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I have no idea why it took me this long to realize that doing a hybrid DJ-acoustic set was the thing to do. I just had it in my mind that it was an either-or situation, but it’s not. It’s unique. It’s something that other people can’t...
Twenty Years Ago on FITK Two Harbors, Minnesota, July 7, 2006 After three hours on the road (and six hours since breakfast) the need for sustenance became apparent. "The Vanilla Bean Cafe and Bakery"- how inviting! We pulled into the...
We continue with a Class 73 at Cromer (O) on engineering duties. More beautiful OO9 with Nant Gwernol, modelling the terminus of the Talylln. Sheepcroft (EM), minimum space but very well presented. I’ve seen Kamiack Falls several times...
Tags: #sketchesThe Cheesecake Factory was more middle class than I expected, there was a veneer of ostentatiousness, especially near the perimeter of the space, but the interior was much less decorated.1 It was a large volume of space,...
I went for a walk in the early afternoon to Burnaby Lake and back (8 km) as the temperature was hitting 33°C. This may not seem like an optimal time to walk, but most of the route is on a river trail with a good bit of tree canopy and...
Each morning, before everyone else got up, I'd take a walk around the bay to enjoy the sounds and smells of the sea. This took me past a tall stone building. Back home, I've done a little research, using this excellent guide (PDF...
Ashley Capoot, reporting for CNBC: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the Trump administration will look into whether Chinese artificial intelligence models have been distilled from American models, stating that the...
The Rebellers in the 1968 Milby High Valentines Varieties show, from that year’s yearbook. From left (please correct if these IDs are wrong): John Manlove, David Rodriguez, James Manlove and Jeff Gray The Rebellers came from the Houston,...
I read "Kill Now—Pay Later" in June, I think. Or it may have been early July. I have been having trouble reading short stories lately. This is one of the mystery novellas starring Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin. The length was 70 pages....
First published as part of Lion comic in 1966, Trelawny of the Guards was one of the very first British War Comics with a focus on depicting a realistic and accurate perspective on life at war. Sixty years on, The Treasury of British...
Time is an illusion. Baby, we’re all just spinning, gninnips, spinning. Electrons spinning in our tall, fleshy bodies, spinning on our big, wet rock, spinning in our bright, white solar system, spinning in our deep, dark galaxy, spinning...
National Economy is a game from Japan. It is a worker placement card game. It is pretty compact. There are many elements which at first made me think - isn't this just like Agricola? As I played, I soon discovered it is more than that,...
I don't know what adults give and receive as presents, but I do know that some people are better gift givers than others. I myself am a pretty good gift giver, but I tend to give experiences more often than I give things because thing...
Motion Blur, Chelsea Market – New York, New York This wasn’t my first visit to Chelsea Market, though it was my wife’s first. I was here in 2022 and blogged about it using a completely different camera. Back then, I was deeply into...