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THE 2023 MOBY-DICK MARATHON, PUT ON BY THE NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM, PART II

Day two of the reading marathon put on by the New Bedford Whaling Museum. This
was a little bit less harried.

Published by Richard on January 8th, 2023
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   Whaling Museum, Part II


THE 2023 MOBY-DICK MARATHON, PUT ON BY THE NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM, PART I

The New Bedford Whaling Museum puts on an annual marathon reading of Moby-Dick
by Herman Melville. I attended for the first time, and made it on time with some
mishaps along the way.

Published by Richard on January 7th, 2023
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   Whaling Museum, Part I


I LISTENED TO A LOT OF MUSIC IN 2022

I almost doubled my previous personal best in listening to music over the course
of a year.

Published by Richard on December 31st, 2022
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FOGGY TORONTO

A fog wave rolled through Toronto recently, and it made for muted streetscapes
and haunting photographs.

Published by Richard on November 21st, 2022
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TOWEL DAY 2022

I know where my towel is.

Published by Richard on May 25th, 2022
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A MONTH OF GOING TO BLUE JAYS GAMES

I went to most of the Blue Jays home games in April 2022.

Published by Richard on April 29th, 2022
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TWO YEARS OF SHELTERING IN PLACE (MORE OR LESS)

Two events, one in Canada, one in Eastern Europe took the spotlight off of the
COVID-19 pandemic, which has entered its third year.

Published by Richard on March 13th, 2022
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THREE MORE MONTHS OF NOT SHELTERING IN PLACE

I went on a couple of trips, attended events, and otherwise spent another three
months not sheltering in place.

Published by Richard on January 13th, 2022
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THREE MONTHS OF NOT SHELTERING IN PLACE

Since July of this year, I've been to Hamilton twice, went to an Ontario cottage
for the first time while living in Toronto, and have gone to a co-working space
every couple of weeks or so. While I've mostly been working from home, I haven't
exactly been sheltering in place like I did for the previous 16 months.

Published by Richard on October 13th, 2021
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THE MINISTER (ICELANDIC TV SERIES): A SHORT REVIEW

My review of The Minister, an Icelandic TV drama, appeared in the September 2021
newsletter of the Icelandic Canadian Club of Toronto (of which I am currently
the secretary). I am reprinting it here with permission.

Published by Richard on September 1st, 2021
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HAMILTON, JULY 2021

I attended a Hamilton Honey Badgers game.

Published by Richard on July 25th, 2021
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REFLECTIONS ON A YEAR OF STUDYING MANDARIN CHINESE WITH DUOLINGO

Having someone to speak with and continuously practicing writing is essential in
learning a language.

Published by Richard on July 19th, 2021
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   Duolingo


SIXTEEN MONTHS OF SHELTERING IN PLACE

Toronto is opening up even further.

Published by Richard on July 13th, 2021
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TORONTO ISLANDS JULY 2021

I spent the afternoon on Toronto Islands.

Published by Richard on July 5th, 2021
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SPRING STATIONS 2021

I love art you can touch or site on or walk inside, and did so with all of the
art exhibits at Spring Stations this year.

Published by Richard on July 2nd, 2021
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FIFTEEN MONTHS OF SHELTERING IN PLACE

Toronto feels like a city again.

Published by Richard on June 13th, 2021
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THERE'S A FROOD WHO REALLY KNOWS WHERE HIS TOWEL IS

I celebrate Towel Day every May 25th as an homage to my favourite author,
Douglas Adams.

Published by Richard on May 25th, 2021
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MASTODON

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This was my first Corona since, well, y’know.


May 24, 2023
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Now I have to be careful when I type Cmd+L.
https://twitter.com/dharmesh/status/1526406064668909568

May 23, 2023

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Love this little creative intervention to introduce a bit of joy through art in
our urban environments — cities should do more to encourage the creation of more
of these moments

https://www.designlinesmagazine.com/martin-reis-artist/

#UrbanArt #UrbanDesign #art #LEGO #Toronto

May 23, 2023
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This is actually tempting.
http://foliosociety.com/the-hitchhiker-s-guide-to-the-galaxy-limited-edition.html

May 23, 2023
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@disquiet In one of Cory Doctorow’s novels, a character marvels at how fast his
phone is functional when he uses it after it’s unlocked, only to realize that it
had shown him a screenshot of the state it was at the time of locking it. In the
background, it spends the seconds he spent marvelling by processing to actually
get back to that state. That crosses my mind sometimes when I wake my laptop.

May 23, 2023

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For all the improvements of laptop computers over the years, the one I'm perhaps
most thankful for is that the thing is immediately functional when I open it

May 23, 2023
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In what has to be a first, my dentist cancelled an appointment on me. Up until
now, it was always the other way around.

May 23, 2023

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Just stumbled upon a website. I wanted to have more info about it. So there must
be an "about" somewhere.

Scrolling down

There is an "about" link and a few other.

Oh wait no. More content chased it away.

Scrolling down.

There is an "about" link and a few other.

Oh wait no. More content chased it away.

Dear web designer: this infinite scrolling is a failure. You failed.

May 22, 2023
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@ryancoordinator CoSocial! https://cosocial.info

May 22, 2023
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@717d4b62ed661dec51fb39962728a424dd00f8edb68da2c52851b79a0ad25465 Aww, too bad
we didn’t cross paths. I was there, and I’m on Nostr.

May 22, 2023
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Ew, these passwords are way too smooth for the 80s. https://www.kennylog-in.com/

May 22, 2023
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I was reminded today of the distinction between “I’m against this” and “I don’t
want to be held responsible for this.”

May 22, 2023
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Sigh, I want all of them. #Dogecoin


May 22, 2023
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