Monthly Archives: November 2025

Emma liked the fish man

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Gary

Earlier this year, we had an unexpected visit from a man selling frozen fish from Göteborg, door to door. He was a very pleasant fellow who successfully sold me a load of delicious fish. We still have some in the … Continue reading →

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Oh woe, thy name is gout

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Gary

I discovered today that my edit on Wikipedia adding Donald Trump to the list of famous people involved in agrostology had been amended to remove his name. A note by the editor read: “Although Donald Trump did claim to know … Continue reading →

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Time travel to Joseon

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Gary

I was supposed to accompany my wife, KSP and Jonas to Nyköping tonight. We were going to see Crossbows and Tulips in concert. My gouty foot wouldn’t allow it so they went without me. Mirinda reported that the concert was … Continue reading →

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Life change – Day One

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Gary

I have had gout for the last week. It has left me immobilised for most of the time. The pain in my left foot is second only to the tophi on my right. I think it’s time for a change … Continue reading →

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Elinor Ostrom and why Donald Trump should not win a Nobel Prize

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Gary

Today I finished reading The Uncommon Knowledge of Elinor Ostrom by Erik Nordman. Elinor won The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (incorrectly known as the Nobel Prize for Economics) in 2009, the first woman … Continue reading →

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My little Fruit Tray

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Gary

Today I learned about Hector the Convector. Hector is, unexpectedly, a storm cloud. He hangs around an island group off the Australian coast. The islands, which I’d also never heard of, are called Tiwi and they have the most predictable … Continue reading →

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Photographic management

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Gary

One of the things about smartphones is the capacity to take tens of thousands of photographs. Of course, it’s very handy having an excellent camera that is with you all the time. I dumped my Canon SLR years ago because … Continue reading →

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Winners and losers

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Gary

I am becoming quite the whizz at Cascadia. Okay, Mirinda tried to denigrate my win tonight by suggesting that winning by one point was somehow not as good as winning by ten, but I refused to rise to the bait. … Continue reading →

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Lazy day at home

Posted on November 22, 2025 by Gary

So the freezing, snowy weather took a turn for the warmer today. The snow that had sat, undisturbed, on the ground started vanishing as the temperature steadily rose. The sun almost came out a number of times. Others may disagree … Continue reading →

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Art and the music of the 80’s

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Gary

Ages ago, I bought tickets to see a show called Absolute Shakespeare. It was being performed at a small theatre in Stockholm. Due to various factors, Mirinda was unable to go, so I bravely set off today through the snow and … Continue reading →

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