by Ira | Oct 21, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Today’s fine distinction is “Typeface” versus “Font.” This is a GOOD one! Typeface refers to a typographical design system. Helvetica for example. Font refers to one of a typefaces many weights (heavy, medium, thin, etc.) or styles (roman, italic, condensed, etc.)....
by Ira | Oct 20, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
It’s late so we’ll be making this a quick one. Work was busy! Got it done, though. Writing was tough. I had a big new idea, but I don’t know if it’s any good yet, so I’m a little stuck. I’ll noodle on it more tomorrow. Got my Shakespeare done! This play is taking an...
by Ira | Oct 19, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Tonight’s fine distinction is a timely one: Autocrat vs Despot vs Tyrant vs Dictator. An autocrat is someone who rules with absolute power. A despot is someone who rules with absolute power cruelly and oppressively. A tyrant is someone who illegitimately rules with...
by Ira | Oct 18, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
I have a friend who’s very sick. They needed help eating tonight, so we went over and made sure that happened. Soup and lemonade, but good lemonade. Trader Joe’s was out of it, so I went to Ralph’s, but their selection was mediocre at best…but there was also a...
by Ira | Oct 17, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
We didn’t end up watching The Babadook tonight after all. Liz had to go elsewhere, and we really want to watch it with her. It’s a movie we’ve been looking forward to watching together, her and I, for quite some time. Like…two years? Which makes it sound like it’s...
