I’m re-reading Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Justice and still enjoying it. The world building is credible and people hold convincing conversations.

Seen around town today.

Enjoying the 3D metal puzzle I treated myself to at Christmas.

Child’s toy caught on razor wire.

More of a full-sized poster than my usual stickers seen around town this weekend.

We watched the film ‘La Chimera’ yesterday. Fun fact…

I once climbed down into an Etruscan grave in the Tuscan countryside and it scared the bejasus out of me, especially the big white spiders that had never seen daylight.

A wee stroll on a cold day.

Latest idle sketch from the Master Animator.

My 2024 in numbers.

Today’s New Yorker cartoon is great.

My reading list for 2024.

Over on the big blog — the 52 weird and wonderful things I learned in 2024.

From our Solstice walk on Saturday. Before the sandstorm!

First jigsaw puzzle of the 12 jigsaws of Christmas I bought my wife this year.

Out for dinner with family tonight. But not here.

Solstice walk today

The potter who made it called it a Fluted Whisky Cup so I thought I should use it got that purpose tonight as I start my Christmas holiday.

Over on the big blog, a quick review of Naomi Klein’s book Doppelgänger. Can I ask for feedback?

What did I miss from giving-up on this book?

Over on the big blog, some small things that bring me joy.

Yesterday’s top sticker seen around town.

My experiments at migrating Pinboard to Reader are not going well. Pinboard has been in my workflow so long I think I’m loathe to move away too.

It’s very simple compared to the everything-in-one-place approach of Reader and it appears the code base is getting a refresh too.

My wife and I already have our Hogmanay tickets!

This is on the whiteboard at the gym. It annoys me more than I care to admit.

I stepped away from my Economist subscription this week but I miss it. Along with the FT, it has great in-depth world news analysis rather than just reporting.