by phil | Oct 4, 2026 | thoughts
Rain water is better for plants than tap water. When I was first told this I assumed it had something to do with the chlorine that is often used to disinfect municipal water supplies. Nope. It’s actually because the pH is better (slightly acidic to balance out...
by phil | Sep 18, 2026 | Tips
The Senegalese state has been batting me around for the past week and between that, trying to climb up a mountain of neglected correspondence, a gazillion other things in various states of completion/disarray, and my family, I have struggled to find the time to write,...
by phil | Sep 11, 2026 | Senegal, Stories
I would normally do some self-censoring here, mainly because of my mom, who tends to worry. But this blog has been inactive for so long that I am fairly certain she is no longer checking up on it. I am, by the way, 41-years-old. On the night of September 1st, a thief,...
by phil | Sep 10, 2026 | thoughts
This is me taking a big breath and then emptying my lungs to blow off all the dust on this blog. I’ve deleted facebook, tiktok, and twitter (long gone!!!) from my phone. I still have Instagram, but my time there is brief. I will usually post something or check...
by phil | Jan 11, 2026 | thoughts
Twenty twenty four felt like a car careening around a bend with two wheels in the air. That’s how I started last year’s post. Nothing’s changed! Maybe the car is on fire now? It was another year of bricolage except now we’ve lost the...
