This paper is only ‘controversial’ because people with vested interests misrepresented what it does and doesn’t say. You can see by the screaming hab-dabs that the usual suspects have been having, breaking the embargo to slag it off on X, that this is uncomfortable for those pushing other stories.

Oh boy, hit the jet lag wall hard. Going to try and stay up for two more hours

Current status, sipping this lovely duty-free item during the last few hours of my vacation

Well that’s nice

Last day of vacation, at home chilling. Finished the Knowth book, started this one and it immediately goes hard on the ‘60s restoration of the tomb that glitzed it up with the quartz wall. Guides at the two sites alluded to disagreement but I had no idea of the depth of disagreement #archeology

My first Wizard World (2000? 2001?) got a half table and ended up sharing with @rachelhartman.bsky.social@carlaspeedmcneil.bsky.social@stevelieberart.bsky.social , Layla Lawler and bunch of other folks. Who were all welcoming and patient with a newbie publishing on the web

Crossed off a bucket list item this week visiting Brú na Bóinne, older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids

Me dealing with #UnitedAirlines

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United Airlines offered a pitiful travel voucher that wouldn’t get us to Wisconsin. I am going to peel back the layers of bureaucracy until we are reimbursed for every expense and inconvenience. #unitedairlines you CANCELED our tickets and rebooked us without telling us.

Oh yay, flight canceled rebooked for tomorrow which means we lose a day in Dublin. Because United couldn’t figure out how to fix an oven