2023-01-24: Mastodon is great, but it’s become a firehouse for me, like Twitter (except the quality of content, …
2023-01-16: Started this commute listening to electro Tango from Granada, ending it listening to post-punk …
2023-01-15: I *just* want to play around with Python on my Mac, but the options are daunting. I’ve tried to …
2023-01-15: Review - The Rig 📺 The Rig (2023) Started watching this today. Netflix binging and a 6 episode format make it hard to …
2023-01-14: I commute three times a week to Paris for work. I have now added a fourth, weekend, commute to …
2023-01-14: When meetings are outlawed, only outlaws will hold meetings elezea.com/2023/01/m…
2023-01-13: In the middle of the slow depression brought on by middle-age, COVID, the climate and politics, the …
2023-01-13: ChatGPT is « Mansplaining as a service » 👩🍳 💋
2023-01-13: Getting locked out of twitter (I used Tweetbot only, for sanity) on Friday the 13th is kinda …
2021-01-04: I just realized for the first time in a long time I haven’t bought/obsessed over a new notebook this …
2021-01-04: Catching up on “His Dark Material”, “Discovery” and " The Expanse" …
2021-01-02: After living 5 years in our apartment expecting to “buy a house very soon”, we’ve …
2021-01-01: Fun in low light with proRAW
2021-01-01: The bar is really low on my new year’s resolutions for 2021. I don’t know if it’s …
2021-01-01: Happy new year to all.
2020-12-01: Ready Player Two’s first 40 pages are an unreadable mess. I don’t think I’ve ever put down a book so …
2020-11-30: Well, this #mbnov has reinforced my belief that I’m not very good at imposing discipline on myself!
2020-11-29: France is supposed to be in lockdown, but the conflicting realities of public health and the economy …
2020-11-29: I didn’t see the week end pass me by. I just realized I didn’t go out today - didn’t need to wear a …
2020-11-27: I’ve never been able to write dilemma properly in French. It’s “dilemme” - not “dilemne”
2020-11-26: It’s been hard to adjust to lockdown conditions - except for the « not travelling 4 hours a day part …
2020-11-26: Oh well - work calls got in the way and I blew yesterday’s #mbnov. Ugh.
2020-11-24: Je n’ai pas fait de provisions de bois cet hiver, car je n’ai pas - encore - de cheminée. …
2020-11-23: My #mbnov posts are sometimes stilted, and don’t necessarily capture my mood, but they are fun to …
2020-11-22: Crossing this border every week for 4 years is one of the weirdest things I ever did.
2020-11-22: I’m probably late posting this, just like seasons seem to come later and later. Winter is NOT …
2020-11-22: Plus flou de près, épisode 4
2020-11-21: To think that this whole thing will one day fade from collective memory!
2020-11-20: It’s possible I’m cutting this a bit short , since the prompt came out 24 hours ago …
2020-11-18: Deuxième épisode de ma newsletter 🇫🇷-Geek Plus flou de près. Où notre héros construit une …
2020-11-18: Dependence defines the shadows without which my life would have no light.
2020-11-17: My life used to be defined by daily train rides, until lockdown. I have to say I don’t miss them …
2020-11-16: I wonder what memory of this time our children will have? I don’t think there have been, on …
2020-11-15: All right, so I decided to dive into the newsletter ocean. Strictly in French, I’m afraid, …
2020-11-15: I’ve never felt more “at ease” in my soul then when I I lived far away from my …
2020-11-15: Spooky is a funny word - really. It' really NOT self referential!
2020-11-14: I guess it was fated - with a new lockdown, this feeling of one big continuous day stretching out …
2020-11-12: Having broken my streak - I shall not have a pin to wear this time around …
2020-11-12: Say it ain’t so … please… say it ain’t so. I think I broke my streak unless the gods …
2020-11-11: Care for the poor and the elderly should be the hallmark of civilization: none of these conditions …
2020-11-10: Lockdowns are hard because they feed into my natural tendency to shut down: I need to force myself …
2020-11-10: Unpopular opinion: The Mandalorian season 2 is … not very good. Having watched “the …
2020-11-08: Among the hobbies I’m collecting for my old age: to bind books.
2020-11-07: I’m happy for today’s election result, but in the context of our economic woes, lockdown …
2020-11-06: I’ve recently rewatched some of Richard Feynman’s videos, and I’ve reconnected …
2020-11-05: I’ve always thought it would be cool to have a stoop. But i guess i need to buy a house …
2020-11-04: A truly good day Is when my car is Parked very near my doorstep #mbnov #thingsthatilike
2020-11-02: Day 2 : as I start a month of lockdown after a refreshing vacation, it’s hard to concentrate with …
2020-11-02: What better time to (re)start a journaling habit than this November when we restarted a dreary …
2020-09-03: House hunting again. I seriously hope these people sell their camera collection with the house.
