First snow.
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The tree leans still.
MainFicThing has taken on a different form but one that works – at least this morning. Certainly worth exploring: might end up in a dead end but I've come to accept that as the norm so I'm pleasantly surprised when it actually opens up a new, unexplored path.
Slow day ahead, but the rest of the week will be a bit crazy. Wreaths and tree guys and fasting and wellness exam part one. The day awaits.
New Nick Cave + Warren Ellis
Beautiful, as always.
(via The Quietus)
Good mail day.
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Kirby is in a pre-breakfast barking frenzy – and has similarly inspired The Morkie and The Jorkie – as two humans have dared run past the house, this being a different frenzy than last night's frenzy which was caused by dreambarking and waking himself up and freaking himself out.
As noted yesterday in an update, it looks like I've gotten the newsletter issue worked out. Solution involves a descent into DNS record madness, but I can manage, maybe.
Efforts to procure Draculus have failed but at least the fallen tree remains in the other tree. Hoping that the tree guy calls to do the tree guy thing before the idea of rope and chainsaw fun resulting in potential house damage gets too tempting; happy Monday.
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Large pig found roaming outside Massachusetts mall on Thanksgiving night (via Boston.com).
Fragment of lost 12th-century epic poem found in another book’s binding (via The Guardian).
Marauding Russian Cannibal Caught After His Mitsubishi Crashed (via The Daily Beast).
A useful guide in the age of omicron: CoVariants
Attn newsletter people:
For some reason this morning's dispatch was sent from a different email address. Not sure what's up, but I'm looking into it. For now, just know that it's me; should know what’s going on for the next dispatch. (In other words, check your spam folder, and don't unsubscribe – for administrative/technical reasons; if you hate the content or my writing, feel free; I am working on figuring out this particular mystery.)
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Update: Something weird happened but I know how to fix it - though it involves me diving into DNS records which is a nightmare but I’ll figure it out. Will be resolved by the next dispatch.