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2024 in Review
I had a nice year. Nothing big happened, I just had a pleasant time hanging out with my partner and my dog, listening to good records, drinking good coffee / whisky, being antisocial, and taking long baths. It was a year of self care. That also includes taking exercise and diet more seriously, going to…
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2023 in Review
Pretty normal year this year, which is weird. For better or worse, everyone seems to have moved on from the pandemic, even though we all sense that something has changed forever, and that we probably shouldn’t be ignoring the next foreseeable disaster coming around the bend. Personally, I’ve continued to be very lucky, and I…
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What Pretentious Scotch Reviews Taught Me About Writing
Scotch has been my drink of choice lately. Have you ever read reviews for scotch? Google any random example and you’ll see they’re all pretentious as hell. Here are five egregious “tasting notes” about various drinks, from Whisky Shop Magazine: “Absolutely filthy … like doing a bog swim without a snorkel.” “The nose is a…
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