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A small independent movie theater near me with a reputation for witty marquees put up the following display to advertise Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey":Before there were the Jews ... there was The Odyssey.This set off a lot of...
Deciding which of Chekhov’s more than five-hundred stories is the finest is a happily futile task. He is a reader’s pipe dream: a great writer who was prolific (though he died at age forty-four). My sentimental favorite is “My Life”...
It’s Sunday, and it’s time for another “picdump!” Here are the memes, pictures, and cartoons floating around the internet that I found interesting or relevant this week. Share and enjoy! Screenshot Screenshot Screenshot Screenshot...
Sunday 19th July 2026 After last time’s review of West Midlands’ Diamond Bus operated route numbered 99, it’s a short hop over the conurbation’s western border into neighbouring Telford & Wrekin land to explore Telford’s circular bus...
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A couple of weeks ago, my Mum, sister and myself, spent a week on the Isle of Man. We wanted to show my sister some of the places that meant a lot to my Dad, and obviously, one of those was Groudle Glen. We struck luck with the weather...
What if i told you that there is a US military weapons manufacture that put Hello Kitty on one of their products? I'd technically be telling the truth. Anyways, I found out that I might be flying to Taiwan on the Eva Air Hello Kitty &...
As much as I like to go thrifting from time to time, often my local thrift shops know nothing about technology and either don’t have technology for sale at all, or they end up mispricing them so badly that I couldn’t really swallow...
Throughout my life, I've ran across three movies that I just could not understand the appeal of: The Big Lebowski The Lord of the Rings Franchise Blade Runner Now, normally it wouldn't be a big deal if I didn't like a movie, but all...
Here’s the big idea in Keith Johnstone’s book Impro: Children are naturally creative, but are violently formed into repressed adults by Western culture and education The process of becoming more creative and expressive is largely a...
Links Posted to Thoughts The Week of 07-12-2026 There were 5 links posted this week. 07/17/2026 @07:27 The AI LayoffsIf, for most of the economy, the "AI" recession continues to look much like other recessions, that's good news for...
It was remembered as a “joke” computer, with its 22 by 23 character screen and 3.5Kb of RAM. Revisionists forgot that at the time there was nothing else, and that within the confines of that 3.5Kb of RAM (sometimes more) we made magic...
1. Skills-based: Here’s what I know how to do; what interesting things can I do with my tools? 2. End product: Here’s what I want to do; what tools would let me do that, or how can I use my tools to do that? 3. Process focused: Here’s...
Admiring Grand Central Station – New York, New York I visited Grand Central Station several times during my NYC trip last year. It’s such a wonderful architectural space with the old-world grandness that is rare in the United States. I...