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Without preamble and in no particular order: I thrive in small groups and can be extremely chatty and even somewhat gossipy under the right conditions. In groups larger than 6-8 people, I generally recede into the background and become...
This was going to be a "I'm exhausted" post but instead the process of actually starting to write woke up my brain. And now you have to deal with it too. Effort is relative to your level of energy sometimes.I created my first note in...
I know it’s weeks away but… I’m ready for flannel shirts and broken-in jeans. I’m ready for Bean Boots and shirt jackets. I’m ready for chunky wool sweaters and corduroy. I’m ready for more pockets and layers. I’m ready for fall.
Biscotti are a favorite to have in my cookie tin. A recipe makes lots, but they keep forever and are perfect with the last few sips of morning coffee. If I didn’t know about the cornmeal in these Cocoa-Cornmeal Biscotti, I probably would...
There's a new trend I've been hearing about online for some years now, and it's been making me sick the more I think about it. Tradwives. I won't go into what a tradwife actually is, you are probably well aware of who these social media...
I have been mulling over free speech since my previous post on the topic. Despite the response my blog post got from BD's crowd, I myself am certainly not anti-free speech. I've come to realize that my fundamental difference with...
I love pets, I love the Middle Ages, so how could I resist this book! As with most of my book reviews I’ll just share some bits I found interesting and talk a bit about what I think here and there, if needed. I will also share a few...
It’s happening again. The staff where I live now have mostly taken to addressing me as Mr. Arnold — because to lots of Americans (of whatever origins), Mr. Zwicky seems to be simply unpronounceable, a hurdle too high. This produces a...
(Previous chapter)“I, Matteu, take you, Alessandra”—Matteu sighed with galaxies in his eyes—“to be my wife. I vow to be faithful to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. You,” he broke, “are the light of my life. I...
In 1976, after a period of unemployment in Connecticut, my father accepted a job with Save the Children (US), as country head of their operations in Bangladesh. He and I and my stepmother Nancy moved to Dhaka (then spelled Dacca) around...
Odd human trafficking spy/rescue story, less furious than The Furious but overall better, set in 1900ish San Francisco. Yet another movie where newspaper men have to solve local crimes themselves, sneaking around to find kidnapped brides...
You have probably seen Joule Work Desktop on LinkedIn by now. Sebastian Steinhaeuser showed how it prepares him for a customer meeting. Philipp Herzig called it the new SAP GUI, with a smile, and demonstrated a workflow across email, a...
I received some helpful feedback the other day. Something along the lines of: I like the photos you take but I am not interested in all that ‘rabbit-hole’stuff you post about….and I am pretty sure many other people feel the same way....
This pair of short stories by Dragonsteel employees Dan Wells (who is also an author in his own right) and Isaac Stewart (the illustrator of many Cosmere books and head of art at Dragonsteel) was originally created for the Sanderson...
This week brings with it a couple of things, one of which is the beginning of the school year! What?! "It's barely August!" I hear you say. Yes, yes it is. We've had one helluva short Summer, filled with band camps and choir camps and...