Smectic. Sherming. Quiverfull. #termsfromtoday

The popularity of pickleball has more to do with the economics of real estate than how enjoyable it is to play. AMA.

Pomologist. Whipstaff. Aboiteau. #termsfromtoday

Orlop deck. Scorbutic. Cephalofoil. #termsfromtoday

Critical opalescence. Williwaws. Rhodolith. #termsfromtoday

Wetpot. Crustose. Familect. #termsfromtoday

Spat. Speciose. Symposiarch. #termsfromtoday

Mudita. Genet. Heterodyne. #termsfromtoday

Subfossil. Prosopometamorphopsia. Flumi. #termsfromtoday

Deuteragonist. Cicatrix. Taphonomy. #termsfromtoday

Riprap. Steeplejack. Malacology. #termsfromtoday

Why can’t all phone calls begin with handshake data like dial-up modems? Who is this? How fast can you talk? How will I know what you have said is accurate after you say it?

Oppilation. Ultramontanism. Beestings. #termsfromtoday

Signary. Taxogram. Achiote. #termsfromtoday

Varve. Deperm. Beaver-bombing. #termsfromtoday

After many long months homeless but not unhoused, it’s move-in day on Witch Lane. Why Witch Lane? As this tale suggests, sometimes it’s best not to ask. For the incautious, read on … www.ascentstage.com/archives/202...

Instantons. Chicleros. Mozzarella Phase. #termsfromtoday

Mareel. Diabolical points. Failson. #termsfromtoday

Toponymy. Microform. Marabout. #termsfromtoday

Santería. Brujería. Granny magic. #termsfromtoday

Le Grand Dérangement. Jeteur de sorts. Covenstead. #termsfromtoday

Kurtosis. Silviculture. Widow’s walk. #termsfromtoday

Imposthume. Phagostimulant. Cinéma vomitif. #termsfromtoday

Feculence. Titivate. Polhode. #termsfromtoday

Piacular. Strandline. Blatherskite. #termsfromtoday

Taking beauty where I can find it. Here are birds perched on electrical wires as musical notation: www.ascentstage.com/archives/202...

If national crisis is an affliction, writing about horror movies is part of my attempt at inoculation. Latest: the micro-subgenre of single location/claustrophobia films: www.ascentstage.com/archives/202...

I am the namesake of Ivan Benyo Oprishko, a proud Ukrainian-American, WWII veteran, diehard Cubs fan, and the strongest man I ever knew. My grandpa. I was reminded of all his best attributes watching Zelensky refuse to bend his knee to the useful idiots in the Oval Office. Stand with Ukraine.

Hell On Wheels: https://johntolva.micro.blog/2025/01/30/hell-on-wheels.html

Garden of Forking Paths: https://johntolva.micro.blog/2024/12/22/garden-of-forking.html

Wherever this vehicle is going, I’m following.

This month both my personal blog, Ascent Stage, and my Flickr account turn 20 years old. Come on over for some highlights. https://www.ascentstage.com

The aurora borealis accompanied my wife on her flight from NYC to Denver this evening.

The Ampcamper How-To, a tale of towing a camper trailer 4,000+ miles with an electric vehicle. http://ampcamper.com

I’m about to depart for three weeks towing a 30-year-old RV trailer with an electric vehicle up and down the Rocky Mountains and into various national parks, off grid. With me will be my teenage daughter and niece and a fairly large dog. Surely something will go wrong. http://ampcamper.com

There are dinosaurs in Colorado damn near everywhere. I set out to find ‘em. https://www.ascentstage.com/archives/2023/06/ghost-ecosystems-and-terrible-lizards/