I’ve never been particularly tempted to try turning a leisure pursuit into a living, and part of the reason is that I’ve never known a cheerful hobby shop owner. I think the guys who were cheerful in their pre-hobby shop lives must be the ones who bottom out at a sort of deliberate numbness. Our … Read more
We’re having a wonderful holiday. Hope you are too. I postponed the usual Thursday miscellanea post for Christmas Day, so here it is. I spent way too much time thinking about whether to call it “Thursday miscellanea,” “Thursday miscellanea on Friday,” or “Friday miscellanea.” Eartha Kitt died yesterday at 81. Among many other things, she … Read more
All the best to you and your family this Christmas Day.