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An food tradition so ancient it likely predates anything else I've shared on this site. Pemmican and it's cousin wasna may seem like a labor intensive trail snack, and they are. They're also useful teaching recipes, and portable,...
The Booker really does love a migrant novel. It has an excellent track record of recognising writers in diaspora, and it particularly seems to gravitate towards books about grieving a homeland, or a culture, that still exists but that...
Started reading All That’s Unseen: An Appalachian Memoir by Emilee Hackney a couple of days ago. I’m about a hundred pages in and I think this is going to be a good one.
Some podcasts are self-recommending enough that I look to break them down if I have the chance. This, as a debate about recursive self-improvement, was one of those. So here we go. The vibes have shifted, contrast this to the lit...
Quick premise on da boss's orders: Shrewfield-On-Avon, a rustic village whose particular location has swamped it with glaziers and pane-mongers after a longstanding window excises has ended. Home to a hydraulics inventor/weapons tycoon...
I use Packet Filter (PF) to set up a basic firewall on FreeBSD. To start, the only service I’m running that requires inbound access is SSH. SSHGuard is added for an additional layer of security. Start Here Enable PF SSHGuard ICMP Final...
In the past month, I have gone from 371 Common Milkweed observations on iNaturalist (17th in the world) to 678 observations (9th). Previously, I had not tried the “Identify” feature, but now I am up to 3,602 identifications.
In about 20 minutes, Singapore’s national football team faces Thailand. Winners of their group games, Thailand’s War Elephants pose an immense challenge to Singapore. This first leg of the semi-finals of the ASEAN Cup, held at home at...
For those new to CabbieBlog or readers who are slightly forgetful, on Saturdays I’m republishing posts, many going back over a decade. Some will still be very relevant while others have become dated over time. Just think of this post as...
You poor soul. You've arrived at this blog post under the notion that you might find some parts for your Vivid EV golf cart. I'm here to tell you that, unfortunately, you bought a Chinese golf cart through an American company that no...
StarringHimesh Patel, Aya Cash, Jessica Hynes, Billy Magnussen, and Lolly AdefopeOverviewLights. Camera. Anxiety.The crew of an unloved franchise movie fight for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The series shines a...
This is a film that is destined to become a cult classic. Partly because it’s a great film about boozing. But wrapped up in a road movie traversing the Pianura Padana around the region of Veneto in Northern Italy. Director, Francesco...
There’s something about the early morning stillness at the lake. I’m an early riser and always the first up when we visit. Early morning visits to the lake slow things down before the day begins for everyone else, with only the sound of...
What if there is no if . . .what if this is the way it isand what if the wind never comes backor blows like it used to?What happens when we fail to turn the pageand let the next chapterbecome what it isand of coursethen what becomes of...
Two of my favorite authors growing up were Franklin W. Dixon and Carolyn Keene, authors of the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books. I read everything I could get my hands on from both of them. It would be decades before I learned that...