Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Books read in October 2023

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 1. Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite by Suki Kim
Monday, October 30, 2023

How to respond to recipe requests when you don't use recipes

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Dear Miss Manners: Cooking is one of my passions, and I love to share my food with others. And while I love positive feedback, I am someti...
Thursday, October 19, 2023

How to get a wax cork out of a winged corkscrew

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A while back, I had a bottle of wine (I forget the brand) with a wax cork. The internet told me to open it with a corkscrew just like I woul...
Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Crucial questions to answer in your Zoom meeting invitation

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1. How interactive is the meeting?   Are attendees just listening? Or are they expected to participate interactively? Or are they permitted ...
Monday, October 02, 2023

"And also" is the key to appreciating the little things in life

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I blogged previously about the idea of "and also" , which helps reconcile the fact that we live in a complex and imperfect world....
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Saturday, September 30, 2023

Books read in September 2023

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New: 1. Bride of New France by Suzanne Desrochers Reread: 1. Dark in Death 
Monday, September 25, 2023

Where I'm at on social media (literally and philosophically)

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I now have a Bluesky account (@ImpudentStrumpet.bsky.social) and a Mastodon account (@ImpudentStrumpet@mastodon.social) , and I continue to...
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Saturday, September 09, 2023

The perfect closet organizing business model

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 A kind, compassionate, trustworthy, non-judgemental person with excellent EQ comes to your home with a measuring tape, a dressmaker's m...
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Thursday, August 31, 2023

Books read in August 2023

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New:    1. Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North by Blair Braverman   Reread:   1. Echoes ...
Saturday, August 19, 2023

Translating Good Omens subtitles: "Bildad the Shuhite! Need any shoes?"

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This post contains exactly one (1) line from Good Omens Season 2, which technically makes it a spoiler that should be tagged under the fan...
Monday, July 31, 2023

Books read in July 2023

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 New:  1. The Body under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn Reread: 1. Apprentice in Death

Good Omens subtitle translations: "They are toast: T-O-S-T...E!"

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This post contains exactly one (1) line from Good Omens Season 2, which technically makes it a spoiler that should be tagged under the fando...
Friday, June 30, 2023

Books read in June 2023

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New:  1. Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots Reread:  1. Brotherhood in Death 
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Thursday, June 01, 2023

New Twitter personal best

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NBD, NBD, just Neil Gaiman taking a moment out of his busy day to personally reply to my tweet so I can make safe and informed media consump...
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Tuesday, May 02, 2023

Things I Don't Understand: people who value health labour but don't value COVID protections

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I blogged before about the labour of health . Some people value health labour. They value doing it themselves, and/or they value being seen ...
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Sunday, April 30, 2023

Books read in April 2023

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New:   1. Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott 2. A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny Reread: 1. ...
Saturday, April 15, 2023

Advice for the Ask A Manager letter writer who found scales in the break room

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 A while back, Ask A Manager ran a letter where someone had placed scales in the break room next to the vending machines (#4 at the link). ...
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Friday, March 31, 2023

Books read in March 2023

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 Reread: 1. Obsession in death
Saturday, March 18, 2023

Saving for a down payment is not the only barrier to housing affordability

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Discourse about homebuying affordability often focuses on saving up for a down payment - which, of course, is a major, time-consuming endeav...
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