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I am going to put together two very different things. One is a podcast called The Art of Manliness, the other is Rick and Morty. We start with Da Vinci …
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Here’s a new photo challenge. If it goes as well as the first I may turn it into a series. https://brunoamaral.eu/categories/challenge/ This time, a …
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sau·da·de |au| ou |a-u| (latin solitas, -atis, solidão) female noun grateful memory of someone that is absent, of a past moment, of something or someone …
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The idea of repairs is on my mind lately. For a number of reasons that include my health, my day to day, my goals. It also includes stuff I have around the …
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Can someone tell me when and why we stopped putting work in fixing things? This is the question in my mind for quite sometime now, for a million of …
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He liked his coffee black. A quick espresso in a modest white cup resting in a matching saucer. She didn’t understand why. There was no sugar, no …
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Here is a challenge. Write a story around this photo. You can do it in the comments or with an email to [email protected] I’ll share mine later. Best ones get …
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You start your bank holiday with a mission, go to Ikea and get that closet you have had in your mind for the last two days. Next step a good sushi lunch …
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This is my new experiment in story telling. If you are confused by the text below, please read the context of this series and how to play the game. …