@stnylan.bsky.social
Likes history, US law, baseball, college football, Tolkien, grand-strategy games and the odd MMO.
Aurë entuluva!
Aurë entuluva!
There are worse ways to start a Saturday
September 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
There are worse ways to start a Saturday
In the intro of the Navy Record's Society first volume - the State Papers of relating to the Spanish Armada - is this wonderful description of some of the difficulties with the original documents.
I feel this summary must have been very satisfying to write after much toil.
I feel this summary must have been very satisfying to write after much toil.
September 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
In the intro of the Navy Record's Society first volume - the State Papers of relating to the Spanish Armada - is this wonderful description of some of the difficulties with the original documents.
I feel this summary must have been very satisfying to write after much toil.
I feel this summary must have been very satisfying to write after much toil.
Well, this all appears to be working. Babylon 5 is on the menu.
May 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Well, this all appears to be working. Babylon 5 is on the menu.
This was taken at the same time, and I think remains one of the best photographs I have ever taken.
May 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This was taken at the same time, and I think remains one of the best photographs I have ever taken.
Two pictures from a 2005 trip to see @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social . We went to Gettysburg, having first stuffed ourselves and then getting lost with a detour through Mannheim. Still a marvellous day. Twenty years ago this October.
And next month I become a father to a teenager. Tempus Fugit!
And next month I become a father to a teenager. Tempus Fugit!
May 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Two pictures from a 2005 trip to see @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social . We went to Gettysburg, having first stuffed ourselves and then getting lost with a detour through Mannheim. Still a marvellous day. Twenty years ago this October.
And next month I become a father to a teenager. Tempus Fugit!
And next month I become a father to a teenager. Tempus Fugit!
Because the world is as it is here is a tea bag.
Paging @abeeinthebonnet.bsky.social because I think she might appreciate.
Paging @abeeinthebonnet.bsky.social because I think she might appreciate.
May 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Because the world is as it is here is a tea bag.
Paging @abeeinthebonnet.bsky.social because I think she might appreciate.
Paging @abeeinthebonnet.bsky.social because I think she might appreciate.
I haven't had the chance to check some of these out yet, but I just have to approve of the concept.
May 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I haven't had the chance to check some of these out yet, but I just have to approve of the concept.
And done. And look - it appears in the process I have created about a shelf's worth of space!
Something I am sure I can fill up in due course :) Actually I do want to complete Wheel of Time ....
Something I am sure I can fill up in due course :) Actually I do want to complete Wheel of Time ....
January 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
And done. And look - it appears in the process I have created about a shelf's worth of space!
Something I am sure I can fill up in due course :) Actually I do want to complete Wheel of Time ....
Something I am sure I can fill up in due course :) Actually I do want to complete Wheel of Time ....
Started.
Of course now my bed is covered with books, hit that's an incentive I guess to finish this by bedtime.
Of course now my bed is covered with books, hit that's an incentive I guess to finish this by bedtime.
January 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Started.
Of course now my bed is covered with books, hit that's an incentive I guess to finish this by bedtime.
Of course now my bed is covered with books, hit that's an incentive I guess to finish this by bedtime.
My nerdy Xmas presents
First D&D I have owned in 3+ decades. Probably overly optimistic as to actually playing, but then imagination is its own reward
First D&D I have owned in 3+ decades. Probably overly optimistic as to actually playing, but then imagination is its own reward
January 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My nerdy Xmas presents
First D&D I have owned in 3+ decades. Probably overly optimistic as to actually playing, but then imagination is its own reward
First D&D I have owned in 3+ decades. Probably overly optimistic as to actually playing, but then imagination is its own reward
This weekend I want to finally sort out these shelves. Whether I will or not depends on some outside factors, but I will be so happy if I manage it.
January 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This weekend I want to finally sort out these shelves. Whether I will or not depends on some outside factors, but I will be so happy if I manage it.
Glædelig Jul
I wish you all the very best and hope everyone can find something to celebrate, and someone or persons to celebrate with, regardless of what you might be celebrating. If nothing else, hopefully just the joy of a friend.
I wish you all the very best and hope everyone can find something to celebrate, and someone or persons to celebrate with, regardless of what you might be celebrating. If nothing else, hopefully just the joy of a friend.
December 24, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Glædelig Jul
I wish you all the very best and hope everyone can find something to celebrate, and someone or persons to celebrate with, regardless of what you might be celebrating. If nothing else, hopefully just the joy of a friend.
I wish you all the very best and hope everyone can find something to celebrate, and someone or persons to celebrate with, regardless of what you might be celebrating. If nothing else, hopefully just the joy of a friend.
On a postbox near where my daughter lives some lovely person keeps putting on toppers.
This was last year's Xmas one iirc
This was last year's Xmas one iirc
December 19, 2024 at 4:48 PM
On a postbox near where my daughter lives some lovely person keeps putting on toppers.
This was last year's Xmas one iirc
This was last year's Xmas one iirc
Just finished on Kindle French Warships in the Age of Steam 1859-1914 by Stephen S Roberts.
Lots of lovely nerdy engineering detail, a lot of which I admit went over my head but did not lessen my learning or fascination. This book really helps explain why the French did their thing.
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Lots of lovely nerdy engineering detail, a lot of which I admit went over my head but did not lessen my learning or fascination. This book really helps explain why the French did their thing.
1/
December 5, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Just finished on Kindle French Warships in the Age of Steam 1859-1914 by Stephen S Roberts.
Lots of lovely nerdy engineering detail, a lot of which I admit went over my head but did not lessen my learning or fascination. This book really helps explain why the French did their thing.
1/
Lots of lovely nerdy engineering detail, a lot of which I admit went over my head but did not lessen my learning or fascination. This book really helps explain why the French did their thing.
1/
I mean seriously, stuff like this is just marvellous.
November 26, 2024 at 6:27 PM
I mean seriously, stuff like this is just marvellous.
And here it is. Hope everyone manages to have something today they like as much as this.
November 17, 2024 at 5:58 PM
And here it is. Hope everyone manages to have something today they like as much as this.
This ... contraption ... is in my local museum. :)
October 20, 2024 at 12:31 AM
This ... contraption ... is in my local museum. :)
Lovely little mention here in today's argument for Great Lakes v Raiders Realty about last week's grammatical fun and games in Pulsifer.
October 10, 2023 at 10:29 PM
Lovely little mention here in today's argument for Great Lakes v Raiders Realty about last week's grammatical fun and games in Pulsifer.
Been to the Donkey Sanctuary at Sidmouth. Plenty of blue sky here :)
August 19, 2023 at 3:57 PM
Been to the Donkey Sanctuary at Sidmouth. Plenty of blue sky here :)