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This week produced exactly five things worth talking about and one thing worth filing a tiny police report. Every week has its highlights. These were mine: Dundurn Castle I spent an hour in the kitchen garden of a nearby historic house....
Yet again, an English word surprises me with its multiple meanings. A reader complimented the “scruples” I apply to writing. I thought I knew the meaning of that word but wanted to check. Dr. Johnson doesn’t include scruples in his...
Living in Austin and being outside downtown a lot, you see a lot of ridiculous influencer behavior. The thing that always surprises me is that they do not like you watching them record stuff. It’s awkward. They feel awkward. And it just...
Saturday 27th June 2026 During last year’s countdown of Britain’s Top 10 Quirky Bus Routes, blog reader Stephen got in touch with an intriguing question…. “Not sure whether this meets the criteria for ‘quirky bus route’ or some other...
Today I have the privilege to meet Derek Sivers. Through the years, he has inspired me to write. This is why I started this blog. His life's philosophy has helped me to stay focused on my business. During the one hour, we exchange...
Pylon, python. Ready with a wet rag. An impression of me, between sheets, humidly, on glass. My desire is to write the book on you—poised, perfect, candlelit—while you struggle, at my feet, to scratch the surface of my smile. My desire...
July 13, 2025We kiss at the boundary.Your taste is saline but pleasantMy breath is fresh like winter’s morning.We touch tenderly at first,My soft streams reaching out to caress your cheek,And your tide erodes me slowly,As we spill into...
The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum has rolled out their second striking, one-off PCC livery in as many years, this time in honor of the semiquincentennial. As shown above, Port Authority Transit 1799, a 1945 air-electric car, has been...
I never do these, but content warning: pet death. Here’s an anchor link to jump past the pet saga to the reading section if you aren’t up for that. Bad week. Had a regular vet appointment scheduled for Wednesday but the cat started...
Changed the colour scheme of this blog, that is, back to a warmer, softer look for summer. No AI was used, I handcrafted each colour using a time-honoured artisanal process. OK, I actually just selected a few colours I’d used before. I...
Table of Contents 1. Infrastructure 1.1. Server 1.2. Network 2. Software 3. The Outcome It's true. I don't maintain my homelab… it maintains itself. Have I reached nirvana? Is this the ultimate goal of homelabbers? It seems that I've...
Happy Saturday, everyone! Here on Global Nerdy, Saturday means that it’s time for another “picdump” — the weekly assortment of amusing or interesting pictures, comics, and memes I found over the past week. Share and enjoy! Screenshot...
An early summer night in Toronto is a great thing, and, so, after doing a handful of things at and near the Eaton Centre (#mallatnight) we walked all the way back to Bloordale —— and not as the crow flies, either. Rather, the way an...