2020-09-03: Right on cue, now that school is back in session, my commute is 30 minutes longer each way. So …
2020-08-12: I’m hoping this discworld adaptation won’t be a train wreck, but I’m not holding my breath…
2020-08-10: There’s a lot to be upset about with the French govt these days. But we do have a website to …
2020-08-09: The “Devil’s Bridge”, XIVth c., Cahors, France, from my hotel room.
2020-08-09: Writer Catherynne Valente on the uncomfortable closeness between lies and stories, and the power of …
2020-05-08: Somebody on my street has been posting little green stickers on storefronts with the text « Here, …
2020-04-27: That’s … quite far from the pond.
2020-04-13: So true.
2020-04-13: Pour les francophones, Les Jours ont d’excellents articles sur la vie en quarantaine, sans …
2020-04-09: This is amazingly crazy. Last year a French defense contractor was offered a joyride in a Rafale. …
2020-04-08: I have to say this aligns with my thoughts: despite what a lot of people are hoping/fearing, I think …
2020-03-19: Romanticizing quarantine is a class privilege. So true. twitter.com/monacholl…
2020-03-16: Well, that didn’t last long: I’m on part-time duty from tomorrow. At least I’ll be able to give a …
2020-03-16: Settling in to our new “telecommute during quarantine” routine with two adults and two …
2020-03-11: Late to the party. Watching the first episode of “better call Saul” - the cinematography …
2020-03-08: Friday night 📷
2020-03-06: As a (sometimes) math teacher this sort of gives me the creeps. twitter.com/iamscotte…
2020-02-28: No light leaks on the RB67. Tomorrow’s gonna be a fun day of shooting if I can find that spare roll …
2020-02-28: There seems to be nothing in TheBrain that a combination Tinderbox, Hook and MindNode can’t do. Am I …
2020-02-27: Packing lunch, Bento Style
2020-02-26: TFW you’ve spent at least an hour getting the colors in your newsletter just right according …
2020-02-26: I think a combination of Hook.app and Tinderbox is going to make this work. It’s fragile as …
2020-02-25: So know that I’m going all in with Tinderbox … The Brain comes out with version 11 …
2020-02-22: I really did not expect this beast to come into my life this morning. That’s what I get for …
2020-02-21: If you’re going to act twice a day, 6 days a week, maybe you do need cocaine coated throat lozenges.
2020-02-21: A small village close to home houses the only European museum of itinerant theaters. It’s small, …
2020-02-18: Improbably, the man next to me on my daily commute was reading a book by Yoss, an amazing but little …
2020-02-16: Using Fluid.app to create a standalone application for my RoamResearch notebook. Next best thing to …
2020-02-16: There’s weirdly little activity on the 🖖 front. Are people biding their time, avoiding spoilers, or …
2020-02-15: Dipping my toes in Roam. There’s a lot to like, and it clicks in a way other system’s …
2020-02-11: While completely accurate, the title is a little bit misleading - The Hidden Cost of Migrant Labor …
2020-02-09: Jojo Rabbit ★★★★ Hadn’t heard anything about it. An emotional roller coaster. Discovered afterwards …
2020-02-09: I was trying to figure out if the Michael Chabon in the Picard credits was this guy. Turns out it is …
2019-12-07: The French Volleyball federation has inspirational posters with a Beckett quote on them (“Try again, …
2019-12-06: This amazingly good Tom Yam is 30 minutes away from my office but I may have to fit it in my monthly …
2019-12-06: A cristal clear Bluetooth connection to capture the analog scratch of the needle. Modernity is …
2019-12-05: My wife knows me too well. A vinyl of the last Leonard Cohen album for an early saint Nicolas.
2019-12-04: My kid’s fencing club is wading through a mix of high drama between the teachers, helicopter parents …
2019-12-03: Leonard Cohen’s son Adam finished the album he and his dad where working on when he died. It’s …
2019-12-03: Others may have already linked to A better internet is waiting for us on the NYT. No mention of …
2019-12-02: métroPoésie
2019-12-01: A small little renaissance pavilion in the middle of Orléans is open once a year. It’s the city’s …
2019-12-01: If I start a 30 day microblogging challenge today, I’ll get a nice pin on New Year’s Day, to usher …
2019-11-19: This fall, I’ve discovered a new variety of pear, the abate. Apparently it’s good for chain stores …
2019-11-19: Getting 6 months of work derailed by a client literally at the last minute, during the roll out …
2019-11-18: Pointe du Bile • October 2019 — TMax / D76 / Home scanning
2019-11-12: Sometimes it just doesn’t work
2019-11-12: Sometimes it just doesn’t work …
2019-11-11: Getting in the weeds with the vagaries of home scanning. (Leica M5 / Color Skopar f2.5 / TMax / …
2019-11-11: Paris photo again: Hassan Hajjaj ’s stuff is amazing. I’m really happy they also chose to expose him …
2019-11-11: I was lucky enough to see Paris Photo again this year. It’s a pretentious place, for sure, but there …
2019-11-11: 📚🧑🍳 Received my copy of Ruhlman’s From Scratch. I like the deconstructivist, no recipe approach …
2019-11-05: Last painting. #trainride #commute #fallcolors • • • • #streetphotographers #in_the_streets #french …
2019-10-27: Morning walk at low tide. Pointe de Bile - Morbihan - Brittany 📷
2019-10-16: I’m a weird photographer. I have GBs of pictures i’ve never really looked at. Tonight …
2019-10-12: There was a biker’s march downtown today.
