Status:
Rest day? Recovery day? I dunno what to call it. A bit of pottering, a bit of not much more. Feeling OK.
Am thinking about making a table top. Found two nice pieces of wood. Now pondering how to slice and splice them without doing me any harm. Have a plan.
Reading:
- What’s the point of hardback books? — A UK bookseller does a deep dive into why publishers still lead with a format readers don’t seem to like. Interesting that hardbacks are still a thing in mainstream publishing 20+ years since I left bookselling, given the rise of the ebook and such.
- SunnO))) on hiking — “There was an acknowledgement that it was somewhat of a personal moment for both of us, so there was no reason to fill the air with words. Rather, it’s important to listen to the air."
- Mysterious blue glow traced to Flying Banana — Traveling around the country at 125mph packed with scanners and cameras it’s quite a beast.
- Interview with Brewster Kahle of the Internet Archive — “It used to be church and King. Now it’s corporations that are really leading the way towards destroying our libraries."
- My husband had brain surgery, and the cat isn’t handling it well
- The tragedy of Mrs. Dr. Seuss
Watching:
- Planting my carrots 🥕 (10:51) — Another fascinating technique from internet grandad Gerald for growing ‘perfect’ exhibition vegetables, this time using oil drums filled with sand.
- When oil gets expensive, cities get better (22:53)
- Trailer: The Christophers (2:09) — Steven Soderbergh, Ian McKellen, Michaela Coel (and written by the co-creator of Bill & Ted).
- Vintage sausage filler restoration (19:40)
Looking:
- Pluto’s Hillary mountains
- In every language — “Wikipedia has over 300 language editions. Each one picks different images to illustrate the same topic."
- Kyoto Aquarium Penguins Relationship Chart 2025
Books on the go:
🎧 Finding Albion by Zakia Sewell [##########] 100% (+7)