CJD
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Fan Mail
I love receiving unexpected mail that is not bill-related. Thank you! Definitely time to send out more letters!
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Perseid Showers
4:50am EST: I am awake in the middle of the night for a nature break and remembered there was supposed to be a celestial show in this morning. The best time to view these meteor showers is between 8/11 and 8/12 before dawn and look…
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The Wisdom of Solomon
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Soma
“People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.” — Aldous Huxley Huxley’s words from 1932 are truer now than when he wrote it. His novel Brave New World deserves a re-read.
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Interesado
I have way too many interests and for some reason they just keep expanding. The bitch of it is, obviously, always, not enough time. I am not known for disciplining my personal time and interests, in favor of allowing my free spirit to come and…
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You’ve Got Mail
Lately, I have been keen on sending out handwritten letters to loved ones after relocating to Coral del Cabo. It is a way to make correspondence personal and meaningful. I enjoy it. Well, to my surprise, I received a postcard from Cuba sent from my…
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Yoshiwara
Frequency illusion pops up like…rabbits everywhere. While enjoying the 1927 film Metropolis, I saw a reference to Yoshiwara district in the huge fictional megacity. Now, why was a um, ahem, red light district from ancient Japan featured in a German film? A few months ago,…
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TIL 30
Things I Learned In 2024 Week 30: Hoopla– want to stream audiobooks, or movies? Read books and magazines? A perfect companion courtesy of your local library. I was able to find obscure movie titles to stream when everywhere else failed or charged $$ for such…
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Metasyntactic Variables
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Drinks Are On Me
I’d like to experiment with a new, unique cocktail as soon as possible. We have a nice bar area in the dining room that needs to be filled. Okay, let’s try this: Blue Dolphin Cocktail Ingredients: If vodka doesn’t work out, maybe substitute with clear…
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Three P’s
For digital documents you want to keep for a long time, I suggest the Three P’s: While in college in the mid 1990’s, and prior to purchasing my first computer, I utilized a word processor. Think manual typewriter but with a 3.5″ floppy disk for…
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Problems Solved
Here’s a simple solution to the current pessimistic culture: read a book. Even better: research and then write a book.