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A mile isn’t much and the definition of a road matters here. Liberties were taken but it is a starting point for the gist of it.
This is part eight of a series on tackling wants, managing my media diet, and finding enough. Each post stands alone, so you don’t have to read them all. Read the introduction on “the mindset of more.” I want this lamp. I want it...
Some time ago, I reviewed a couple of books about Anthony Bourdain: World Travel that is written with Laurie Woolever, his long-time collaborator, and The Last Interview and Other Conversations. The other day it was eight years since...
Volker explains in a post how he uses the Brave Browser. The DuckDuckGo No-AI Search extension sounds intrigueing and thus I installed it for my Brave Browser. Will see how this performs in the long term and hopefully improves my...
Election 2026 News
The enforced silencing by Meta of former employee Sarah Wynn-Williams at the Hay Festival has seen her book sales rocket. CC-licensed photo by Luke McKernan on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. …...
In this post, I’ll share with you some of my favourite podcasts on the subject of ghosts and hauntings (as in real-life experiences, not the literary genre of ghost stories). From whispered accounts of haunted houses to chilling...
During our staycation weekend we had two late visits to Smuggler’s Cove, finding it full but not overly packed to enjoy the myriad cocktails the venue is famous for. We tried some old favorites including the Hibiscus Punch and a Mai Tai...
“Power absent ethics rests on an unshakable ability and desire to punish active resistance – to beat and arrest and try to ruin the lives of people who block freeways and set up encampments and confront lawmakers. But such power has no...
Nau maiYesterday we played a headline show in Buffalo, New York. It was sun and blue skies when we left the hotel in Cheektowaga but by the time we had traveled eleven kilometres west to Buffalo and were loading into the venue the...