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The Retro Dad : The Guy at Wawa “That’s the kind of retiree I want to be.” Not necessarily wealthy, or accomplishing.. anything important every day. Just being happy to be alive. You know.. get up in the morning.. go somewhere..talk to...
I was starting to be concerned that Slick had moved her litter. I was feeling better this evening and headed out to walk around and get some fresh air, which is when I spotted her. She was in the grass in front of the catio, her babies...
One of my favorite local brand powders is gone from the market. I don’t know if the brand plans to reformulate and re-release them some day — I hope they do, but my back-ups of their powder is slowly being consumed. I am down to one...
The Basque Country (a brief introduction) Also known as: Euskal Herria (in Basque), País Vasco (in Spanish) or Pays basque (in French) Official languages: Basque, Spanish, French (English comes 4th, if at all) Located: at the western end...
I was going for a run the other day, and spotted a rather interesting looking family down by the river. It didn't look like anything I had ever seen before - and a quick Google revealed it to be a ゴイサギ or black-crowned night heron. It...
I meant to come back to say that the Sector General books about the giant space station hospital (and interstellar ambulance) actually IMPROVED past book 6 or 7. That’s rare for a long running series ! And the women’s brains just can’t...
A ridiculously under-recorded guitarist from MaliI heard Bouba Sacko on this compWent looking and was surprised how little there was to be foundMost of it as a sideman or accompanist to a star singerE.g. he's on this Either that or he's...
Trying to put words to what I think makes me a great engineer.
How can our individual actions move the needle on a massive, complex, and systemic problem like climate change? How should we act in order to make the necessary impact? How *must* we act? What is our personal obligation to maximize the...
A Banyan tree down at Mauna Lani. Hurricane Lala barrelled past Hawaii this past weekend and left a trail of mayhem in its wake. Here on the island, more than 60,000 households, including this one, are without power and there was a good...
This text is well worth your time… (I have, for this blogsnip, retitled it from a phrase in one of the early paragraphs, apologies, but some of this is excellent, and all of it is, well, dedicated work – much appreciated – check out the...
other things said heightier Yesterday :: Monday, 17th August 2026
"Mr. Trump seems to have a real fear of boredom. Even at his age he is restless; when there’s peace and quiet he seems to become anxious, as if he can’t tolerate normality. He shows little faith in quiet progress, as in: Set good policy...
Perfume PossePerfect Storm Posse, my darlings! It’s still Weather Talk because WEATHER! My neck o’ the woods has been experiencing bucketing rain for the past two weeks, it’s so sodden that you can actually hear the ground squelching!...