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I've just finished watching this eight-part series streaming on Apple TV, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The storyline is quite straightforward: a young woman goes missing and her family are convinced that she was kidnapped by someone nearby, so they start investigating everyone in the neighborhood, in the process uncovering all sorts of odd and illegal behavior. I think the series is properly categorized as "black comedy," combining true comedy …

What a "Onekie"? It is a Twinkies with only one Twink!Onekie is "wonky"These are not be as rare as one imagines. This is the second one this year, and I am not even actively looking for them. The interweb is littered with exemplars of "Onekies".p.s. "Onekie" rhymes with "wonky", and, it is wonky. Maybe even a bit "fonky"?

This is the time of year when I tend to look back and reflect on the past with a mix of nostalgia and regret. But mostly gratitude that I'm no longer young ;)Thanks for reading and wishing you all the fun and games you can stand. - Connie--After some time offline, I've started sharing updates again, on my blog and Ko-fi page. I'll be back on Instagram selectively. You can …

Shobo and Shof Coker (New Master) will team with artist Alexandre Tefenkgi (Once Upon a Time at the End of the World) for Bronze Faces, a heist story set at the British Museum with the real-life Benin Bronzes at its center. BOOM! Studios will publish the miniseries beginning in February, which is about three Nigerian friends who reunite in London when the artwork by one of their fathers is debuting …

I've been thinking recently about partly unified conscious subjects (e.g., this paper in draft with Sophie R. Nelson). I've also been thinking a bit about how chains of logical reasoning depend on the unity of the reasoning subject. If I'm going to derive "P & Q" from premises "P" and "Q" I must be unified as reasoner, at least to some degree. (After all, if Person 1 holds "P" and …

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (1958); Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra. Continuing an occasional series about artists or designers whose work has appeared on record sleeves. Richard M. Powers is one of those illustrators whose work is remembered today for his many covers for SF books and magazines even though his commissions often took him away from the genre. Powers’ early paintings for record companies use the wiry illustration style that was …

One year ago today, I finally got my new (to me) car delivered. The farce that surrounded that whole purchase was a nightmare – and it gave me great joy to see that Cazoo collapsed fairly soon afterwards (although I wasn’t responsible for that) Thankfully though, the car itself has turned out to be a bit of a gem. I got it with 16,000 miles on the clock, and it’s …

A few years back a little small-goods store opened down the road. They had pricey hams and smoked meats, fancy cheeses and an array of handmade artisanal stuff in jars. The absolute star of the show for me was the marmalade they made themselves – super chunky bits of peel and a perfect blend of sweetness and sourness. I would frequently just take a teaspoon from the jar, but my …

From the Electronic Frontier Foundation: a guide to Surveillance Self-Defense. Surveillance Self-Defense is a digital security guide that teaches you how to assess your personal risk from online spying. It can help protect you from surveillance by those who might want to find out your secrets, from petty criminals to nation states. I’ve got some reading and some configuring to do this Thanksgiving break.

Went to see Robert Zemeckis' "Here" in the theater. It wasn't easy, but I generally liked it. Here I blather on and on about it with some good links to things related.Currently Listening: Alan Silvestri “This is Here”Reply via email

Red Fern Booksellers, Salina, KS (Like The Indie Bob Spot on Facebook and follow The Indie Bob Spot on X)Regular followers know that I can be swept away in any bookstore and perhaps inclined to exaggeration. Trust me when I say that Red Fern Booksellers is not beautiful, it is truly gorgeous. The work that owner Harley H. and his team put into this space is impressive. As he told …

Very excited to share that applications are now open for the speculative fiction work/shop! This five-week program is for anyone who feels stuck and unfulfilled in their work and who wants to open up some space to imagine different futures. If your work feels like it’s at a dead end, if you’re struggling to imagine what comes next, if you want space to think both differently and in community—this is …

It looks like it might be a fun kit to build. I recently found a couple additional laser cut wooden kits that deserve another look. This will be my second item listed under the new label of boat.

Peanuts fans have had a number of podcasts to listen to over the years. Currently, there’s Unpacking Peanuts (working its way through the Peanuts canon four months per episode), Talking Nuts (working its way through the canon one month per episode), and It’s a Podcast, Charlie Brown (focused on, but not solely about, Peanuts in animation.) In the past, well, the AAUGH Blog Podcast was around for sixty interesting largely-book-themed …

It's the day before Thanksgiving here in the US, which means that (as longtime readers know) I will be preparing a chocolate pecan pie, as I do every year. The recipe is here, and I've been making it the same way for nearly thirty years, so I think I can put this one in the "reliable" category. That's it at right! I'm also in charge of preparing the turkey around …