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“As for a book to mark the settled sobriety of my advanced years, I keep Boswell’s Life of Johnson close by. Its praise of steady judgment, as well as its moral force, make it a reassuring survivor.” Here’s a reader/writer worth paying...
Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm putting my weekly newsletter together but somehow, they don't quite fit! This week I learned what an 'Otrovert' is - and how they differ...
Today I am going to look back at June one more time and provide a quick rundown of the classic crime reprints which were published during this month. If you spot any omissions, do let me know so I can add them to the list.
It’s tough to get really real about having too much gear. To acknowledge that it’s a problem, and then actually do something about it. But as I start to sell some of these things, I realize there is a lot of energy in them. Not that...
Sunday 5th July 2026 Welcome to Suffolk’s only bus route numbered 99. After last time’s exploration of the infrequent rural route 99 between Maldon and Chelmsford in Essex, I’ve moved north to Lowestoft to sample First Eastern Counties’...
“The awful squid-head with writhing feelers came nearly up to the bow-spit of the sturdy yacht… There was bursting as of an exploding bladder, a slushy nastiness as of a cloven sunfish, a stench as of a thousand open graves, and a sound...
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...
Well, this is a bit different. When Andy Christie first mentioned that he was putting on a display featuring garden railways at the massive Gardeners' World show, I knew I wanted to be involved. The setup process is a bit more protracted...
The boy asked us to not wait for him to fall asleep before leaving his room tonight 🧐
Programming note: The newsletter now has over 1,000 subscribers! Thank you! It has been a joy to write, and your subscriptions help buy me time to research future posts in my signature style, where I just download and read endless papers...
first American editionreprinted by DellOne thing I enjoy about Sara Woods is how she varied her London settings with more than occasional jaunts to Yorkshire, taking her brilliant barrister-sleuth Antony Maitland up north to her own...
But first, the cuteness! Colby is one of several cats that just love that garden bed cover. So adorable! And yes, those are garlic scapes on the netting beside him. Those are from the few garlic that are growing in the wattle weave bed....
I recently purchased an ultra-cheap HDMI-to-VGA DAC to hook up my Nintendo Switch to my CRT monitor and external speakers. Unfortunately its audio out jack produced serious noise problems on my audio mixer, as well as my PC's mic jack. I...
Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet......Happy Independence Day, and Happy 250th Birthday to the United States of America!...A new biography of director Frank Capra is on the way: FRANK CAPRA by Sam Wasson...
Links Posted to Thoughts The Week of 06-28-2026 There were 6 links posted this week. 07/03/2026 @19:45 Returnal - Penny ArcadeGabe: First they got rid of manuals, and now there's no disc? I'm just buying an empty box?[...]Tycho: [...]...