Every shot I add to a post or article gets edited. Most of the time, they are not overly strong edits, shifts in contrast, lifting shadows, and of course cropping - as apparently it is impossible for me

This will be a weekly Sunday hangout between friends, where everyone else is also invited to join in on the conversations. A Sunday party for Hive users to interact and just talk crap about whatever happens

Watching the football from all different countries, there is one question I have for at least some of the spectators watching from wherever they happen to be. There are a lot of "nationalists"

As the weather was warm (albeit windy), we went to the lake beach for the first time this summer. I inflated a couple airbed things while my wife cut up some melon and packed the towels, and we were off.

After being gone all day for midsummer celebrations, here are some of the collected photos. It was a nice day, starting off around 1pm and straight into grilling both beef and pork steaks, cheese-filled

We Talk Friday (WTF) This is a semi-regular series that I will run on Fridays to hold discussions on a current topic from the week gone. The aim is to keep them light and conversational, though some might

Midsummer is upon us. Well, not quite yet, as the longest day will be on Saturday, but Friday is midsummer eve and that is the day to "celebrate" the spiritual start of summer. And for once,

Deal or no deal? Well, that depends if the deal involves the US government. Anthropic was forced by the US government to remove access to certain platforms and capabilities, citing national security. What

I have been walking past a house nearby with the dog, waiting to see the owner out in the garden. They have these little patches of flowers (it looks like a fairy garden in the evening sun) and I wanted

I had an interesting conversation with a psychotherapist the other day about emotional baggage and whether we actually need to dive into it or not. In her opinion, yes, it is necessary - but I myself am

Not a relaxing coffee. I am on the train to a customer this morning and bought a coffee, since I didn't have time to brew one at home before leaving. Once on the train, I had a sip, grabbed my laptop out

Several years ago I started writing notes for Smallsteps to inform her of things. It started with notes on weekend mornings to tell her there was some breakfast waiting for her and she could watch a bit

What was accomplished by the US-Iran war? It has been about four months since the US (probably at the behest of Israel) declared war on Iran, with the ultimate objective of regime change, nuclear capabilities

This week has become somewhat of a mixed week for me personally, as it is going into midsummer, and it is also the "anniversary" of having my stroke coming up, which happens to fall on midsummer

This will be a weekly Sunday hangout between friends, where everyone else is also invited to join in on the conversations. A Sunday party for Hive users to interact and just talk crap about whatever happens

It is a little bit of a disjointed weekend, as my wife went away yesterday for a bachelorette night for a friend, and Smallsteps and I have been spending the time together. But tomorrow, I am off to help

We Talk Friday (WTF) This is a semi-regular series that I will run on Fridays to hold discussions on a current topic from the week gone. The aim is to keep them light and conversational, though some might

Peon /ˈpiːən/ A peon is an unskilled laborer, worker, or any person of low social rank who performs menial, tedious, or low-paying tasks. According to myth the Peony is the work of Zeus, who turned Paeon

The other day I was reading an article by @macchiata on Luxury and it resonated a lot with me. You can read the article, but what connected is how having money buys the ability to avoid a lot of the little

Ah, the familiar notes of paint fumes. I had a couple things to do in the morning, but once I had put them away, I decided to knock off one of the summer tasks I have. Well, half knock it off, and good