2019-10-11: a nos sœurs assassinées…• • • • #streetphotographers #in_the_streets #french …
2019-10-06: Crypte St Aignan - Orléans • • • • • #leicam5 #kodaktmax400 #colorskopar35 #orléans …
2019-10-06: 📷 An 11th c. crypt in a nearby church where the ornate columns had to be reinforced during …
2019-10-05: #film #kodakportra160 #leicam5 #jeannedarcdoesntlivehereanymore
2019-10-05: Finally scanned the first batch out of my « new » M5. Portra 160 (with a Color Skopar lens, thanks …
2019-09-30: Street calligraphy • • • • #lamadeleine #paris #streetphotographers #in_the_streets #french …
2019-09-30: Gare d’Austerlitz - expo Beb Deum • • • • #bebdeum #garedausterlitz #paris #streetphotographers …
2019-09-30: Gare d’Austerlitz
2019-09-28: 🎬 “Colossal” (2017 - Nacho Vigalondo) is a quirky movie with very solid acting. Full of plot holes …
2019-09-13: 📚Cory Doctorow can be a bit shrill, but this is a very good summary of Piketty’s two tomes. I’m in …
2019-09-11: In the spirit of “more after, less before”: 📚finished reading the hydraulic emperor by Arkady …
2019-09-10: Netflix is weird. A search for “wings of desire” sparked by another conversation on m.b. brought me …
2019-09-10: There is yet hope. A burrito place has opened about half a km away from my office. …
2019-09-10: 📷 Robert Frank 1924-2019
2019-09-09: 🎼 Lana del Rey’s latest album - its a bit too mellow for my taste. Those lyrics need a bit more …
2019-09-09: Media Diet, day1 Thanks to @robinsloan, in the 20 minutes it took me to eat breakfast I bought two books and …
2019-09-02: Someone told me that the nice thing about turning 50 was that the white hair meant you didn’t have …
2019-09-01: There’s a definite analog vibe going on in our house these days. My wife’s “changing job” present is …
2019-09-01: Paris by Seine We took our kids to Paris for a weekend of music and touristy things. Couldn’t miss the Seine …
2019-08-31: TIL that I’m the same age as Unix
2019-08-31: We took our kids to see The Cure last weekend. 11yo has now stolen CD and is listening to Head on …
2019-08-31: 🎬🇫🇷 La Vie Scolaire - une plongée douce amère dans une année de collège. Pas de faux enthousiasme, …
2019-08-30: I’m now the proud owner of about 700g of brass and 300g of glass. When a 2mm washer and a 5g pack of …
2019-08-29: Finding a graffiti celebrating a 1930s fascist/royalist organization in 2019. I keep thinking of …
2019-08-27: One thing missing from this (otherwise spot on) analysis by Matt Stoller is the fragmentation of the …
2019-08-22: I don’t remember if someone here recommended The Sparrow. If so: thanks! I have to say I’d never …
2019-08-22: These allergy tests look like Tatoos! The good thing? My wife is not allergic to iodine tracers, …
2019-08-21: I’m looking at buying a Leica M5 and a Voigtlander 50mm 1.5 - Am I being stupid not to hold out for …
2019-08-19: I just realized there’s a used Leica shop 100m away from my office. (After 1 year of working here). …
2019-08-19: 3Quarks Daily is heavy lifting, but I should spend more time there. This piece on hedonism as an …
2019-08-19: This Friday - the Cure in concert! Robert Smith is pushing 60 but apparently they’ve got a great set …
2019-08-19: I’m sympathetic to the idea that ethics should be taught to science students very early. But this …
2019-08-18: I may be late to the party, but is there an index of podcasts hosted on micro.blog, somewhere?
