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![A Quick Bread and a Soup [Something Interesting #33]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_55da7067d96e436c8a6b427328e674bf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/nsplsh_55da7067d96e436c8a6b427328e674bf~mv2.webp)
A Quick Bread and a Soup [Something Interesting #33]
While in the process of building out a zine based on this blog and entries I've been putting in my commonplace book , I ended up...
Alex Bemish
3 days ago3 min read
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So... (March 2025 Edition)
I had such high hopes to be more active on this thing and then the world had to throw several hundred wrenches into my plans... Bunnies...
Alex Bemish
Mar 61 min read
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![An Unexpected YouTube Channel I Like: DeepBlueInk [Something Interesting #32]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wbD29qrists/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCOADEI4CSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLCGhQUkvIknEFoyEEe4QfvrZeboXA&days_since_epoch=20075)
An Unexpected YouTube Channel I Like: DeepBlueInk [Something Interesting #32]
I follow several independent animators on YouTube (favorite is Ian "Worthikids" Worthington , who's probably more famous than I realize...
Alex Bemish
Dec 18, 20241 min read
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Out with Old, In with New (The 2024-to-2025 Post)
It's the end of 2024 and again time for giving some kind of an annual wrap-up and a preview of things to come for 2025. Here's what I got...
Alex Bemish
Dec 17, 20243 min read
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Happy Halloween 2024 - Been Busy Lately...
This blog's not dead but I've been busy for the last several months and will be until mid-December/early January. Here's what I'm...
Alex Bemish
Oct 31, 20241 min read
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![From Swinging Singles to Slinging Potato Skins: The History of the Fern Bar [Something Interesting #31]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25f89c_9b59975dd6ea43e9b72d1a7ad2374e17~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/25f89c_9b59975dd6ea43e9b72d1a7ad2374e17~mv2.webp)
From Swinging Singles to Slinging Potato Skins: The History of the Fern Bar [Something Interesting #31]
One of the strongest memories that feels alien to me was how many restaurants during my childhood had the same kind of décor:...
Alex Bemish
Jul 26, 20243 min read
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![Add Some Crunch to That Pop: Important Power Pop Albums [Something Interesting #30]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_595374626f4b6946505677~mv2_d_6000_4000_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/nsplsh_595374626f4b6946505677~mv2_d_6000_4000_s_4_2.webp)
Add Some Crunch to That Pop: Important Power Pop Albums [Something Interesting #30]
One of my favorite genres of music is both pretty ubiquitous and mostly unremarked about other than every once in a while by other music...
Alex Bemish
Jul 21, 202414 min read
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![All Hail Bob Dobbs: The Church of The SubGenius [Something Interesting #29]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25f89c_eab43d0d093949658bfec2b4a214cc38~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_216,h_324,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/25f89c_eab43d0d093949658bfec2b4a214cc38~mv2.webp)
All Hail Bob Dobbs: The Church of The SubGenius [Something Interesting #29]
This subject is one that I’ve wanted to cover for quite a while, since it reminds me of watching all kinds of late-night weirdness during...
Alex Bemish
Jul 20, 20242 min read
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![A Hadouken of Nostalgia: The Art of 1990s Capcom Fighting Games [Something Interesting #28]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25f89c_19c2c16cb94c47aba621ca38c8e5fb47~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/25f89c_19c2c16cb94c47aba621ca38c8e5fb47~mv2.webp)
A Hadouken of Nostalgia: The Art of 1990s Capcom Fighting Games [Something Interesting #28]
A by-product of stress is often nostalgia, which I won’t lie and say I’m somehow above falling into that trap. The last several years...
Alex Bemish
Jul 20, 20244 min read
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![The Smell of an Oncoming Storm [Something Interesting #27]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_7143413645554c4d736b6b~mv2_d_4896_3060_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/nsplsh_7143413645554c4d736b6b~mv2_d_4896_3060_s_4_2.webp)
The Smell of an Oncoming Storm [Something Interesting #27]
Petrichor is one of my favorite scents. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s the smell that occurs after rain has hit soil and mixes with...
