its moral force, make it a reassuring survivor.” Here’s a reader/writer worth paying...
Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm putting my weekly newsletter together but somehow, they don't quite fit! This week I learned what an 'Otrovert' is - and how they differ...
“The awful squid-head with writhing feelers came nearly up to the bow-spit of the sturdy yacht… There was bursting as of an exploding bladder, a slushy nastiness as of a cloven sunfish, a stench as of a thousand open graves, and a sound...
Today I am going to look back at June one more time and provide a quick rundown of the classic crime reprints which were published during this month. If you spot any omissions, do let me know so I can add them to the list.
It’s tough to get really real about having too much gear. To acknowledge that it’s a problem, and then actually do something about it. But as I start to sell some of these things, I realize there is a lot of energy in them. Not that...
Sunday 5th July 2026 Welcome to Suffolk’s only bus route numbered 99. After last time’s exploration of the infrequent rural route 99 between Maldon and Chelmsford in Essex, I’ve moved north to Lowestoft to sample First Eastern Counties’...
It’s Sunday, and it’s time for another “picdump!” Here are the memes, pictures, and cartoons floating around the internet that I found interesting or relevant this week. Share and enjoy! Screenshot Screenshot Screenshot Screenshot...