It’s only been four years yet it seems longer since we first met Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring tentatively starting their relationship and I would imagine only those who watched the previous three seasons will check this finale. What's really changed though in that time is that it feels like the accepting atmosphere in which a series like this could thrive has been challenged. While even some of its loyal audience have to admit that Heartstopper has sometimes been the frothiest confection that…
I’m Claude Certified Architect - Foundations now. Look at me. A friend from work, Daniel, pinged me right after he started studying because he was confused and a little frustrated. He’d gone through the official docs, done a couple of practice exams, and felt like there was no connection between what he was studying and what the exam was actually testing. Fair. I felt the same way when I started. So we hopped on a call, I dumped everything I knew, and this post is basically that call cleaned up…
Today was spent goat-proofing the automatic chicken door. We recently moved it to ground level and now the goats use it as a scratch post. 🐐 Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is ace, and so are you. ❤️ You can reply to this post by email, or leave a comment.
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I always enjoy the NY Times‘ Metropolitan Diary section (little tales of city life sent in by readers), and today there was one that made my linguistic antennae vibrate: Dear Diary: My daughter returned home to New York from college in Michigan for summer break. Her three roommates came along for a weeklong stay. Sitting around the kitchen table one morning, they were eagerly planning things to do in the city. They mentioned a nightclub. “There’s a really good diner around the corner for…
Today is my Grandpa’s funeral. Thank you for coming all that could make it. And thank you to those watching online. I wrote the following this morning. —— I have been struggling to write what I want to say. One part because I feel so complexly about his loss; another part because since his passing I’ve filled my schedule with so much social activities and work I’ve had little energy to sit down and write. Again one part I think is me avoiding the uncomfortable feeling of loss; another part says…
Background/Reply Kevin Boone wrote an excellent article about "de-googling," and how to counsel people who are encountering the "costs" of living the de-googled life. I've been mostly de-googled since September 2021, and it of course hasn't been super easy. But I say "mostly de-googled" because I still have some google accounts, and still occasionally use google services. I've tried to find a middle road, and have been somewhat successful. Here is how I approach the alternatives and mitigations…
I decided to take part in JulyReply. So far, I’ve published one short article. But I’ve resolved to write more as part of this series, which will come to an end at the end of July.--That was my first week at work after a short break,. It’s been a lovely time. I needed a break after two and half hectic months.--I’ve gone back to making flashcards. In fact, I’m getting back into learning German. I’ve always wanted to learn it and be able to talk about various topics in the language, as well as…
It remains sweltering here in the UK. I've been on holiday in the South of France, which seemed a little redundant because it's been the same temperature here in the UK (28 - 30 C) as it was on the Cote d'Azure. We visited Cannes, Antibes and Nice, and stayed in Vallauris, a little town in between Cannes and Antibes which is famous for it's pottery. Being a film fan, I was looking forward to Cannes - but it's so touristy and busy. It was giving Ibiza, the harbour was rammed with people selling…
When we announced, at barely 20 years of age, that we were getting were married, there were a variety of responses. Most did not realize that we actually had a fairly detailed plan...
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Cycling corner: @jbillinson if you’re watching the tour de france this year, keep an eye out for a very funny form of cheating: the sticky bottle #cycling #TourDeFrance #sports #bike #sportstiktokcontest ♬ C.B.Rhumba by Sage Guyton and Jeremy Wakefield - SpongeRadio @blakeoftoday I couldn’t get this out of my head, so I had to tell you about it #tourdefrance #cycling #storytelling ♬ original sound - blakeoftoday The money is the thanks @superheroclipz1 Anyone would be the Hulk for that much…
I've had enough of using my Android smartphone for casual snapshotting, I said to myself one day. I climbed to the attic and, after rummaging through boxes of stuff, unearthed an Olympus PEN Lite E-PL7 camera. I won it a lifetime ago when I participated in a photo competition held by Olympus Danmark. It wasn't the camera I would have bought myself, but that didn't stop me from having fun using it. Since then, I'd occasionally pull it out of storage, use it for a few days, and put it back where…
Thanks to Charlie Horse 47 and Killdumpster for their sponsorship of this post, via the magic of Patreon. ***World Cup fever's been gripping the globe, of late, but June 1988 saw our beloved continent sit down to watch the Uefa Euro 1988 Football Tournament in West Germany, which would be famously won by the Netherlands.And, just as now, the temperature was on everyone's mind. This time because NASA scientist James Hansen testified to the United States Senate that human-made global warming had…
Athens, to the surprise of nobody, continues to bask in hot sunshine under blue skies. 32ºC the norm. I ran only once, a 10km early on tuesday morning. The days ahead look to be 35ºC+ so no further outdoor exertions until the cooler end of week. Heat or no heat, park is life Greek lessons τέλος I had my final greek lesson on monday, as my lovely co-student finished her internship and headed back to the states. Bittersweet. I often find myself in a foul mood after them, frustrated at my feeble…
🎾 And like that, I’m back to playing tennis. But damn am I unfit at the moment. I am done within 30min. Clearly need to work on my fitness.
