Elephant and Piggie
We've had this series for a while now. It's the one set of stories that works for children before they can read, when they can read only a few words, and for adults too! Highly recommend :-)…
Missing blogs
The content I find online is largely crap, of the form * "10 ways to ..." * "How to ..." * or, with increasing regularity, "you should feel angry about ..." (These d…
An old car
Something about keeping this old car running seemed really inspiring.…
Monthly recap (Aug 2021)
Major updates * Trip to Aptos * Started out as a Santa Cruz day trip, expanded in scope to the weekend 😀 * Tara started school (in-person! first grade!) * Sadly, many of her form…
An old television
Saw this "for pickup" on the sidewalk recently. I can't imagine who would use something like this, but it was pretty high-end in its time! This is as old as me! The style then was to &…
Tale of two articles (2)
Saw these two articles side-by-side, the contrast was too much :-) On one hand, "we need to raise the debt ceiling, we're about to default, the Treasury will exhaust emergency measures"…
On Mark Fisher
This person's review of Ghosts of my life basically spoke my mind (and why, as someone who spent a few years being over-impressed with him, I should make him a bit more ordinary) The book feels l…
A tale of two articles
Saw these two in the newspaper today, within two pages of each other, and ... it felt like a social commentary of sorts.…
Generally interesting links -- Aug 2021
Science Bio-luminiscent oceans Startling cuttlefish memory: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/08/cuttlefish-remember-the-what-when-and-where-of-meals-even-into-old-age/ “Cuttlefish can remember…
Tools for thought
A quote from "Tools for Thought" by Howard Rheingold, from the chapter titled "The loneliness of the long-distance thinker" * Harry Truman was President and Sputnik was a word th…
Economist Covers
I've had a print subscription to the Economist for a while, though off and on. I grew weary of having piles of unread issues stare at me, as though reproachfully, until I learnt the (obvious) ans…
Harry Potter and the 90s
The world of Harry Potter feels charming, with its bits of magic strewn everywhere, but also nostalgic. It is an alternative world, but for those growing up in today’s world —- it's more of a cou…