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“Avatar: The Way of Water” was already a hefty 192 minutes, but James Cameron is now telling Empire Magazine to expect around the same runtime for the threequel (‘Fire and…

Shortly after I began the year with some blessings, a friend sent me Lucille Clifton’s spare, splendid poem “blessing the boats.” We had met at a poetry workshop and shared…

Our new storefront was supposed to be open by Jan. 1, but it’s still not done because we are waiting on the cabinetry that was supposed to arrive before Christmas.…

I had a great time last Saturday night, January 11, catching a live performance by Cecyl Ruehlen and Chelsey Lee Trejo at the Crown in Oakland. I’d previously reviewed, for…

We report at the shorter end of the afternoon: the light has come to glaze the world with honey. Though it is the coldest it has been since the early…

…….. 14:52 So I had to give up the fiber lead.  Long story, and maddens me and not […]

Yesterday I took the three mile walk around my favorite nearby lake before this next cold snap sets in.

A reminder that the 2025 Objective Bayes (O’Bayes) Methodology Conference will take place in Athens, Greece, from June 8 to 12, 2025, which I will alas miss (for attending BayesComp…

It was Jon’s idea, “Why not have a Picture of the day on your blog,” he said.  Something that speaks to that day on the farm. I always bristle a…

A reporter from the Albany Archdiocese came to Sue’s class this week to interview her. She is getting an award for being the best teacher in the Catholic School system,…

A number of people have asked me lately about instructions for folding the Geometric Vase. I will have the pleasure to teach that model in an Origami Connect online workshop…

To Westminster with Mr. Moore, and there, after several walks up and down to hear news, I met with Lany, the Frenchman, who told me that he had a letter…

Today the visiting home physical therapist switched me from a walker to a cane, though I am still supposed to use the walker at night, or when I am tired…

Joanna Stern, in her Tech Things newsletter: Here’s a notification for you, Apple: There is no husband. Despite what my iPhone’s frequent notification summaries report, my husband isn’t messy, he…

Summary: Responding to a Creative Questions prompt. On Thursday James put forward the following Creative Questions: What creative activities do you do often? What creative activities would you like to…

Fayaz Tepe, a 1st-century Buddhist monastery near Termez, Uzbekistan, that once thrived on the Silk Road. Explore its rich history, stunning architecture, and artistic legacy, revealing a fascinating blend of…

Nobody asked, but here it is anyway.

This idea was sparked a few months ago when I restored an adze. The owner wanted a new handle and some edge reshaping. The head was made by Hans Karlsson.…

I often think that our capacity for complicating the stuff of everyday life is endless. And the chief result of those complications is that we are robbed of the ability…

Countries - and state-scale corporates - should each be working on their own Strategic Fact Reserve. If they’re not already. Let me trace the logic… AI as cognitive infrastructure Assume…