I’m making real progress so hopefully the wait is not going to be too long! In my dreams John Gompf has been whispering to get on it so here we go! Stay tuned! Blessings, the pilgrim
Good morning from the sauna that is Nashville Superspeedway. As we were driving in this morning, my car said it was already 91°. It is usually pretty accurate, so I have no reason to think it has suddenly gone crazy. Coupled with the sultry humidity, it’s safe to say that this is going to be […]
I am amazed . . .And more, it amazes me to see how everything changes|despite how everything is still the same.. I drove by the old house this morning.Nothing is the same and yet, not much had changed, except for meand except for the landscapes.The old bar is a deli now. I used to hide in the back of that place and sneak into the cellar.Sometimes I slept there. Mostly, I nearly died there but somehow, here I am, alive and well and able to tell you about this. There are so many things about my…
The famous Stone Bridge of Regensburg. Our Danube River cruise ended in Regensburg. Having seen the river at this point I am surprised that it isn’t the end of the line for everyone. I can’t dig up the quote but I remember reading Mark Twain’s thoughts on what they call rivers out in the western United States; having seen the Mississippi river, it was strange to him that people would refer to tiny little creeks that even disappeared sometimes in the summer as rivers. The Danube isn’t quite that…
Portrait of an ER Patient Post Nutrition Label Content Type: Text Read Time: 10 min Tone: Stream of conscious Mood: Anxious Sensitive: ER visit, heart health Ok, blank page. Let's go. I'm hitting enter every time I stop typing and for the time I think for a few seconds.so I can get an idea of what, exactly, it takes to drag me down into stream-of-consciousness on this fucker. Because — it has been A Rough Few Weeks. And I want to get through this in one sitting, which is its own small lie I'm…
I think for now, I'm going to embrace writing. I like writing. It's coming easier to me that drawing right now. And though im pretty sure that's gonna change soon, and even though my writing process is more like this than anything else, I'm going to enjoy the pit stop while I'm here. Original post: https://sususol.bearblog.dev/i-dont-know-how-to-be-creative/ Signed, Susu ⋆˙⟡ Thanks for reading! Here's a cookie: 🍪Go Home
Monaco I was lucky enough to go to Monaco for the F1 in June. Something I feel quite strongly about and have written about before on this blog is how strong the monkey brain wiring is for us all to peg ourselves off the next rung up on the ladder. No matter how high up on the ladder we are ourselves, we instinctively compare ourselves to people who are ‘above’ us – i.e. “I’m not that rich, because I am not as rich as [X]”. I’ve argued before that we all know somebody doing 2x as well as us.…
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This weekend, my friend Liz arranged for some other Abnibbers and I to gather, with our families, for a camping/glamping weekend East of Oxford. Here’s a story of something that transpired there, presented in three parts: The fire The battery pack “You saved my life!” The campsite provided our large group with an entire field to ourselves, including spaces for socialising, a fire pit (at which the kids enjoyed toasting marshmallows), and a wood-fired hot tub. The entire weekend would have…
Give creativity room to breathe, and happiness will follow. I consider myself to be a creative person. Not in the sense of painting pictures, sculptures, or drawing, but in the world of business. I've said it before, but being an entrepreneur is my art. But like any artist, I can't be satisfied if I don't have the space to fully express my creativity. This used to cause me a lot of stress in that if I didn't have that mental space, I would feel constrained and frustrated. But my perspective on…
We don’t usually feature fashion on Kuriositas, but when this video of Robert Wun's FW26 (which stands for Fall/Winter 2026 in case you didn't already know) Haute Couture show, Childsplay, popped up in my feed, I felt I had to share because these clothes are something else. The event took place on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, during Paris Haute Couture Week at the Dôme de Paris – and if your reaction is like mine, it will be something along the lines of who the hell is ever going to wear these? I…
Between the heat and the remains of Canada’s forests floating through the air, we stayed indoors Saturday and convinced Finn to binge the first season of Stranger Things with us. As a Child of the Device, she would much rather watch TikTok shorts than television, but we convinced her the series was good, and within the first fifteen minutes she was hooked. While that was on, I sat my laptop on my knees and updated my new storefront with products—a tedious process of updating each design with an…
2026/07/19: It's Dog Food Day!
