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For the foreseeable future, I will not be scheduling public classes on my own behalf. I am still available for private classes, and I will even do public classes as long as long I’m not the one organizing and marketing it. But if you...
As previously stated in my last monthly log, I've started taking notes on the books I read. It's been a month now since I started, and I think I got enough data to draw some conclusions! This is a report on the matter, and something I...
You know what??I don’t care.Not anymoreSo . . .I think I will say what I have to say and to be honest,I do not care whether you listen or if anyone else is on board with meor for the moment, I refuse to let the outside influencesdo...
In the 2010s, if you had technical gaps (say, you couldn’t write CSS), you had to either rely on a skilled colleague or just hope that the answer to your exact problem was out there on the internet. Today, everyone can write sort-of-okay...
Hi, welcome back. Glad you’re here, and I’m especially glad you brought your favourite headphones because I’ve prepared a smorgasbord. Shall we? Walk off the EarthI’d like to introduce you to one of my favourite bands. They’re Canadian,...
Yesterday I spent much of the day shopping and getting ready for our South Florida church friend's arrival for dinner--which is odd since I wasn't buying food for dinner. But it was that time of year when it was time to restock on basic...
After watching Route None’s video on the rebellion that forced football to turn professional, I spotted an unfamiliar name amongst the teams that formed the breakaway “British F.A.”: Preston Zingari F.C. According to Wikipedia, the club...
It’s Friday, so it’s time for the Book Blogger Hop again, hosted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer. I’ve made my own image from a stock photo (credit: Anna Shvets) to avoid adding images created via generative AI to my blog. Feel free to...
"Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. Share a song that feels like it has healing powers - Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye "Sexual Healing" works because the arrangement...
It’s been a while since I crossed off some of the book-related items on my to-do list, so here are a few recent links worth talking about. “Brazilian Caracara Eagle (Robert Havell Jr.) (After John James Audubon), M10298,” Harvard Art...
Victor Hugo wrote Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, two of the biggest tearjerkers in French literature. But his own life could have filled a few scandalous novels of its own, and honestly, it almost makes his fiction look...
on my walk this morning i pass two men who make the hairs on my neck stand… i sense their hostility… the first one is white and wiry… a junk yard dog sort of fellow… i do not look him in the eye in case he considers it a challenge, as...
“Today, she celebrates all the times she was shaky and unsure, and showed up anyway…” - from “Redefining Success” by Julia FehrenbacherHello friends. This quote seemed perfect for my week! We’ve had a few amazingly cool days, which is so...
This paragraph hit hard this morning. I found this in an essay titled “Why Story Matters” in the Late Summer 2026 edition of The Classical Teacher, a homeschooling magazine that showed up in our mailbox recently. Every good story must...
To cap RIMPAC 26, two large SINKEXs took place, targeting the long decommissioned Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship ex-USS Peleliu (LHA-5) and the more recently laid up Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser ex-USS Mobile Bay (CG...