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+- title: "OpenSCAD Is Kinda Neat – nuxx.net"
+  url: https://nuxx.net/blog/2025/12/20/openscad-is-kinda-neat/
+  date: 2026-01-07T14:53:56Z
+  file: nuxx-net-xnrgb7.txt
+- title: "December 2025 - Tim Hårek"
+  url: https://timharek.no/blog/2025-december-recently/
+  date: 2026-01-07T14:55:06Z
+  file: timharek-no-dea3rz.txt
+- title: "Home is where my stuff is | Ruslan Osipov"
+  url: https://rosipov.com/blog/home-is-where-my-stuff-is/
+  date: 2026-01-06T05:32:49Z
+  file: rosipov-com-qbdcgh.txt
+- title: "Aspiration"
+  url: https://lmno.lol/puddingtime/aspiration
+  date: 2025-09-14T05:24:26Z
+  file: lmno-lol-f6bq3n.txt
+- title: "Food Comas and Some Bests • Buttondown"
+  url: https://buttondown.com/nathanlong/archive/food-comas-and-some-bests/
+  date: 2026-01-06T18:39:37Z
+  file: buttondown-com-lxmsti.txt
+- title: "3 books with Samuel Arbesman (Interconnected)"
+  url: https://interconnected.org/home/2025/11/14/arbesman
+  date: 2026-01-06T18:40:18Z
+  file: interconnected-org-9bc7pq.txt
 - title: "2025 Year in Review - macwright.com"
   url: https://macwright.com/2025/12/07/year-in-review
   date: 2025-12-18T15:21:17Z
   file: macwright-com-5fr93r.txt
 ---
 
-Some thoughts here...
+* Nev 4th birthday
+  * Trip to Asheville
+* Christmas in Greensboro
+  * [Winter Wonderlights][1]
+* Lake
+  * [Gabby][2]
+  * Urban Air
+  * Spending time with old people
+* Christmas vs. Thanksgiving
+
+{{<dither IMG_9572.jpeg "782x600">}}A child caught in a flurry of snow, wide‑eyed amid glowing holiday lights and a shiny sculpture.{{</dither>}}
+{{<dither IMG_9572.jpeg "782x600">}}A child caught in a flurry of snow, wide‑eyed amid glowing holiday lights and a shiny sculpture.{{</dither>}}
+
+[1]: https://www.greensboroscience.org/winterwonderlights/
+[2]: https://camp.com/gabbys-dollhouse-x-camp-charlotte
 
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+---
+
+## Music
+
+* “My Favorite Kings”
+  * <audio controls src="/journal/dispatch-35-january-2026/My Favorite Kings.mp3"></audio>
+  * ["Magical 8bit Plug"][3]
+* “Signal Drift”
+  * <audio controls src="/journal/dispatch-35-january-2026/Signal Drift.mp3"></audio>
+* [Bass pedal][4]
+
+[3]: https://ymck.net/app/magical-8bit-plug-en
+[4]: https://zoomcorp.com/en/us/multi-effects/bass-effects/b1-four-b1x-four/
+
+---
+
+## 3D Printing
+
+* [Bambu Lab P1S][5]
+* Toys
+* Crap catchers (["fancy new kitchen knives"][6])
+* [Blender][7]
+* [OpenSCAD][8] ([via][9])
+* James / plastics / pet causes
+  * AI, Twitter
+
+{{<dither crap-catcher.jpg "782x600">}}A 3D model of a long rectangular tray or catch basin in Blender, shown in wireframe-style shading with the scene axes visible.{{</dither>}}
+{{<dither IMG_9650.jpeg "782x600">}}A refrigerator with a 3D printed shelf above a strip of knives.{{</dither>}}
+
+[5]: https://us.store.bambulab.com/products/p1s?id=583855874739507208
+[6]: https://www.macknife.com/
+[7]: https://www.blender.org/
+[8]: https://nuxx.net/blog/2025/12/20/openscad-is-kinda-neat/
+[9]: https://timharek.no/blog/2025-december-recently/
+
+---
+
+## Misc.
+
+* [Post about stuff (at getting rid of it)][10]
+  * [Cf. post about the word “want”][11]
+* AI talk
+  * These tools don’t replace thinking
+    * They reward good & clear thinking
+  * Good software development practices still apply
+    * And in some cases, matter even more
+  * Abundance mindset over zero-sum
+* Health post series
+
+[10]: https://rosipov.com/blog/home-is-where-my-stuff-is/
+[11]: https://lmno.lol/puddingtime/aspiration
+
 {{<dither IMG_9467.jpeg "782x600">}}Big sister in a purple puffer hugs her giggling little brother on the playground, both in bright blue shoes and grinning wide.{{</dither>}}
 {{<dither IMG_2575.jpeg "782x600">}}Dad in a gray robe laughing as he hauls two giggling kids through a leaf-covered yard.{{</dither>}}
 
-<audio controls src="/journal/dispatch-35-january-2026/Signal Drift.mp3"></audio>
-
-<audio controls src="/journal/dispatch-35-january-2026/My Favorite Kings.mp3"></audio>
-
-* <https://ymck.net/app/magical-8bit-plug-en>
-
 ### This Month
 
 * Adventure:
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 ### Reading & Listening
 
-* Fiction: [_Title_][1], Author
-* Non-fiction: [_Title_][2], Author
-* Music: [_Title_][3], Author
-  * <https://johncarrollkirby.bandcamp.com/album/septet>
-  * <https://macwright.com/2025/12/07/year-in-review>
-  * </journal/dispatch-15-may-2024/>
+* Fiction: [_The Will of the Many_][12], James Islington ([via][13])
+* Non-fiction: [_The Magic of Code_][14], Samuel Arbesman  ([via][15])
+* Music: [_Septet_][16], John Carroll Kirby ([via][17], though one track is on my [Lisbon playlist][18])
 
-[1]: https://bookshop.org/
-[2]: https://bookshop.org/
-[3]: https://www.turntablelab.com/
+[12]: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Will-of-the-Many/James-Islington/Hierarchy/9781982141189
+[13]: https://buttondown.com/nathanlong/archive/food-comas-and-some-bests/
+[14]: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/samuel-arbesman/the-magic-of-code/9781541704480/
+[15]: https://interconnected.org/home/2025/11/14/arbesman
+[16]: https://johncarrollkirby.bandcamp.com/album/septet
+[17]:  https://macwright.com/2025/12/07/year-in-review
+[18]: /journal/dispatch-15-may-2024/#fn:1
 
 ### Links
 
-* [Title][4]
-* [Title][5]
-* [Title][6]
+* [Title][19]
+* [Title][20]
+* [Title][21]
 
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-[5]: https://example.com/
-[6]: https://example.com/
+[19]: https://example.com/
+[20]: https://example.com/
+[21]: https://example.com/