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Miya Snowman Cups From Ten Ichi Mart

January 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

Miya Snowman Cups From Ten Ichi Mart

The story of how a snowman’s facial expression unexpectedly caused me to spend an additional $20.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/miya-snowman-cups-from-ten-ichi-mart/

The story of how I ended up buying a second Miya brand snowman tea cup at Ten Ichi Mart after noticing the snowman’s facial expression.

Our Most-Visited Articles of 2025

January 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

Our Most-Visited Articles of 2025

Reviewing the 140(!?) most-visited articles and short posts at The New Leaf Journal in 2025.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/our-most-visited-articles-of-2025/

Reviewing the 140 most-visited articles at The New Leaf Journal in 2025, with stats coming courtesy of Koko Analytics and Statify.

January 8, 2026 at 4:18 AM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

Record vs Scoring Margin in NBA Team Analysis

Using the early-season 2025-26 Los Angeles Lakers and the top-three seeds in the Western Conference in 2006-07 to demonstrate why margin-based stats may be more predictive in the NBA than win-loss record […]

November and December 2025 at the NLJ

January 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

November and December 2025 at The New Leaf Journal

Reviewing the months that were at The New Leaf Journal (and sister sistes) in November and December 2025.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/november-and-december-2025-at-the-new-leaf-journal/

Reviewing the months that were at The New Leaf Journal in November and December 2025.

September and October 2025 at the NLJ

January 5, 2026 at 1:50 AM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

September and October 2025 at The New Leaf Journal

There is no better way to celebrate New Years Day in January 2026 than reviewing what I published on The New Leaf Journal in September and October 2025.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/september-and-october-2025-at-the-new-leaf-journal/

For New Years 2026, I review the months that were at The New Leaf Journal in September and October 2025.

Winter Season 2026 at the NLJ

January 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

Winter Season 2026 at The New Leaf Journal

Introducing the theme for Winter Season 2026 at The New Leaf Journal.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/winter-season-2026-at-the-new-leaf-journal/

Introducing a concept for a winter 2026 season theme for new articles on the perennially virid online writing magazine, The New Leaf Journal.

Weathered “Snow King” Sculpture in Brooklyn

January 1, 2026 at 2:01 AM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

Weathered “Snow King” Sculpture in Brooklyn

Checking in on a popular Brooklyn snow sculpture after it was left to the elements for a day.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/weathered-snow-king-sculpture-in-brooklyn/

#brooklyn #nyc #snow #snowman

Photographing Henrik Lojka’s “Winter King” snow sculpture on Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn more than a day after it had been completed.

January 1, 2026 at 1:38 AM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

Re-printing Lizzie Deas' short story, "The Christmas Rose."

https://thenewleafjournal.com/lizzie-deas-the-christmas-rose/

My PDF version:

https://thenewleafjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/lizzie-deas-the-christmas-rose-nlj.pdf

“Nor myrrh, nor frankincense, nor gold,” said the angel […]

My Gingerbread Man Soap Dispenser

December 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

My Gingerbread Man Soap Dispenser

I purchased a gingerbread man soap dispenser with soap. Once I set it up in my bathroom, I noted its resemblance to everyone’s favorite transforming Pokémon.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/my-gingerbread-man-soap-dispenser/

#christmas #soap #gingerbread

I share a Gingerbread Man soap dispenser (with soap) that I picked up a few days before Christmas in 2025, and note its resemblance to Pokemon’s Ditto.

52 Things I Learned in 2025

December 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

52 Things I Learned in 2025

I (N.A. Ferrell) share 52 things I learned in 2025 (all of which I documented in The New Leaf Journal, The Emu Café Social, and/or The Newsletter Leaf Journa).

https://thenewleafjournal.com/52-things-i-learned-in-2025/

New Leaf Journal editor Nicholas A. Ferrell shares 52 things he learned in 2025 while working on the NLJ, Emu Café Social, and The Newsletter Leaf Journal.

On GPL-1s for Obese House Cats

December 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

On GPL-1s for Obese House Cats

When I read about GPL-1 weight loss drug trials for house cats, I knew that an article topic was in there with my name on it.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/on-gpl-1s-for-obese-house-cats/

Weighing in on clinical trials for GPL-1 weight loss implants for overweight house cats.

I document how I added JournalList’s trust.txt file to The New Leaf Journal by following version 1.5 of the trust.txt specification.

