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I feel like I'm more androgynous than I give myself credit for, which makes me happy. I want to lean into it more, find more outfits that kinda toe the gender line. Something to work on, but it makes me happy.
When I was an undergraduate student at Bryn Mawr, I remember reading Edward Saïd’s “Orientalism” and having my mind blown. It has colored my perspective of the world ever since. One of the things I love best about food writing … Continue...
I fell asleep for a couple hours earlier, so when I woke up, I didn't really feel like going to bed, so I decided to drive down to the waterfront and find out what the nightlife was like. I did not expect there to be a big event going...
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Good morning, afternoon, or whenever it is that you read this. Earlier this year, my wife read M. L. Wang's Blood Over Bright Haven at my recommendation. While she was in the middle of reading it, she suggested the Bone Shard Daughter by...
Dear Reader,Reading well is a system poorly stewarded by us, the supposedly blessed literate masses. Entire eras of written language wilt on the vines of time, but with a strategic mindset, we can make small steps to reclaim our...
A video of the best steam locomotive in the world ever? Of course I'm going to link to it from here!
Patriots all! (click to enlarge)Two hundred and fifty years ago today, a group of men gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and committed the ultimate act of treason against their Mother country– England. They signed a document, called...
1 Therapist - “I think you should morn the children you’re not going to have… as if that loss was measurable and as tragic as it feels.” Drew - “I am trying to but it’s hard since we still talk.” Therapist - “I fall on your discernment...
Conkwell Woods are on the side of the Avon valley below Bradford on Avon. The Kennet and Avon Canal runs through them, between the Dundas and Avoncliff Aqueducts. They're supposed to be the most haunted woods in the country, and you'd...
The minimum radius for one of these Hornby 0-4-0’s could be derived from factors such as: Four inches seems too tight a curve. I think I want to see this and “test”. I’m planning on a trip to the library... Read More ›
The Tiny Awards are returning for a fourth year. The past three winners have been remarkably diverse — rotating sandwiches, a one minute park experience, and a memorial to the fifty thousand names of those killed in Gaza. If you know of...
The future is, apparently, now
Hello again all. It is once again the week of July 4th and so, as is customary here, I am going to use this week’s post to talk about the United States. This is going to be a bit more of an open musing than an argument as compared to...
It’s time for #6degrees, inspired by Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best. We all start at the same place as other readers, add six books, and see where it ends up. June’s starting point is Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, which has...