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Towards a ‘country ramble’ Following on from last month’s instalment, I’m pleased to report that as I write this, the pace of life, projects, work and everything else has settled into something that feels genuinely manageable. Currently,...
A Nice Walk: Chislehurst Bear Trail (3 miles) Sometimes you just want to go for a nice walk, nothing too taxing, chunky sculptures, ursine whimsy, suburban-adjacent, wildlife-abundant, shady interludes, refreshment opportunities midway,...
Welcome to another The Simple Catholic Sunday Funnies! Growing up, one of my favorite parts of Sunday was flipping to the comics section of the newspaper: a little pocket of humor, color, and light-heartedness to start the week. Now, in...
Hello everyone and welcome to this, my Meals of the Week for the second, yet first full week of July, 2026. Every Sunday I like to share with you, my readers, all of the delicious meals that I have enjoyed over the past seven days for my...
Juliette wrote last week about Deadpan photography. I was intrigued because it’s a term I had seen start appearing all over the place lately and I wasn’t sure what it was. So I did a deep dive to understand for myself (unpublished on...
Japan has some great hikes in the Japanese Alps, and the summer hiking season for these 3000m+ peaks generally kicks off in mid-July (depending on the mountain) each year. For those that might be visiting Japan in May or June you might...
About an hour or so ago, thepaperpilot made a blogpost named “Prejudice on the Left”, talking about how many leftist “figures”, so to speak, still fuck up when it comes to defending groups they ostensibely stand to defend. In particular...
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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...
The World Iran: Trump says the ceasefire is done (though negotiations are still proceeding) and Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is officially closed, so things are not looking bright. The gaming industry continues to eat its own tail...
An amusing coda to Saturday’s post on major and minor writers: "I come from a family of minor writers and intend to join that class in due course. By ‘minor’ I mean something like third-tier–not third-rate, now. What characterizes a...
I've been discovering a lot of new music lately. Like a lot. There's a new Slayyyter album out, then my YT Music recommended Middle Kids. When I scrolled down to the recommended albums, I noticed the cover of Surf's Up by The Beach Boys....