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Our writing group began life when we all wrote a scary story for Halloween in 2005. Every year after that (for a while) we held another "scary" round and would contribute stories to a Halloween themed contest. In 2009, for The Scary...
Over the past year I've discovered the joys of pourover coffee, and especially the fun in trying out new coffee beans from different specialty roasters in Japan. Luckily my husband drinks coffee too, so with two cups a day we've got a...
Willa (Menemerus semilimbatus). Betsy Mason Jumping spiders can see as well as house cats — despite being less than 10mm long in most cases. I find this astounding, but people almost never seem as impressed as I think they should be when...
The shortlist for this year's Ursula K Le Guin Award has been announced, and I'm once again planning to try and read them all before the prize is awarded in October. (I previously read all of the 2024 prize, and you can find those posts...
I praised this animation in my last entry, then forgot to actually include it. In the last session, we learned that some malevolent force is freeing genies from their vows. My own family's genie, without authorization, destroyed the ship...
"Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. What song makes you feel nostalgic for a time you never lived through? - Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and...
Tuesday last saw the eagerly-awaited soft opening of The Christchurch, the newest addition to the specialist beer side of Dublin's licensed trade, such as it is. The premises on High Street was Galway Bay's The Beer Market in a previous...
July 13, 2026 Let’s pause for a moment and admire the amazing details in this painting – the marbled, denim-colored areas, the subtle letters that spell out “einsam”, the little flashes of green and blue. It all looks simple at first,...
A non-linear story that you have to piece together makes for a superb time. Read the whole thing.
Since early 2023 there has been a website at cubics.fanography.info on the relationship between cubic fourfolds and K3 surfaces, but I never announced it I think: a first draft version was written in just 2 days and I didn’t know what to...
A user diagnostics report that helps you solve bugs and improve user support at the same time. I’ve been writing apps since 2009, and the Diagnostics repository is an outcome of all that experience. Used by major apps from companies like...
Koh Hong, in Krabi, is a paradise-category place. Definitely one fo the best islands I've visited. Staying there is not possible and booking a one day tour by boat is mandatory, but that is always a pleasure in Thailand. Full tropical...
Sketch from today. Kim Wan-sun is hypnotic.
Last year I built an Isle of Wight 02 for a customer. This year, I am building a few more and re-working several others adding extra detail and blending their weathered finish - Bembridge returned as part of this work...When we first...