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Last week, the New York Times carried an obituary of David Lodge, who died on New Years at the age of 89. Going through Wikipedia's list of his works, I find that I have read four of his novels, including his most recent, Deaf Sentence, which appeared in 2006. Alvin Kernan's memoir In Plato's Cave states that Stanley Fish cheerfully acknowledged that Lodge had modeled the character Morris Zapp (Changing …

Dr. Drang and Allison Sheridan have some great tips for adding Retrobatch droplets to the Finder toolbar: Allison Sheridan: My main use of Retrobatch is to make featured images for blog posts that match what most if not all of the social media services will recognize. That droplet thing is money. I keep mine in the toolbar of Finder though since I always have a Finder window open when I’ve …

There are days when you think: why, exactly, am I here? If that question is on your mind at half time at a football match then you know it’s probably not going exactly the way you want it to go. One of those I shook hands with prior to the game was on his way […]

But Mousie, thou art no thy-lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men Gang aft agley, An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy! Last year, I wrote an article about clothes I wanted to get in 2024. I broke down goals in tailoring, shirts, pants, knits, outerwear, footwear, and accessories. Now, I'm going to break down clothes I've purchased …

Purple and green Aurora borealis (the Northern Lights) during a large geomagnetic storm in May 2024. Aurora borealis rays in purple and green (Purchase) Often around Vancouver, even media hyped potential for aurora borealis aka the northern lights tends to fizzle out or is so weak that it shows only as a faint green smudge ... Read more The post Aurora borealis (Northern Lights) in Metro Vancouver appeared first on …

In After Capitalism, we acknowledge and do not under-estimate how clever the current system is at saving itself. Reform is often simply a way to deflect and buy time for existing system. My view is not to waste time and energy “fighting” that, but rather getting on with the longer-term goal of transformation. The post It’s Really Hard to Get Out of the Current System Straitjacket first appeared on Hinesight....for …

There is one cookie that reminds me of Dallas in the 1970s—a chewy oatmeal cookie laced with caramelized butterscotch chips. When I was young, a plate of these was seen... Source

Highlights I published the first chapter of my book and was happy with the reception. My attempt to hire a book cover designer flopped. I may have figured out how to support large files on PicoShare. Goal grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish. Here’s how I did against those goals: Finish two chapters of Refactoring English Result: Finished one chapter and got …

Alright, simmer down, I know I’m not really a “CEO” because I don’t have a board of directors or a c-suite or anything like that, but “day in the life of an autistic freelance web developer turned LTD company managing director” as a title was just ridiculous. Work with me here guys. I’m writing this post because a) in my opinion, there’s not enough public representation of autistic folk just… …

Booking a tattoo appointment is so exciting as long as you don’t look at your bank statement first

Jimmy Carter is being universally honored since his death last week, and I find this revolting. The wrinkled-up do-gooder was a disgusting antisemite who at his core combined medieval antisemitism with new wave leftist hatred of the Jewish state. For decades Carter taught antisemitic bible lessons in his weekly Sunday school classes. He often broke out the old dishonest trope of how Jews were Christ-killers. The Jews never crucified anybody…that …

A look back at the 2024 highlights for the 11ty org and the Eleventy project!

Text of the day: “To be a scholar is to strike your finger on the page and say, ‘Thou ailest here, and here.’” (AEH in Tom Stoppard’s The Invention of Love) The post The Invention of Love appeared first on Aleks Sierz.

We’re very excited to be media partners with the truly unique online streaming platform and download store Qobuz. This month, the 20th of our monthly bespoke playlists, which take in all manner of genres and sub-genres, scenes and beyond, then and now, surveys the wealth of baroque-pop made in the UK and USA Play here or use the scrollable frame with tracklist the bottom of the page. You can sign …

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