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In this bonus episode, my husband Nick and I chat about decisions we made while planning our wedding—and how one part of weddings I loath affected my search for vendors.
The blacksmith is sexist and fascist. The Guardian has banished the Avatar to a world that has undergone a cataclysm. The last remaining city (at least, that anyone knows about) is ruled by a tyrant named Lady Mordea. After witnessing...
When writing feels hard, perhaps it is because you are on the cusp of saying something significant or interesting? The thought is oddly comforting to me. Donald Murray originally described this connectionin his essay “Making Meaning...
Latin silentio ‘in silence’. Where I live now (also vivide ‘vividly, vigorously’, but that’s a topic for another posting). I’ve had profound laryngitis (probably a concomitant of cryptosporidiosus, which I’m otherwise holding at bay),...
For this Prom I had a seat at the front of the stalls on the same level as the orchestra. The mostly-sandalled-and-bearded Promenaders, the season-ticket holders who stand every night immediately in front of the orchestra, were just in...
The Tapestry of Time, Kate Heartfield (2024) ⭐⭐⭐ The historical context was good, and fun to read in the acknowledgements what was real vs inspired. Fast-moving novel but not as "deep" as I have been reading lately. Reply by email Share...
Have you ever seen a post online that made you laugh, caught your eye for some reason, or seemed interesting? Did you click that you, "Liked," it or shared it with followers? We all have often done that, but sometimes a post that looks...
By David Tuller, DrPH Professor Ponting on the biopsychosocial approach Chris Ponting, a geneticist at the University of Edinburgh, has long been a critic of biopsychosocial treatments for ME/CFS, Long Covid, and related illnesses....
What I listened to at the record store. Last night, I baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies to give to The Shopkeeper today. It's a thank you for lending an ear last week and for letting me listen to records even though I only plan on...
Over yonder in Neocities, Skep is hosting another virtual potluck. This year there's a theme for all the entries, which is "yellow"... which is unfortunate, because my entry for last year's potluck - the temple dahl - is just about the...
Found this at the HMart in Lynnwood, WA. This one is interesting; it’s an export version, but specifically for where isn’t clear – so it gets the Indonesia checkbox. It’s made in Indonesia, but labeling shows it being for the US market....
Thank you, Matthew, for sharing your thoughts on this matter. Indeed, it is a very interesting time keeping up with the latest LLMs from a security perspective. I do not share the same beliefs and I want to take a moment to evaluate. As...
North Cape is the northernmost point of Prince Edward Island and sticks out into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. That makes it an excellent place to plunk down a bunch of windmills and the Wind Energy Institute of Canada. I had never visited...
Giving this 30-minute curio a “film by…” designation is a bit of a stretch but it was co-written by artist Mati Klarwein and also directed by him. Milik was filmed among the towns and desert landscapes of Niger in 1972, and is a rambling...
[I’m sorry.] Last week, I learned of the existence of the hummingbird clearwing moth. I don’t care for it! I mean, just look at it: [Photo credit: Larry Dallaire] This large moth might be mistaken for a hummingbird because it hovers and...