Anitab
@aanitab.bsky.social
Tech story teller, former archaeologist, current world traveler and wine enthusiast. Also loves all dogs, especially heelers.
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the library cards provided an additional jolt of inspiration, as i would turn them over to the book entry side and often get ideas from the descriptions i found there... so often it felt uncanny, but is just how the imagination works
Cleaning up my office and found the pre-draft of my novel Absolution: Some scribbled-in notebooks and scene frags on the backs of hundreds of discontinued library catalogue cards, which I then sequenced in story order.
November 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
the library cards provided an additional jolt of inspiration, as i would turn them over to the book entry side and often get ideas from the descriptions i found there... so often it felt uncanny, but is just how the imagination works
Sadly, as long as a market continues so will the theft and looting.
Thieves steal ancient Roman-era statues from Syria’s national museum
#SyriaMuseumHeist #CulturalHeritage #DamascusNews
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBZr...
#SyriaMuseumHeist #CulturalHeritage #DamascusNews
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBZr...
Thieves steal ancient Roman-era statues from Syria’s national museum
YouTube video by B.C. Begley
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November 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Sadly, as long as a market continues so will the theft and looting.
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Surprising to hear that a government formed exclusively of a country’s most stupid people isn’t really working out.
March 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Surprising to hear that a government formed exclusively of a country’s most stupid people isn’t really working out.
Nice write up of the pork taboo in the Near East: archaeology.org/issues/march...
Letter from the Levant - On the Origin of the Pork Taboo - Archaeology Magazine - March/April 2025
Exploring ancient people’s shifting beliefs about rearing and eating pigs
archaeology.org
March 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Nice write up of the pork taboo in the Near East: archaeology.org/issues/march...
This is definitely our plan going forward: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The case for boycotting the United States | Robert Reich
If you are considering a trip to the US, please reconsider. Why reward Donald Trump’s America with your tourist dollars?
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This is definitely our plan going forward: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Canada put down an accent rug for lil Marco. 😭
March 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Canada put down an accent rug for lil Marco. 😭
@davidfrum.bsky.social speaks the truth from the frontline: thehub.ca/podcast/vide...
‘The decline of the American empire’: David Frum on Trump’s tariffs and America’s new place in the world
thehub.ca
March 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
@davidfrum.bsky.social speaks the truth from the frontline: thehub.ca/podcast/vide...
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Lovely view, amazing people - hope to meet again Belize.
December 20, 2024 at 4:27 AM
Lovely view, amazing people - hope to meet again Belize.
Rest in Peace Zakir Hussain. Incredible tabla player. Feel very privileged to have seen him perform. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxF2...
Shakti ft John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain: Bending the Rules (This Moment) Live from The Ryman
YouTube video by Abstract Logix
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December 16, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Rest in Peace Zakir Hussain. Incredible tabla player. Feel very privileged to have seen him perform. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxF2...
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Just a couple of Corgis playing pool…..
December 4, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Just a couple of Corgis playing pool…..
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Incredible footage of Saturn rising from behind the Moon
November 16, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Incredible footage of Saturn rising from behind the Moon
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but surely my problems will be solved if I buy more blank notebooks
November 15, 2024 at 9:52 PM
but surely my problems will be solved if I buy more blank notebooks