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One is never strong enough to be sure of always being the strongest. Bernard-Henri Lévy, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, or Thucydides? It’s definitely BHL as he’s used the line in various publications…

School is back in session, sports are in full swing, we’re tossed and turned by the weekly routine. This past month has been a season of fixing and repair and…

After several years of keeping it going in semi-retired, keep-the-lights-on (KTLO) mode, I’ve decided to officially fully retire this blog. The ribbonfarm.com domain and all links will remain active, but…

The PinePhone with PostmarketOS works well as a news reader and audio consumption device.

I struggle with sleep; mostly with making myself go to sleep. It’s been my life for years now. I’ve tried many and various solutions, but none have worked well. About...

This summer, I visited the Fort at Srebrna Góra, a huge mountain keep from the 18th century. Besides various exhibitions about the military aspect of the fortress, there were also…

For much of the past three decades I’ve traveled to chase plastic on grass. More recently on beaches as well, as the sand requires no cleats, which means packing lighter.…

Ever since my beloved old Linux Pc died, I have been saving up to replace it with a cutting-edge (or close to) gaming PC. I’m almost there. The trouble is…

I’m certainly not above government criticism nor do I think lying for political gain is a new trick. I am bummed that a website needs to exist called Hurricane Rumor…

For Louis, his brother's fall into the river Thames happened in slow motion. Before he could even consciously make a decision, he was running towards the river, jumping in and…

For many people, eating a diet of nothing but potatoes (or almost nothing but potatoes) causes quick, effortless weight loss. It’s not a matter of white-knuckling through a boring diet…

Why should we help those we compete with? Because we want to live in a resilient society and have a thriving economy. “There was a farmer who grew excellent quality…

Forgive all the self-linking but this post continues a story. It’s been about 18 months since the big change. A few months later, I wrote about its ups and downs:…

David comes through again! While all things are possible, I have no particular ambition to turn this into a "guest posts only" blog, but I'm certainly not saying much these…

Most of you guys know that I am a huge Star Wars fan.  So much of the non-art and books in my room are accouterments from that franchise. Here’s the…

How to Deal with a Difficult Diagnosis When others hear we have a special needs son and a daughter with dyslexia we often get asked, “How to deal with a…

Jacques Herbin is one of the stationery sector’s more notable characters. He started his sealing wax business in Paris in the latter part of the seventeenth century and his world…

We are entering peak pie season, and for people like me who just baked crisps all summer long and now need to ease into all that fussy crimp work, thank…

Friends, Readers, Countrymen, lend me your eyes! As sadly expected, the hiatus is going to continue through October. I am making good progress on my writing, but still need to…