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If a trivia quiz asks you to name the best-selling pinball machine of all time, they are probably asking you to name The Addams Family (1992). It's most likely actually the 4th-best-selling machine of all time, after Ballyhoo (Bally,...
In expectation of a 360° wind shift, we moved to the NE corner of the atoll. We motored the 5NM towards north and found a bommie-free spot in 6 meters deep after a bit of searching. Now we can explore the close by motus and enjoy a new...
You read, you write, day after day. It either entertains you or not. You can read every fact that exists about food and human biology. All of it. You will order your pizza anyway. You can see all the data that random corporation extracts...
It's a relief to realize I don't need to constantly improve my blog; sometimes, just writing is enough.
An unstoppable killer android has decided it doesn't really want to do all that murdering any more and has decided to strike out on its own, with a personal mission to stay low and watch as much TV as possible. But the self-styled...
After an MS diagnosis and one too many "I'll start tomorrow"s, I got moving. Calorie counting, Couch to 5K, and logging it all on my own terms.
Apologies for any recent downtime — the repairman had to turn off the power for a bit and my server-laptop’s been a bit finnicky as always in trying to get back up.
The Eye of the Heron by Ursula K. Le Guin (Tor, 1978) On the planet Victoria, the people of Shantih Town live alongside the people of the City. When a group of townspeople scout and find a good place for a new settlement, they tell the...
Images in Hugo can be a bit tricky. Here’s how I’ve added images on my projects page that are resized, linked, and have alts: the figure shortcode. {{< figure src="/images/yiap.png" alt="Yes, It's a Problem"...
Daily writing promptHit 5,000 steps today and drop your achievement here — we’re cheering you on!View all responses I have had an Apple Watch for nearly four years. Its movement goals are based on calories burned while being physically...
Hello, loves! The recent refactoring around Layout and Cell gave me a very appealing idea. Let’s discuss and quite likely try it. “What kind of person wears Louboutins into a dungeon anyway?” In the Procreate app on my iPad, I have, amid...
Status: Big CFS crash came last night, finding me fitfully sleeping and then missing my meetup with the neighbour. I probably should have cancelled anyway but wasn’t really in a state to figure that out. Early warning was the fuzziness...
In the opening track “No Man’s Land” on Billy Joel’s last album, River of Dreams, is the line: I've seen the children with their boredom and their vacant stares This immediately brought to mind people staring at their smartphones and...
Some brief notes written in response to a request from the Parliamentary Select Committee on Intergenerational Housing Inequity) Class not cohort The current crisis reflects the interaction between three main forces * Changes in the life...