Awareness of the outside world. “Jewish people often volunteer to work on Christmas, especially if they work in 24/7 community service jobs like hospitals, newspapers, or police departments. This allows their Christian co-workers to get the day off, and gives the Jewish worker an extra day off at some other time of the year, whenContinue reading “Welcoming The Light, A Graphic”
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Country Boy in The City, Plot for a Reverse Holiday Movie, Fiction
Art of the outside world. Geek Tyrant: An A.I. Program Was Fed 1,000 Hours of Hallmark Christmas Movies and Then It Wrote an Insane Script, Paur, 3 years ago. ~~~ Still working to deconstruct the Holiday Movie trope. [Gift Guide intro, Cue Cheesy Music] Woman lives in The City. Fabulous job. Fabulous apartment. Comes fromContinue reading “Country Boy in The City, Plot for a Reverse Holiday Movie, Fiction”
Art By The Wayside, Towpath Crochet, Photos
Awareness of the outside world. Crochet Guild of America: Crochet For Charity. Suggestions for local contacts. Link to PDF of charities at bottom of page. ~~~ Still pushing self-improvement off until 2023. More phone snaps from my trip to New York State. [Spotted at Lake Ontario] Seen while walking along the canal. [Erie Canal & Environs]Continue reading “Art By The Wayside, Towpath Crochet, Photos”
Winter Protocols, Rodney Continues To Have Opinions About His Wardrobe
Awareness of the outside world. Blog anniversary. First post Dec 22, 2011. Internet wisdom says that long-form, personal blogging is still dead. I need to be writing scannable content that solves reader-focused problems. Yeah, not gonna happen. I’m bored even thinking about it. [We begin. Again.] ~~~ Rodney, after a cold night: I liked theContinue reading “Winter Protocols, Rodney Continues To Have Opinions About His Wardrobe”
A Grinch Attends A Christmas Party
Awareness of the outside world. Whatever Holiday Gift Guide 2022, Day One: Traditionally Published Books. While these posts are framed as gift guides, they can be used to find books to read, music to listed to, art to buy, & causes to support without bringing the red and green monster into it. ~~~ I amContinue reading “A Grinch Attends A Christmas Party”
What’s In A Name, The Time I Rode In A World Championship, Seriously Would I Lie To You About This? Guest Photos
Awareness of the outside world. WIHS: Charity Partners. ~~~ Photos by Deborah Rubin. Back in the 80s, I rode in the side-saddle class at Washington. Through a fluke of organizing, the class was able to claim the title of World Champion. The story I heard was that they looked around, saw no one was usingContinue reading “What’s In A Name, The Time I Rode In A World Championship, Seriously Would I Lie To You About This? Guest Photos”
Winter Protocols, Blanket Adjustment
Awareness of the outside world. UChicago, Graham School: FFAC10104 The History of Science Fiction. Online class starts 7 Jan. Registration closes 29 Dec. FREE intro lecture, UCGS: The History of Science Fiction, A Conversation with Ada Palmer and Jo Walton, Tue., Dec 20, 2022 | 12:00 – 12:45 pm CST. NB this is tomorrow. CourseContinue reading “Winter Protocols, Blanket Adjustment”
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