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  1. Spending 8 days in early January in Chilean Patagonia and rented an AWD Subaru. Camping three nights in Torres del Paine. I'm planning on taking the ferry in Punta Arenas to Tierra del Fuego and just sleeping in my vehicle. Any suggestions on hikes appreciated. I did the main day hike in TDP 6 years ago and it was great but crowded. I might do it again or switch it up to other day hikes within the park.
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    NIMBYism

    This story about California's somewhat recent approach to stem NIMBYs ability to stop, delay, or minimize new housing caught my eye. I'm uber-YIMBY and love seeing pirates like this guy force the issue. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/business/economy/california-housing-nimby.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2k8.UKcn.gZz-NTY2rYzq&smid=url-share
  3. Good clock work by IU.
  4. I avoid it like the plague when I'm in town. Traffic is always a hot mess.
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    Whatcha reading?

    Getting into Churchill's WW2 memoirs. I like his style for the most part. His references and implied defense of imperialism are tone deaf. But still very interesting to see his view of the war as one of the key figures.
  6. That can be officially revised, can't it?
  7. I use google pay all the time as it's just tied to my credit card. No bank involved. For bank phone payments and receipt of payments I find Venmo really easy and intuitive to use. Just know that Venmo for some bizarre reason allows anyone to see your transactions if you don't set them to private.
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    London

    It's great. Through immigration in 30 seconds.
  9. Oh Alan Reynolds, you ignorant slut.
  10. I'm a big fan of Argentine actor Ricardo Darin. I rewatched his film Truman for the 4th or 5th time last night. It's about a guy in Madrid who's got a short time left before cancer takes him and his best friend now living in Canada comes back to visit for a few days and say his goodbye. It's melancholic but also humorous and sweet. Got 99% on RT.
  11. Her face has become grotesque. Matches the insides.
  12. I spent 5 days in Marrakech in January and the food may have been the best I've had in any country I've visited. And so cheap. It's very touristy, but charming. Just watch out for the idiot mopeds careening through the narrow lanes.
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