The libraries at a library system in a moderately populated county in North Carolina: you might not expect there to be lots of Swedish books there, but there are. I mean, random little books everywhere you look: An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed: This was a fun… Continue reading Swedish books at a small library
I found this book "The Nansen Factor" at the library and immediately picked it up. First, because the pattern of the flowers on the front reminded me of Sweden. Second, I thought it might refer to Dr. Nansen, the Norwegian sailor who tried to get to the North Pole in 1893 (I was right about… Continue reading The Nansen Factor
I'm re-reading all eight Anne of Green Gables books, for the second time since the pandemic! And I made a list of all the food they eat, in some of the books. Remember, these books are written between 1908 and the 1930s, and they are set on a small island of Canada. So a lot… Continue reading Food in the Anne of Green Gables books
This building has recently been renovated and now it's got lots of shops in it. But it used to be a movie theatre back in the day and there's a story about that door on the far left. You guessed it: that little side door was the door Black people had to enter through. Everyone… Continue reading The old movie theatre
I am making an animation -- about Sweden! -- and New Years! -- and it starts with snow. Isn't it pretty? It's all made in Blender. Not sure which I love more. What do you think? https://youtube.com/shorts/9ph-ZQnuIpI
I read this article about Bari Weiss. Aside from being a stooge for the billionaire takeover, she seems to be absolutely insufferable. One of those people who blabs for a living and can't say a single thing of substance the whole time. What clued me in, without question, was when she was telling her peasant… Continue reading Bari Weiss wants you to “assume best intent”
Here's a nice little stroll you can do through Los Angeles: Koreatown to Little Bangladesh to Larchmont: a stroll through Los Angeles First, get yourself to the Wilshire/Vermont metro station. You can get to this station quite easily on the Red Line or Purple Line metros. Supposing you start off at Union Station -- then… Continue reading A walk through Los Angeles: Koreatown to Little Bangladesh to Larchmont
I get to give a talk at a conference next week, woo-hoo! It's on data visuals that you can make using free computer programs like R, QGIS, and Blender3D. Here's a little preview. https://youtube.com/shorts/5jzPF1bZPs4?feature=share
I downloaded all the Open Street Map for Gaza. The data is representative for what Gaza was like before its current destruction, it has not been updated: You can download the Open Street Map data directly through Blender, using the BlenderOSM plug-in, which is awesome. I didn't want to overtax my laptop or the internet,… Continue reading Gaza Open Street Map data
I've gotten much better at reading both Arabic and Swedish ... Arabic after having read the translated versions of the first three Harry Potter books, and Swedish after having read a few old, thick, word-rich Swedish books I found at the Los Angeles Library. I didn't notice I was getting that much better, because really… Continue reading Reading Arabic and Swedish
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