Weather Notes (9/18/26)

For a bit over a year now, I've included various monthly weather charts and observations in the Friday Notes posts. In some cases, those sections were lengthy enough to call for their own posts. (Which would also keep those not caring about my local weather out of said weather.) Therefore, as of … Continue reading →

Human Revolutions

Back in 2023, I happened to read Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2011), by Yuval Noah Harari. I ended up not impressed by the book [see Sapiens: The Book] but did find two aspects of it compelling and memorable: the idea of our facility with fiction, and the idea of game-changing human … Continue reading →

Sci-Fi Saturday 9/12/26

The last edition of Sci-Fi Saturday reported on the science fiction books I've read recently (for a rather generous definition of "recently"). This edition reports on the recent science fiction movies (and some TV shows, mostly animated). Early warning: among the ones new to me, there is only one … Continue reading →

Friday Notes (Sep 11, 2026)

After putting the blog largely on hold this spring and summer, I'm trying to get back into it by doing a bit of catch-up. (Or at least discover if and how I really want to get back into it.) Five posts so far this month (not counting this one) compared to five posts during the three summer months … Continue reading →