Learning About Preserving Strawberry FreshnessI came across a blog post by Chris Glass titled Strawberries were on sale. Having not long ago published an article about once purchasing out-of-season cherries on sale. I had to open. While Mr. Glass…social.emucafe.org·May 8·1 min readFollowanecdotesfruitlearning (2026)strawberries
Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-01-26We welcome May with a new edition of the daily Pook-Emu Bee links (after a spotty week). It looks nice outside my window... 1. Stripe introduces Link, a digital wallet that autonomous AI agents can us…social.emucafe.org·May 1·2 min readFollowaianecdotesart decocpanel
Remembering My Clamshell Landline PhoneDan Lewis' April 21, 2026 "Now I Know" newsletter covered the subject of Garfield (the comic cat) phones washing up in France. It is a good (and well-sourced) story, but here I will focus on his openi…social.emucafe.org·Apr 22·2 min readFollowanecdotesdial-up internetphones
New Victor V. Gurbo Podcast InterviewMy good friend Victor V. Gurbo (who has written some articles for NLJ) was interviewed by Charles Zona for an episode of Seeing Them Live With Charles Zona. I read the interview transcript, but you ca…social.emucafe.org·Apr 17·2 min readFollowanecdotesmusicvictor v gurbo music
Mid-March Snow in Brooklyn (2021 and 2026)At about 4:00 PM on March 12, 2026, a friend of mine who lines nearby in Brooklyn sent me a message on Delta Chat: it's snowing. I turned my head to the right to look out my window. Indeed, it was sno…Nicholas A. Ferrell·Mar 12·1 min readanecdotesbrooklynlifeInBrooklynnljAddenda
