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Get my eBook for FREE, Towel Day 2022
Grab your towel, froods! Although it has nothing at all to do with The Hitchhiker’s Guide… On 25May2022† my eBook is available totally FREE! Just click on this link right here to get it. If you don’t have a Kindle,don’t … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Fantasy, Phlyarology, Science Fiction
Tagged #towelday, Douglas Adams, eBook, free, HHG2TG, HHGTTG, The Eclectic, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Towel Day
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The yarn that got away
Back in 1982, or perhaps it was ’83, I was working on a short story; it was my first real attempt in my quest to ‘become a writer’. I wrote the story on my first computer (an Amstrad PCW), which … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, art, Fantasy, Flash fiction, Tech tips
Tagged backups, By His Bootstraps, Kriston Masters, Robert Heinlein, Takahiro Miki, The Door into Summer, time travel
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The Anti-Democracy Movement Run Amok
Originally posted on Filosofa's Word:
As I lay in bed at 5:30 this morning seeking that elusive thing called sleep, I received an email with Robert Reich’s latest newsletter. Despite my better judgment, I started reading the piece and…
Posted in ... wait, what?, Core thought, News and politics, People, Reblogs
Tagged billionaires, injustice, politics
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The writings of Chat Qu’éspire
About four hundred years ago, William Shakespeare was born and died in the Aprils of two successive centuries. As I sit here putting the final touches to this post, it’s the last day of this year’s April; the first day … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Just for laughs, People, Phlyarology, Poetry
Tagged Chat Qu'éspire, Dead cat, Terrible poetry, William Shakespeare
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Too hot? Too cold?
A guest post by Bob Rich Don’t reach for the thermostat yet. You can save a huge amount of electricity, gas, firewood or whatever your temperature-control energy source is and yet live a good life. Let me tell you a … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, collaboration, Core thought, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, Health, Strategy
Tagged cold, coolth, frostbite, heatstroke, hot, temperature
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Towel Day 2022 kicks off in 101010* days
* There are 10 kinds of people: those who grok binary, and those who don’t.‡ As at the date of publication of this post, the number of days remaining until Towel Day 2022 is, coincidentally, also The Answer to The … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Fantasy, Just for laughs, People, Phlyarology, Science Fiction, Tributes
Tagged #towelday, 42, Douglas Adams, HHG2TG, HHGTTG, Pink Floyd, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Towel Day
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The greatest weapon in the green warrior’s arsenal
tl;dr: Just Say No. From birth to puberty, a hamster doubles its weight each week. If it didn’t stop when mature, as animals do, and continued to double on its first birthday, we would be staring at a nine billion … Continue reading
Get my eBook for FREE, All Fools Day 2022
It’s no joke! On 01Apr2022† my eBook is available totally FREE! Just click on this link right here to get it. If you don’t have a Kindle,don’t worry, you can usethe Kindle apporKindle for PC Enjoy! If you feel that … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Fantasy, Phlyarology, Science Fiction
Tagged All Fools Day, eBook, free, The Eclectic
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An apology (and probably too much information)
I’m really sorry if this is TMI… My nonagenarian Mum passed away last month. She did so on my birthday, guaranteeing that I’ll never, ever be able to forget her (not that I ever could, nor want to, anyway). I … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Communication
Tagged apology, death, grief, loss, Mum
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Using leaf appropriation to tackle the climate crisis
Readers of my wibblettes over the years may have got the impression that I’m not exactly a fan of advertising (and that would be right). Even when such ‘communications’ give an honest portrayal of the product or service on offer, … Continue reading