December 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

Adding a trust.txt File

I continue our journey to add all the common (and moderately common) .txt files to The New Leaf Journal with JournalList’s trust.txt file.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/adding-a-trust-txt-file/

Adding a trust.txt File

Philip Rivers Comeback Takes Me Back

December 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

Philip Rivers Comeback Takes Me Back

Philip Rivers’ return to the NFL brings back my memories of having followed him in college and at the beginning of his professional career.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/philip-rivers-comeback-takes-me-back/

#philiprivers #nfl #sports #madden #ncaafootball

Philip Rivers’ recent return to the NFL after a five-year retirement brough back my memories of having followed him as a college player, draft prospect, and young pro.

Original post on mastodon.social

December 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM

Reposted by N.A. Ferrell

Connected Places

@fediversereport.com

Fediverse Report #145 - this week's #fediverse news:

- @holos is a project currently in development that allows you to run an #activitypub server on your phone
- More on Threads' user statistics, which do indicate the platform's popularity in Asia […]

mastodon.social

December 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

Finally Solving My HDMI ARC Problems

After five years of failure, I finally established a consistent HDMI ARC connection between my Yamaha ATS-1070 soundbar and TCL Roku TV model 55S25S (the TV does not have internet access).

https://thenewleafjournal.com/finally-solving-my-hdmi-arc-problems/ […]

Adding Ads.txt to Website Without Ads

December 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

Adding Ads.txt to Website Without Ads

Demonstrating how to add a properly formatted ads.txt file to an ad-free website.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/adding-ads-txt-to-website-without-ads/

#ads #ads.txt #robots.txt

I demonstrate how to add a properly formatted ads.txt file to an ad-free website or site without authorized advertising system records.

Democracy and Vodka in Kyrgyzstan

December 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

Democracy and Vodka in Kyrgyzstan

Justin of the NLJ’s resident Justin and Justina dialogue duo shares a story, and quote, about Kyrgyzstan’s recent parliamentary elections.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/democracy-and-vodka-in-kyrgyzstan/

#dialogue #democracy #kyrgyzstan #elections

A fictional dialogue about a report on Kyrgyzstan’s 2025 parilamentary elections, wherein one character shares a good quote about democracy in Kyrgyzstan.

Burning New Article Blocker

December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

Burning New Article Blocker

I was going to publish a new article today but a burning electrical outlet in my kitchen intervened.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/leafbud/burning-new-article-blocker/

After seeing web crawlers request carbon.txt in our server logs, I turned to the Green Web Foundation website to create and add carbon.txt to our site.

December 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

Adding a carbon.txt File

On adding a carbon.txt file to The New Leaf Journal after learning about it from our server logs.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/adding-a-carbon-txt-file/

#greenweb #carbon.txt

Adding a carbon.txt File

December 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

Newsletter Leaf Journal CCLXI

Unable to mail Newsletter Leaf Journal 256 due to technical issues, I post the newsletter first on The New Leaf Journal. Enjoy our links from the week that was, 21 links from around the web, and other news and notes […]

November 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM

Reposted by N.A. Ferrell

Nicholas A. Ferrell

@naferrell.social.emucafe.org.ap.brid.gy

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/2025-thanksgiving-proclamation-11-26-25/

On November 25, 2025, President Donald Trump proclaimed that November 27, 2025, would be a National Day of Thanksgiving. From the start of the Proclamation:

> In 1789, just […]

[Original post on social.emucafe.org]

Modified photo of flowers on a coffee plant.

November 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

For Thanksgiving, I share my article on then-President Calvin Cooldige's 1923 Thanksgiving Proclamation. Specific topics of interest were the August death of President Warren G. Harding (which led to Coolidge assuming the presidency) and the Great Kanto Earthquake in Japan (which occurred in […]

Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

The story behind the first Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation, authored by George Washington in 1789.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/washingtons-1789-thanksgiving-proclamation/

I discuss the events that led to George Washington issuing the first Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation and reprint the text of the document.

1783 NY Evacuation Day Song

November 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM

N.A. Ferrell

@nafnlj.linuxrocks.online.ap.brid.gy

1783 NY Evacuation Day Song

“The toast is, “Freedom’s favorite son,
Health, peace, and joy to Washington!”

https://thenewleafjournal.com/1783-ny-evacuation-day-song/

Re-printing a 1783 song written in advance of November 25, 1783 British evacuation of New York and the return of George Washington and U.S. authority.