Alex Bemish
Jul 20, 20243 min read
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Housekeeping Post for Summer 2024
I haven’t posted in a while, so I’m making a housekeeping post until autumn. Summer always becomes a time for other – primarily good -...
Alex Bemish
Jul 20, 20242 min read
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![An Unexpected YouTube Channel I Like: "Spectacles" [Something Interesting #26]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_5370373059495774754d38~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/nsplsh_5370373059495774754d38~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.webp)
An Unexpected YouTube Channel I Like: "Spectacles" [Something Interesting #26]
A month ago, my YouTube algorithm brought up a video called “Japan in 1960 was insane” and I knew I had to check it out. While it covers...
Alex Bemish
May 10, 20242 min read
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![An Unexpected Podcast I Like: "Science Fiction with Damien Walter" [Something Interesting #25]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_b3c81de251d64484a0eec8439cef8451~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/nsplsh_b3c81de251d64484a0eec8439cef8451~mv2.webp)
An Unexpected Podcast I Like: "Science Fiction with Damien Walter" [Something Interesting #25]
Recently, I got sucked into listening to another podcast that’s been around for a while but also one I’ve overlooked since I didn’t care...
Alex Bemish
May 9, 20242 min read
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![Dance-Punk: Soundtrack of My Young Adulthood [Something Interesting #24]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QAAekkeN3r0/maxresdefault.jpg)
Dance-Punk: Soundtrack of My Young Adulthood [Something Interesting #24]
Earlier today, I checked out the video I posted above from Middle 8 and it brought back a flood of memories. The last round of...
Alex Bemish
May 9, 20243 min read
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!["My Chiffon is Wet, Dahling! My Wig is Wet!": A Very Quick Post about Sir Monte Rock III [Something Interesting #23]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yL9vy_GoKKw/maxresdefault.jpg)
"My Chiffon is Wet, Dahling! My Wig is Wet!": A Very Quick Post about Sir Monte Rock III [Something Interesting #23]
It’s been a while since I last wrote here but I’m not completely gone – just focusing on finding new topics, carving time to actually...
Alex Bemish
May 6, 20242 min read
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![The Useful Concept of OKRs (& Why I Generally Dislike Modern Nonfiction Books...) [Something Interesting #22]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_ebd1266b2bd142e4bab389530229237b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/nsplsh_ebd1266b2bd142e4bab389530229237b~mv2.webp)
The Useful Concept of OKRs (& Why I Generally Dislike Modern Nonfiction Books...) [Something Interesting #22]
"At any given time, some significant percentage of people are working on the wrong things. The challenge is knowing which ones." - Aaron...
Alex Bemish
Feb 27, 20244 min read
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Crescent City Memories: My Notes on NOLA
This past January saw me returning to a city that seems to be a big part of life during the last three years: New Orleans. The first time...
Alex Bemish
Feb 3, 20249 min read
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![A Quote Collection, Pt. 1 [Something Interesting #21]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25f89c_b3dafdfcaca84dae8d1ea66ad6c00987~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/25f89c_b3dafdfcaca84dae8d1ea66ad6c00987~mv2.webp)
A Quote Collection, Pt. 1 [Something Interesting #21]
As part of my commonplace book, I collect a number of quotes I find all over the place. Once I've gotten a good deal of them, I'd like to...
Alex Bemish
Feb 2, 20243 min read
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!["The Grudge Match" - Ahead of Its Time, Yet Gloriously Early '90s [Something Interesting #20]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/q5-AOVKTZlk/sddefault.jpg)
"The Grudge Match" - Ahead of Its Time, Yet Gloriously Early '90s [Something Interesting #20]
As a treat for myself, I sometimes get sucked into watching those stupid "You remember these things from your childhood?!" kind of...
Alex Bemish
Jan 5, 20242 min read
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![Problems to Guide Your Life [Something Interesting #19]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25f89c_b7375201e1fd443ea33a0a97249b7b23~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/25f89c_b7375201e1fd443ea33a0a97249b7b23~mv2.webp)
Problems to Guide Your Life [Something Interesting #19]
One of my favorite authors online (Ted Gioia) posted a year-in-review of his most-viewed articles on December 30th, which I didn't see...
Alex Bemish
Jan 5, 20243 min read
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