BlogFlockThis is an entry from my journal. I describe a small part of life in the mountains as well as my experience at an Easter celebration.
On Sundays it is common for people here to prepare souvla (barbecued meat on a long skewer), if the weather is good enough. Other…
This is an entry from my journal.
The church bells were ringing in the distance. The first explosions echo in the valley. It is almost Easter in this part of the world. In about ten minutes there will be fireworks. I finished a long day’s work and then went for…
This week on the People and Blogs series we have an interview with Frank Meeuwsen, whose blog can be found at blog.frankmeeuwsen.com.
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At 14:00 Europe/Athens I will hold a live stream about Emacs.
Specifically, I will work on my modus-themes package.
The idea is to write more tests and refine the relevant functions along the way.
I am announcing this…
For this entry in the series, I have picked a beautiful song which evokes that curiosity we have about the otherworldly. The Elves is a song written and composed by the much-beloved Socratis Malamas. My favourite version is performed at a live concert together with Ioulia Karapataki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU9UDuiqHOU.
Below…
I was inspired by, of all things, a video monologue by a Scottish surfer [1] who said that the future for them was challenging themselves in new ways. My guitar was close by and I thought maybe I should give myself a bit of a challenge too. I picked up…
From the age of myth you arrive as thunder and whispering fountain As the vivifying warmth of a luminous star Intensity you are of a special kind that moves hearts and reshapes the land In the dragon's year grey became blue green turned to amber Indeterminate Captivating Potent Manifest you…
I plan to avoid most news and all social media for a week. It's to the point where, between the daily barrage of horrible, incompetent people doing stupid, horrible things and the incessant misinformed chatter about all of it on…
Jane Bown is one of my favorite photographers. She commonly used an Olympus OM-1n with the Zuiko 85mm f/2 lens. I happen to have that exact setup, so I went Jane Bowning with a roll of HP5.
I'm no Jane Bown! As much as I love the viewfinder in the…
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