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Brian Thackston

Brian Thackston

Table of contents
  1. Recommendations a ledger of books, films, music, inter alia
  2. Thoughts essays, dispatches, marginalia
  3. Wanderlust places visited, and places saved for
  4. Resources PDFs, links, further reading
  5. Tools the objects and software that earn their keep
  6. Wardrobe clothes I find myself reaching for
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Recommendations Show Must Go On Sep 19, 2026

Ultimately psychotic, sometimes political laughs. Wide-ranging, fast moving and what feels like a comedian at the top of his game.

Stand Up · ★★★★★ · added Sep 19, 2026 Read entry → All recommendations →
Tools Preparation H Buttwipes Sep 15, 2026

There are many buttwipe types. Almost any one will do. But this is the best of the bunch for the Lindy medicated cures it offers.

Health · ★★★★★ · one-time Read entry → All tools →
Wardrobe Gray Plaid Burnside Flannel Sep 13, 2026

An incredibly soft and generously color-neutral flannel.

Shirt · Pendleton · ★★★★★ Read entry → All wardrobe →
Resources The Game of Life Jul 18, 2026

An estate worksheet in thirteen moves that ends at a printer: where everything is, who to call, and what you'd wish, left for the people who'll need it.

Link · Interactive worksheet Read entry → All resources →
Wanderlust National Postal Museum Jul 4, 2026

"Messenger of Sympathy and Love, Servant of Parted Friends, Consoler of the Lonely, Bond of the Scattered Family, Enlarger of the Common Life."

Washington, DC · visited Jul 4, 2026 Read entry → All wanderlust →
Thoughts Hoarding That READ/WRITE Data Feb 14, 2025

Files live in computers — and sometimes in our hearts. On databases, sacred texts, and the people who read them.

10 min · filed under AI, Law, Marketing Read entry → All thoughts →