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Smrt je jedním z klíčových témat v životě člověka. Čím je starší nebo nemocný (nebo jeho blízcí), tím více se úvahy a představy o ní vkrádají do jeho mysli a snů. Většinou v něm vyvolávají strach. Strach z neznámého. Člověk chce znát...
I’m not a shopper. Ever since I quit my job as an unhappy marketing manager six years ago, I’ve fought hard to avoid buying things that aren’t absolutely necessary for my well-being. That’s why I still wear the same shorts I had in...
Chris Shiflett turned 50 in May and wrote a piece about it that I keep thinking about and that I kept marked as “unread” in my RSS reader to come back to it later. Now I found the time to reflect on what he has written. It is the story...
Lost Weekend: It was released into the wild yesterday (not really sure about that). I'm amongst the first two million early adopters ... can't beat a CD with a twee wee booklet enclosed. Hidden in the left pocket but it could be swapped...
I’m a huge fan of the Buy Nothing Project, a movement that promotes the sharing and giving economy over one where people buy ever more shit. The spirit of Buy Nothing is sharing with your neighbors. It’s wonderful. But as it’s popularity...
Well, since there seems to be some further chatter about optimal density in the air, this seems like as good a time as any to address some thoughts I've been having regarding streetscapes and density, particularly in terms of height....
Ever aiming to republish my squamate-themed articles from years back (specifically, from Tet Zoo ver 2), I here reproduce part of the multi-part series I released on geckos. This section is from part II, an archived version of which is...
Paul the Deacon (c.720s – 13 April c.796-799) has many writing attributed to him (some probably erroneously, like a life of Gregory the Great, that was written much earlier than Paul). He was in the household of Adelperga, a daughter of...
Remember the scene in Testament of Ann Lee where John Hocknell chases his own finger and it leads him to their settlement site? I am pleased to report that he was not the only one to experience that among the Shakers. A convert named...
This post is visible to RSS subscribers only. What? Read more about RSS Club. This morning, I once more had one of the hardest mornings ever. Nothing special actually happened. I got up at 7:30, had a coffee, walked my dog, went to my...
Does liberty mean a right to kill other people’s children, slowly and painfully? It would, if the Trump Administration had its way. It’s pressing states to allow broad vaccine exemptions as part of its larger campaign against settled...
I’m on annual leave next week. Now would be the ideal time to drop premium rage-bait and walk away. “One browser tab is enough” was drafted but due to a tragic git clean accident we are all spared. This sideways look at notifications...
purple and yellow and greysA water standpipe stands ready at the station. Two yellow bollards protect it from direct contact.
There are three broad categories of things about which we adults know more than the young children in our care: safety, schedules, and courtesy.The rest is trivia. Yes, I may know more about Elizabethan novels than the typical...
Roseanna Pendlebury Marie NDiaye’s The Witch was originally published in French as La sorcière in 1996. Translated into English by Jordan Stump 30 years later, it was shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize. It depicts a...