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On 23 August 1305, famous thanks to Hollywood, one of Britain’s most famous rebels, died this day. William Wallace, the Scots resistance fighter had taken on one of England’s most formidable kings, Edward I, and lost. Tried at...
Another Sunday with yet another stab a sharing some Sunday Morning Reading. What caught my eye this week revolved around history, featuring fiddle players, photography, and a bit of Chekov among other topics. Rosin up the bow and enjoy....
I'm going to run a new campaign. This thought occurs to me one afternoon while I'm 300 posts deep into an argument about roleplaying games and for a second it feels like remembering something obvious. A campaign. Right. The thing this...
When it's super bright like this, I like to over-expose, and really push the contrast. On the GFX, that makes it look like Superia to me.249 words · 7 images
I'll be playing an all-new set of songs, The Darkside Truth, about the early days of punk. Support from Glaswegian songwriter and music entrepreneur Lorraine LucasTickets: https://wegottickets.com/f/26674
When Panther Hollow Lake overflowed on 20 Aug duckweed floated with it, 21 Aug 2026 (photo by Kate St. John) 23 August 2026 On Thursday 20 August, in 45 minutes from 8:10 and 8:55am, it rained 1.55″ at the Allegheny County Airport. For...
Bardas Loredan, no longer fencer-at-law, attempts to make a living as a bowyer. Unfortunately, both his relatives, the Bank, and the Foundation are about to thoroughly stymie him. I didn’t find this quite as engaging as Colours in the...
i try to find you nearly everywhere i go i go to hear music and hope to find you there knowing you'd experience the music in all it's fullness maybe crying as you often do taken by the emotions i go and see the sky and stars and think...
I’ve been holding off in writing about what’s happening with me IRL because there are a lot of things up in the air. I’m currently writing this part of the post the day before a deciding factor of my possible future employment is made. I...
One of the common questions that comes up about druidry is whether or not you can call yourself a “druid” and when. I get this question quite frequently, especially from folks who are new and are finding their way into nature...
Taken just today on my phone. I'm mostly surprised that it's a reasonably decent close-up as my phone doesn't have a macro mode and is normally pants for this sort of thing. I think it's a common darter, but any correction is welcome.
From my deodorant history, in my 8/19 posting “Two favorite movies”: I cut the dosage, found less aggressive deodorants, discovered that sandalwood suits my body chemistry. Most important, I stopped pumping out pheromones like a stag in...
This interview was originally broadcast in December 2021 on The Blue Hour on CiTR 101.9 FM at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Dr. Rashid Sumaila is a University Killam Professor and Canada Research Chair in...
These are some things I’ve wandered across on the web this week. 🔖 Diskwright Diskwright makes a complete, verified copy of the hard drive inside a 25–40 year old computer — no expertise required, and nothing on the old drive is ever...
August 19, 2026Quiet. A thin blanket of fog. Not so thick that I’d get wet, but just enough to dampen the sound. It’s cool for August, in the 60s, and even without a breeze it feels pleasant.Part of the large class of 2026 crows around...