“Well, imagine if we only ever did what we were supposed to…”
― Richard Osman, The Thursday Murder Club
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Archive for the ‘Other’ Category
Lazy Sunday
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Thoughts on November 19, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The Mustache, An Abbreviated History
Posted in Funny, Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Thoughts on November 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »
As we enjoy Movember, a.k.a. the month where men either grow facial hair in support of men’s health, or use it as an excuse not to shave, here is A hairy history of the moustache.
And just because, here’s a mustache-related ditty written by Stephen Foster:
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Always Becoming
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, creativity, growth, Thoughts, Writers on November 7, 2023| Leave a Comment »
“A self is not something static, tied up in a pretty parcel and handed to the child, finished and complete. A self is always becoming.”
― Madeleine L’Engle
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An Exotic but Well-Kept Craft
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, craft, creativity, history on November 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »
I came across an article about socks. Why share? Because I happen to like good socks, and I like history, and I like crafting. And these are very special socks.
1,600-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Socks Made for Sandals
I had never heard about the technique behind these socks, which is called nålebinding or nalbinding (literally, needle binding). If I were to characterize the method, I’d say that it’s knitting without the needles, or crochet without a hook, and if Wikipedia is to be believed, nålebinding predates both. Now more closely associated with Scandinavian cultures, the oldest known examples date from the Mediterranean around 6500 BCE.
If you also wonder what it took to make a sock in ancient Egypt, check out this site for descriptions and instructional videos.
I will now go appreciate the drawer full of socks I did not have to make.
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How to Weigh a Cat
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, cat herding, creativity, Thoughts on November 5, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Perhaps you, like me, have found yourself trying to corral a recalcitrant cat (or dog, ferret, bunny or lizard, I don’t judge!) onto a scale. Perhaps that device frightens or just generally annoys your cat for whatever reason, and that cat refuses to stay on the scale for the requisite time required for weighing.
Perhaps you have also been watching a Lot of shows about veterinarians, and you come up with an idea.
That idea might look something like this.
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Halfway There
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Thoughts on November 4, 2023| Leave a Comment »
I’ve started three posts and am halfway done on each of them. I have another batch of chili that’s in progress but needs attention. I have a cat who is certain that some of the cans we just opened are for him, and is being quite vocal about it. And I’ve got a story I’m supposed to be working on.
What’s that, you say? Sounds like it’s time for a quote and a pretty picture?
Excellent idea!
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw
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Tuesday Plus One
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Thoughts on November 1, 2023| Leave a Comment »
“A girl can be sad in one verse, but she can’t be sad in two verses. I just won’t have it.”
— Cher
* To be clear, Tuesdays are generally unfun around here for day-job related reasons. So Tuesday plus one? Much better!
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Goals
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Thoughts on October 28, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Do You Doodle?
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, art, artists, creativity, technology on October 27, 2023| Leave a Comment »
This is for the artists out there.
New tool lets artists fight AI image bots by hiding corrupt data in plain sight
From Hollywood strikes to digital portraits, AI’s potential to steal creatives’ work and how to stop it has dominated the tech conversation in 2023. The latest effort to protect artists and their creations is Nightshade, a tool allowing artists to add undetectable pixels into their work that could corrupt an AI’s training data…
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Applies to Everything
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, creativity, inspiration, persistence, quoteandaprettypicture, Thoughts, Writers, writing on October 17, 2023| Leave a Comment »
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
— Thomas Edison
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