TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")

"Things You Wouldn't Know If We Didn't Blog Intermittently."

05 January 2026

Interesting tool

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Image cropped for size from the original, posted in the antiques subreddit.  I'll place the answer "below the fold" so you ca...
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Why some colonial Americans were born in "1722/3"

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A letter to the editor in the August 2025 issue of American Philatelist magazine commented on a previous article about how the changeover f...
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Terms used by gen Z to discuss romance and relationships

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Herewith, selections from a "comprehensive guide to the terms gen Z is using to talk about romance, sex and the pursuit of both." ...
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An interesting chart re Venezuela's oil

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I'll defer any personal commentary.  The source article at The Guardian makes note of China's expected public response to Trump...
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31 December 2025

A Twixmas present

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The week between Christmas and New Years may be a festive period, but the garbage bin still needs to be wheeled out to the roadside.  We...
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29 December 2025

"Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global"

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This is one of the three best books I read in 2025 (the others being Orbital and Playground ).  As the title indicates, this book elucidate...
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Centuripe

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I previously posted an aerial image of this Italian mountaintop community about five years ago, but this evening image enhanced by city lig...
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"Architectron" looks like a fascinating movie

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"Coming soon."  I generally enjoy movies made by A24 .  I'll do a proper review when it arrives.
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The "Thinker of Hemangia"

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I had not heard about this sculpture until I recently read about it in a book about the history of language (which I'll blog later).  He...

Rodin's "Thinker" reinterpreted

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An excerpt of a poem by W. H. Auden offers a different viewpoint of Rodin's iconic work: Lifted off the potty, Infants from their...
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An interesting side effect of piercing

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The pale region "fades in and out during the day."  You can read an informed discussion in the comment thread at the piercing sub...
25 December 2025

A collective holiday greeting to and from the readers of TYWKIWDBI

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"Three suns are better than won! On two, the New Year!" - Skeetmotis Happy Holidays & Merry New Year - from Dutch ! Greetings,...
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21 December 2025

Today I learned I should poke the eyes out of dead fish

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I encountered the above image on the interestingasfuck subreddit, apparently a sign at a fish-cleaning station at a resort or motel.   I th...
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This is a "timeout box" in an elementary school

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As reported in The New York Times : It has ignited an uproar in the school system, the Salmon River Central School District, a small distric...
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Planning a collective holiday greeting card

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Reposted to remind readers there is still time to offer greetings and pix to fellow readers.  I'll plan to post the submissions sometime...
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