18.01.2026
Under the Hammer
I don’t mind paying taxes. Governments need income to pay for the things they provide, and I am happy to contribute my share, even though I may not agree with everything government spends on and may not personally benefit as some others might. But I find myself fuming mad at...
Piano, vulnerability, and playing guitar
Sometimes things just click. Then when you reflect you realise that the thing clicked because of many things all coming together – that as much as you wanted to advance an idea in the past, it needed time.
I had one of these moments during the writing meetup I hosted this ev...
17.01.2026
It's all very well having my own domain and online home, but an attack by malicious spambots is enough to make me reconsider my “freedom”.
One is also up against the plethora of tutorials and guides that are almost useless to me.
16.01.2026
🎬 Checker Tobi 3 - Die heimliche Herrscherin der Erde
letterboxd.com/danielpietzsch/film/checker-tobi-3-die-heimliche-herrscherin/
Kackfurzgute Unterhaltung für Jung und Alt. Lustig, kurzweilig, lehrreich. Nix zu meckern an diesem Kinonachmittag.
Nature
When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I do is get out of bed and turn on my fairy lights. I read for a little while under the warm glow of the lights while the sun is not yet visible in the winter morning. I am reading a book about Nature right now – stories of walki...
Walden
I wanted to start this blog post with a quote. I started flicking through Walden, which I have just finished reading, for one that would be appropriate. But then I realised any choice would be arbitrary, for the wisdom is so deep within the book that any choice would leave me...
Getting ready for studying
I start my degree in art history at the Open University in under two weeks. Just after the holidays, I got access to the materials for my first year, which is made up of two modules: “Discovering the arts and humanities” and “Cultures”. In the former module I’ll study a new t...
15.01.2026
14.01.2026
The United States Needs Fewer Bus Stops: https://stream.jeremycherfas.net/2026/the-united-states-needs-fewer-bus-stops
Jeremy Cherfas
• Jeremy Cherfas
The United States Needs Fewer Bus Stops
Excellent piece, seemingly counterintuitive but makes a very good case. Rome has done a lot in the past couple of years to improve the bus service, not by removing stops, but by adding "platforms" that give busses priority, and informative shelters.
Conversation On Literature With Sara Jaksa | Zachary Kai
This is the conversation me and Sara have been having between August 2025 and now on the topic of literature and books, by iterating with posing questions and answering them by email. ...
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📗 Want to read Even Though I Knew the End by C. L. Polk ISBN: 9781250375100
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📗 Want to read Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins ISBN: 9780439678131
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📗 Want to read The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar ISBN: 9780593952313
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📗 Want to read Mind Games by Victor Appleton, Bruce Holland Rogers ISBN: 9780671756543