Sheila and I have been creating a lot of images in collage lately, both individually and together. In our latest collaborative effort, we revisit an old copy of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels. I don’t know where we got this book. It was once the property… Read More
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Go with Vox
We played 7 games online last evening. For the first time in a while, Vox won more games than I did, taking 4 of them. He played very solid Go for the most part. We each made some costly blunders and our share of mistakes.… Read More
Wronger, Stronger
The latest episode of The Agency is called Wronger, Stronger. You can listen here or find it in the usual places. Opioids, Artificial Intelligence, the worst movie Clint Eastwood ever made, a gem on Netflix called Unorthodox, and much more. Please join Candy Minx in… Read More
Everything but the kitchen sink isolation loaf
What is absolutely required: flourbaking sodabaking powdersalt2-3 bananassugar (or honey or whatever….I use maybe half a cup)butter or vegetable oil2 eggs Optional stuff: chopped up applescranberrieswhatever nuts you find in the cupboardbuttermilkvanillablueberries or any other kind of berrieschocolate chipscinnamon anything else that makes you happy… Read More
Living in a traffic light
Somehow or another we wound up with a traffic light on our back deck. It’s been rewired along the way so that when plugged in, all 3 lights come on. One spring a starling couple found the hole in the top of the light box… Read More
Diamond Lil
David Bromberg and his band performing Diamond Lil… there is some seriously fine playing here. Enjoy.
Devil Ain’t Lazy
Time for some Pokey LaFarge….
Getting Stronger
I’ve been working on the passive motion exercises I’m supposed to do for my knee, and ever so slowly I’m regaining flexibility. Anytime I’m walking around I keep the knee splint on, and I’m dutifully using 1 crutch, although much of the time I feel… Read More
A 21st Century “John Henry” story
AlphaGo – The Movie is available to watch free on YouTube. It’s the story of the development of the AI AlphaGo culminating in a 5 game Go match with Lee Sedol, the Korean Go champ who dominated the game for a decade. Unlike in the… Read More
Little Richard RIP
Mr. Penniman was 87. He sure could rock ‘n’ roll.