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Writer: science fiction and fantasy, personal finance, and Esperanto

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2023-07-15 14:31

Posted on 2023-07-15
by Philip Brewer

🎶 And then I saw her snout, now I’m a believer. Not a doubt of trace in my mind. Then I saw her snout. Oooooooo! I’m a believer, I couldn’t leave her if I tried… 🎶 #dogsofmastodon

Portrait of my dog
Posted in News, Photography | Tagged Ashley, dog, dog pictures, dogsofmastodon, music, Photography

2023-07-14 20:45

Posted on 2023-07-14
by Philip Brewer

My sword arrived!

Hilt of my new sword in my gauntleted hand

I got the Regenyei Armory Paratschwert Feder.

Posted in News, Photography | Tagged hema, longsword

2023-07-13 07:19

Posted on 2023-07-13
by Philip Brewer

I see so many pretty sunrises these days (out walking the dog), it’s possible to get a bit blase about the ones that aren’t spectacular.

Sunrise over Dohme Park
Posted in News, Photography | Tagged Photography, sunrise

2023-07-06 06:49

Posted on 2023-07-06
by Philip Brewer

Mildly amusing. Low peak for the first dog walk, notch for drinking coffee and Jumbletime, then my most active time is 7:00 AM, for the second dog walk.

Before I got a dog, my most active time was 11:00 AM, because that’s when I finally get to my workout.

Graph of Oura ring data showing my activity through the day, with the highst peak at 7:00 AM
Posted in Fitness, News | Tagged activity score, allegedly funny, exercise, Fitness, metrics, Oura ring, ouraring

2023-07-06 06:33

Posted on 2023-07-06
by Philip Brewer

It’s just a rumor (I don’t have have first-hand information), but I hear that if you create a Threads account and then delete it, Facebook deletes your Instagram account as well.

Which, you know, is probably a good thing, but probably not what most people had in mind.

Posted on 2023-07-06
by Philip Brewer
in News | Tagged freedom, security, social media, software

2023-07-04 13:56

Posted on 2023-07-04
by Philip Brewer

A can of beer in the sun gets warm really fast. You can’t see it, but the magazine under the #MensHealth is #TheEconomist #beer #magazines #patio #arnold #schwarzenegger

Jackie (with her eyes closed) beyond a small table with magazines, beers, and a sunglasses case
Posted in Local, News, Photography | Tagged arnold, beer, jackie, magazines, MensHealth, patio, schwarzenegger, TheEconomist

2023-07-04 13:49

Posted on 2023-07-04
by Philip Brewer

The brats are “Sheboygan” brats, which according to the woman at Olde Time Meats are the same as regular brats except they have more black pepper. The skewers vary slightly: Mine has an extra purple onion; Jackie’s has an extra yellow pepper.

A charcoal grill with two skewers of veggies and two bratwurst
Posted in Local, News, Photography | Tagged cooking, jackie, patio, Photography

2023-07-03 11:43

Posted on 2023-07-03
by Philip Brewer

Dinosaur detention area. See also: Red Bridge detention area.

Parking lot full of life-size (or nearly) dinosaur models behind a chain-link fence
Parking lot full of life-size (or nearly) dinosaur models
Posted in Local, News, Photography | Tagged detention, dinosaurs, freedom

2023-07-02 15:32

Posted on 2023-07-02
by Philip Brewer

As long as I’ve been using a Pixel phone (I’m on my third), Google has been alerting me to make “canvas” prints. But the alert always led to a blank screen.

A couple of days ago I thought, “You know, I don’t need them to pick which photo to print; I can just print one I like!”

Jackie in a backpack with her trekking poles sitting on a rock on the Giant City Trillium Trail, looking up at rock walls
Posted in News, Photography | Tagged giant city, hiking, jackie, Photography

2023-07-02 06:32

Posted on 2023-07-02
by Philip Brewer

Although this post is extremely topical, and will make no sense after a very short time, I thought I’d mention that for a couple of weeks now I’ve limited myself to reading zero tweets per day.

Posted on 2023-07-02
by Philip Brewer
in News | Tagged mastodon, microblogging, social media, twitter

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I write science fiction and fantasy stories.

I speak Esperanto, and use it to communicate internationally. Esperantistoj, legu mian esperantan hejmpaĝon.

For a while I taught Taiji. My current hobby is HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts, aka sword fighting).

For eleven years I was a senior writer at Wise Bread, writing about personal finance and frugality.

Before that I spent a quarter-century as a software engineer.

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8 posts have been published on November 11th in previous years:

2025

  • 2025-11-11 13:07

2024

  • Inflation and interest rates in 2025 and beyond
  • 2024-11-11 14:29

2023

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