2019-08-17: I’d missed s3 of The Good Fight when it came out earlier this year. I don’t know if I’m more …
2019-08-16: A year ago, I was complaining to a friend that (my) kids didn’t use fountain pens. She confessed she …
2019-08-15: Monument à Jean Moulin. #streetphotographers #in_the_streets #french #streetphotography #streetphoto …
2019-08-15: As we ease out of the summer into another hectic year - a memory of this past vacation. VacationCat …
2019-08-15: so the postman delivers this just at the start of a four day week end!
2019-08-05: The only way to brew iced coffee.
2019-08-02: So here I am, looking for help with .css styling for my Pandoc chain, as one does. Turns out one of …
2019-08-01: One year today, I started my fourth career. The 4 hour commute is tiring, but the job is still …
2019-07-29: 📚 “A memory of Empire” by Arcady Martine - ***** - an excellent read - slightly reminiscent of « The …
2019-07-28: Really disappointed by “Another Life” - 4 episodes in and nothing is working for me. Not the …
2019-07-28: Matthew Butterick’s take on campaign typography: TYPOGRAPHY 2020: A SPECIAL LISTICLE FOR AMERICA …
2019-07-27: vacationCat knows it’s her last day at the pool. Today is the long slog back to the apartment with …
2019-07-21: I’d never heard of “Shameless” until tonight’s random browsing of Amazon video. As much as I like …
2019-07-20: The view today was supposed to be drab and grey (i.e, back home getting ready for work). Through …
2019-07-16: Dipping back my toes into m.b means rethinking my blog setup - again. Then again, what are vacations …
2019-07-15: Pays Basque - La Rhune
2019-06-06: Nostalgie - mes anciens élèves de 4ème s’en vont … #darkroomapp #iphoneXSMax #music …
2019-04-17: Heidelberg Fauna • • #streetart #graffiti #heidelberg #instagood #instadaily #instadiary #instacool …
2019-01-15: Après Noël
2019-01-01: At this point in 2018, I was getting ready to slog back into a no-prospect job. Despite the absolute …
2018-12-26: Watching “Springsteen on Broadway”. “Those whose love we wanted, but didn’t get, we emulate. It’s …
2018-12-14: These Walls Bear Our Marks. The prison in downtown Orléans was shut down after more than 100 years to make way for a waterpark, …
2018-11-27: This is brilliant - the text says « This time, I’ll register and I’ll vote ». It’s the ultimate …
2018-11-21: From xkcd via kottke: spaceships are older than airplanes were when we flew the first spaceship I …
2018-11-20: I have dorky coworkers.
2018-11-20: I’m going to start compiling a list of pet commuting peeves, at the risk of sounding curmudgeonly. …
2018-11-19: When your wife’s friends go on a week end trip to Dubai…..
2018-11-19: There should be a special place in hell for people who walk up the length of the commuter train to …
2018-11-19: Colors are the only things warm today. 4° outside!
2018-11-17: Yup. Definitely getting close to Christmas. • • La Défense, early morning
2018-11-16: Growing up, I thought my two countries, France and the US, where allied forever, and that …
2018-11-15: Remembrance on the Champs Elysées. November 11th wreath at the foot of the statue of Charles de …
2018-11-13: Je cherche des recommandations pour des podcasts/newsletters en 🇫🇷. 99pi et dd c’est bien, mais je …
2018-11-12: Is it just me or is the Discover 📸 tag stuck on two weeks ago?
2018-11-11: France just beat the US and Russia to snag the first leg of the women’s Sabre World Cup in two …
2018-11-11: This lovely young woman from Hungary just won the women’s Sabre World Cup stage that’s hosted yearly …
2018-11-09: Paris photo
2018-11-09: My boss had a vip pass to Paris Photo and snuck me in with her. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many …
2018-11-08: Mount Orgueil castle on Jersey has some really weird pieces. A flayed man depicting all the ways to …
2018-11-08: I’m slowly starting to learn how to organize myself when I’m working from home. The first few off …
2018-11-07: Re reading book 1 of the Laundry Files by Charles Stross. Palm pilots are the latest in technology …
2018-11-06: Just saw John Scalzi do a signing in Paris. He’s impressively gracious with hosts, fans and his …
2018-11-05: I’ve been commuting for three months for 4 hours each day. It’s less tiring than I thought, and it’s …
2018-11-03: There’s a legend that it always rains in Brittany. I suspect the locals spread it to keep tourists …
2018-11-02: Nobody Else Is Awake (She’s entered that phase when you have to physically pry her from her books)
2018-11-02: I think I like the Flickr announcement, but the talking points are shoddy: “the free TB brought in …
2018-10-29: Watching « Norsemen ». Thanks to @jack for the recommendation - which goes to show Netflix …
2018-10-27: And just like that, winter.
2018-10-27: Somebody recently posted about lack of sleep, and I stupidly didn’t favorite it to read later. As a …
2018-10-15: A Day At The Louvre A few hours soaking up world treasures….