Living – Page 2 – R E A D E R

A collection of hickory nuts, all brown and laying haphazardly on the ground. Some of the nuts have lots parts of their outer shells, leaving the hard, light brown inner nut. They have the same shape a pecans in the shell, but are much smaller.

Living

23:PA81&XE8XA or Nuts from Hell

Falling nuts are a hazard in summer and fall. Might there be a way to use medical records to learn of their injuries?

November 3, 2025

An upward tilted frame showing a sign with the words "California Typewriter" with a stylized image of a typewriter keyboard. The building upon which the sign hangs is a pale green, and the words "CALIFORNIA OFFICE MACHINES" is on the front above a showroom window.

Living Technology

Typewriting as a way of life

Enjoyable movie and a perfectly reasonable underground insurgency!

October 9, 2025

A loaf of pumpernickel rye bread sits on a wood cutting board. The end of the loaf lies in front of the cut loaf, which shows the rich and coarse texture of the bread. A bread knife sits next to the loaf.

Living

Perfect sweet potato pumpernickel bread

One of the "perfect three breads" for the year. A mixer is advised, since the dough needs lots of kneading.

September 25, 2025

A composite picture of vertical strips from letters, all handwritten. The words themselves are random, because they've been stripped haphazardly from the pages. The inks used are blue, black, red, and brown, on paper that is a faded brown (aged white paper?), yellow legal pad, and bright white.

Commentary History Living

“This is a test of the Emergency Handwriting System”

Handwriting enriches human expression. A side effect of a New Year's resolution.

June 18, 2025

Wallace Shawn and André Gregory are in conversation. André's face is visible, and he holds his hand up, index finger and thumb spread, as he makes a point. We see Wally's bald spot on his head, but his face is turned away from us as he looks at André across the dinner table.

Commentary History Living

Islands of Safety and Ironic Points of Light

When hunkering down can also renew foundations.

April 25, 2025

A closeup of a Laugenbrötchen, which is a dark brown roll, with a croscut on top and covered with coarsely ground salt.

Living

Delightful little breads: Laugenbrötchen

A bit like a pretzel, I suppose, but perfect for breakfast and fairly quick to make

December 9, 2024

Commentary Living Technology

Mostly fake people, dead ones

Even the separation of life and death can be bridged with simulations—a kind of undying deep fake of real humans that aligns with fake influencers.

July 31, 2024

Living

Incidental tourism

Travel's satisfaction emerges between monuments and tourist sites. A first entry recounting episodes and exploits. This one includes Kelpies and boobs.

May 12, 2024

Commentary Living

Orion and stars for the season

A different Christmas message to my friends in a world that maybe already has too many difficult stories.

December 22, 2023

History Living Technology

Does 1950s “mechanization” provide a roadmap for today’s AI influence on skill?

Will AI behave like earlier automation? What affect will AI have on skill requirements? They're open questions.

September 8, 2023