Bubbles
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This happened. The editor thinks it's a book of dog sitter stories waiting to happen. I am scribbling away at that... I first house-sat by accident. I was originally at Haven House, Lembton, as a live-in safety net for Lady Olive...
I’m really looking forward to this. Also, there is a lot going on in this teaser trailer!
I had a bit of style sheet programming that forced the sidebar to appear to the right on portable devices, like iPads, iPhones, and the like. This was regardless of whether of not you were viewing the “mobile” version of the site or if...
If you’re looking for a simple, comforting dessert that celebrates the very best of late‑summer fruit, this Mixed Berry Crumble is the perfect choice. Made with a colourful blend of berries and topped with a buttery, golden crumble, it’s...
Slim Summer Saturday Europe's Top Ten public holidays (ranked by how many different countries/territories observe them) (not definitive because dates change) (somewhat subjective because it's complicated) 1) New Year's Day (January 1st)...
weather: 🌤️ cooling down a little critters: assorted finches nibbling figs lately i've been trying not to chew the skin off my lips. i also chew the insides of my cheeks, but let's address one thing at a time. i hadn't thought of this as...
tag(s): #random-thoughts Last week Maria and I walked from my parents place to the Vélez stadium to visit the team store. On the way there we went by the San Cayetano temple. This was a day or two after the yearly procession to worship...
When you work in games, you are often painfully aware that there are still, somehow, hordes of people out there in the world who think that all consoles are "a Nintendo," or that all videogames are for 12-year-old-boys, or that your...
John Wyver writes: Come with me a little further down the rabbit hole that is Studio BB in the original Broadcasting House. This post follows my two-part ‘This temple of the arts and muses’, the first element of which is here and the...
I released z386, an open-source 80386 CPU core, in May and added the 80386 early-start optimization in June. Early start overlaps address generation for one instruction with completion of its predecessor. It was an important 386...
Recently, my mom has been enjoying a detailed history of her family since arrival on the American continent (prior to the American Revolution) researched in great depth by a scholar at West Point. Prominently featured in the book (and...
After the system goes into sleep and wakes up again, ImapGoose would just hang for like 15–20 minutes before finally detecting the disconnection and reconnect. This was super annoying, and understanding the root cause was not trivial at...
Here’s a short video about Daniel Craig’s screen test for Bond (it says 2006, but Casino Royale was released in 2006, so it had to be earlier than that). There’s a voiceover from Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson about how much they...
We’ve had a damp spring and summer in Houston – thirty-nine inches of rain since the start of the year. No major storms but frequent brief showers, often in late afternoon. At this time nine years ago, Hurricane Harvey was about to hit,...
Endurance is not glamorous, but it is what is needed.It's not in the dramatic speech before the monster makes its entrance, or in the final fight and the big spell. It is in the aftermath. The next morning comes, and one has to get up...