26 Jan: Transmission Received • [PDF]
Approximately 4,800 words • Topics: that was the week that was • chilblains • transmission received • quarantine • give me steam • Portal • Terraria • VVVVVV • the kids step up • test results • leaving quarantine • the testing conundrum • fraudulent PCR tests • Elanor’s birthday • Potts kid update • Veronica • Sam (Samuel) • Josh (Joshua) • Pippin (Daniel) • Bilby (Benjamin) • Ellie Nellie Nor (Elanor) • Chi (Malachi) • the back catalog
13 Mar: Three Kinds of Burnout • [PDF] 
Approximately 2,600 words • Topics: walks • Tantalus faltering, Sisyphus floundering • three kinds of burnout • caregiver burnout • work burnout • autistic burnout • how about you?
21 Jul: I Was Told There Would Be Carrots • [PDF] 
Approximately 2,600 words • Topics: garden news • stings and arrows of outrageous fortune • my work situation • what now?
12 Aug: Our Summer Blockbusters • [PDF] 
Approximately 2,500 words • Topics: my interview with Joshua • our summer blockbusters • Snowpiercer (2013 film) • Moonfall (2022 film) • Godzilla vs. Kong (2021 film) • The Batman (2022 film) • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022 film)
01 Sep: The Kind of September • [PDF] 
Approximately 2,900 words • Topics: the work situation • the home situation • Stargate (1994 film) • Stargate: Chidlren of the Gods — The Final Cut (2009 film) • The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014 film) • Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo (2009 film)
27 Oct: Argo Goes Under • [PDF] 
Approximately 3,600 words • Topics: Argo AI • reaching out • working at Argo • the equity crumbles to dust • financial security and the seven year rule • what’s next? • my Days • Halloween films • Monster High: The Movie (2022 film) • Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022 film) • The Keep (1983 film) • Society (1989 film)
06 Nov: The Films of Fall • [PDF] 
Approximately 6,400 words • Topics: some good news • in the dark • backup power • The Addams Family (2019 animated film) • The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993 animated film) • Ghostbusters (1984 film) • Near Dark (1987 film) • Vampire’s Kiss (1989 film) • The Ghost and the Darkness (1996 film) • Elanor Susan Potts • Malachi Richard Potts
06 Dec: Working Again • [PDF] 
Approximately 6,400 words • Topics: our Thanksgiving • homemade hot sauce • working again • this time of year • getting organized • shooting video • the gear • the location • the first setup • the second setup • my inspiration • post-shooting • Okja (2017 film) • Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2017 film) • Thief (1981 film) • in better health?
19 Dec: Stable Diffusion Doesn’t “Know” Anything • [PDF] 
Approximately 4,900 words • Topics: December 19th • work • the heat is on • stable diffusion doesn’t “know” anything • background: old AI • SHRDLU • Micro-Planner • four paradigms • Stable Diffusion • how it works • examples • the ethics of Stable Diffusion: no answers, only questions • a festive gallery of real and fake Potts kids