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Apparently, the 1930's saw a craze flooding Britain's pubs: bar billiards. It's a particularly mad (but intriguing) looking game that's 50% pool, 30% shuffleboard, 15% bowling, and 5% quidditch. In …

Today I corrected somebody on the internet. Of course, the correction was entirely warranted because it touched on any area of very specific specialist knowledge of which I inexplicably know enough …

A full write up of our trip to Devon and the Chilterns a few weeks ago, from folk festivals to Whipsnade Zoo to tree cathedrals. We had a great, highly varied time, exploring some places we know very well from a new angle and some entirely new parts of the country.

When we got back from Christmas we had the normal stack of letters sitting on the doormat. Most were either later Christmas cards (yay!) or pointless real-world spam (boo!), but one piece of …

A collection of interesting thoughts, quotes, and facts from the book McCarthy's Bar (reviewed here):"I can't see that a pint or two during the day is a sign of moral …

Halloween: the greatest time of the year. A day (or, in our household, long weekend) dedicated to celebrating movies, board games, snacks, junk food, gourd art, alcohol, costumes, friends, and the …

A deep dive into the world of copyleft trolling and Creative Commons license abuse. I was unsurprised to see that automated systems are being used to target people with extortion rackets (similar to …

After a month on the Fediverse, what parts have I grown to love, which parts would I like to see changed, and what has surprised me the most.

Specifically, the 6th (and 7th) of August, 2023; the day we tied the proverbial knot.

2023 was another BIG year in terms of, well, everything. We travelled all over the world. We attended scores of major events. And we got married. It's taken a while to write up, as a result!

A look back over the twelve months that made up 2023, via the lens of the data captured about my life.