Possibly the most unusual advice I’ve ever received: “You shouldn’t care so much.” This TikTok sums up my thoughts after that – like, how much caring is too much, how much is too little and how much is “just right”? What should we care about? What should we not care about? What if your idea […]
This essay showed up on my FB timeline from some guy called John Gregory I thought it was pretty insightful so am re-posting… After watching Portugal register just one shot on goal during the Portugal-DR Congo World Cup match the other day, I scratched my head over how soccer can be the world’s most popular […]
The “Open Book” is a combination AirB&B and bookstore in Scotland where guests can spend their visit running the bookstore below the apartment! @chrislawlor The Open Book in Scotland ? Library Poets – Lysander
Not really a link and definitely not fun like my usual Friday Fun Link posts. But a friend posted the below on Facebook in reaction to the suicide of an Alberta man who was about to suffer from changes to that province’s disability support program. It hit me harder than it might have for a […]
An incredible bit of sports journalism by The Guardian here. A short summary of the playing style of all 48 World Cup nations and a short profile of all 1248 World Cup players. Bookmark and refer to the resources when watching the obscure matches: https://t.co/tdLGq8en0o — Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) June 4, 2026
Easily the movie I’ve watched the most times in my life. In the olden days when you would rent a VCR and get four movies to watch over a weekend, I would watch this multiple times. Over the years, I’ve probably watched it two dozen times? Maybe more. Star Wars. Not Episode 4. Not A […]
A bit of a different take on secularism. But since it’s usually heavily religious conservative people yelling “Socialism!” at anything they don’t like, I’ll allow it…
I’ve never done this before but my original post from March 2019 is displaying weirdly and I’m too lazy to dig into my blog’s plug-ins and undercarriage to fix it right now. So I’m just going to re-post the entire thing (with the slightly changed title that this really applies for tourists in Mexico in […]
Seems cynical on first glimpse but it’s true – how many people seem to think they are going to “win” life by getting more money or traveling more or buying a newer car or whatever. Be kind, do the right thing, enjoy the ride. (Can you tell I’m back on a bit of a Doug […]
Just incredible background and context to the butterfly effect of Trump’s egomaniacal disaster in Iran. https://t.co/0WNTcFvv5f — Dean Blundell?? (@ItsDeanBlundell) March 26, 2026
