"Soon after parting, world cracked open behind us. Sign of worse to come?" www.marksteger.com/2026/01/potd...

"Rooftop memories where our laughter met the dark. Love outlives the meal." www.marksteger.com/2026/01/potd...

"Neglected kitchens Serve up questionable food. Dine here if you dare." www.marksteger.com/2026/01/the-...

"Below sacred steps, Crunchy snacks wait for pilgrims. We nod, keep walking." www.marksteger.com/2025/12/potd...

"Above old Chiang Mai, A mountain learns devotion, and teaches it back." www.marksteger.com/2025/12/potd...

The Wheel: F1: The Movie (2025) www.marksteger.com/2025/12/f1-m...

The Wheel: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) www.marksteger.com/2025/12/wake...

"Diversity said, and suddenly thunder rolls from a different sky." The Wheel: TIL: More Offensive Words www.marksteger.com/2025/12/til-...

"Paper blooms in rows. Indigo, saffron, jade green. Art defies the skies." The Wheel: POTD: Umbrella Factory www.marksteger.com/2025/12/potd...

"Calm sanctuary, Not wild, not cruel, somewhere safe, Between harm and hope." The Wheel: POTD: Among the Elephants www.marksteger.com/2025/12/potd...

"This was truly an Age of Enlightenment, several centuries of cultural flowering during which Central Asia was the intellectual hub of the world." The Wheel: Book Review: Lost Enlightenment www.marksteger.com/2025/12/book...

The Wheel: The Roses (2025) www.marksteger.com/2025/12/the-...

Re: Celebration Bowl two-point conversion. If the player: * has control of the ball, * is airborne, and * the ball breaks the vertical plane of the goal line (even outside the pylon), before any part of his body touches out of bounds, then the try counts.

The Wheel: Last Samurai Standing (TV 2025) www.marksteger.com/2025/12/last...

"Arapaho sits, tracks can take you anywhere, but where do we go? The Wheel: Whereto Arapaho Station? www.marksteger.com/2025/12/wher...

"Chalermchai’s vision, snowfall of architecture frozen into art." The Wheel: POTD: Wat Rong Khun (White Temple) www.marksteger.com/2025/12/potd...

"Trinidad’s rhythm finds its way to Chiang Rai hills. Worlds sway into one." The Wheel: POTD: Trinidad meets Thailand www.marksteger.com/2025/12/potd...

"Smear the queer" is the name of a playground football game whose name has been changed due to the homophobic slur. The game is now known by more neutral names such as "kill the carrier". Odd isn't it that "kill" is considered an acceptable name for a children's game?

The Wheel: Nouvelle Vague (2025) www.marksteger.com/2025/12/nouv...

The Wheel: Breathless (1960) www.marksteger.com/2025/12/brea...

The Wheel: Jay Kelly (2025) www.marksteger.com/2025/12/jay-...

There is one sure way for major programs to get into College Football Playoff: win your conference. I'm looking at you Notre Dame. Stay independent for the money and lose out out on CFP money. You made your choice. Live with it.

"Polk Street apartments, minimum retail allowed — maximum letdown." The Wheel: Richardson Needs a Premier Development www.marksteger.com/2025/12/rich...

“I felt that having a long, drawn out, brutal primary and runoff was not in the people’s interest...I’ve made the decision to end my Senate campaign, but I’ve decided to run for the newly drawn 33rd Congressional District” and have a long, drawn out primary there. | Colin Allred

"In this bamboo room girls' soft curiosity fills the empty class." The Wheel: POTD: Karen Classroom in Chiang Rai www.marksteger.com/2025/12/potd...

Alabama asks, What's the incentive for a team to play in their conference championship game if there's no upside in it for them? Oh everyone will play, because if they choose not to, it's the same as a forfeit, and that's worse than a loss.

"Golden coils gleam bright, a quiet weight of exile held with steady grace." The Wheel: POTD: Long Neck Karen Village www.marksteger.com/2025/12/potd...

BREAKING: A grand jury has refused to re-indict Letitia James. The old saying is that a district attorney can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. What does that say about the case against Letitia James?

Breaking: Supreme Court upholds Texas's redistricting maps. The majority opinion says, "We looked and couldn't find any way to squeeze out any more Republican seats, so this map will have to do."

"When 'how' is agreed, the council moves on to "who". New voices to choose." The Wheel: Council Recap: Board and Commission Appointments www.marksteger.com/2025/12/coun...

"Past bond echoes heard, Twenty. Thirty. Ninety-three. Still the roads call out." The Wheel: Council Recap: 2026 Bond Money for Streets www.marksteger.com/2025/12/coun...

"Neglected kitchens Serve up questionable food. Dine here if you dare." The Wheel: The Worst Places to Eat in Richardson Last Month www.marksteger.com/2025/12/the-...

Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández, convicted of drug trafficking, has been released from prison after receiving a full pardon from President Trump. Democrats running for Congress in 2026 should make Hernández's face as well known as George HW Bush made Willie Horton's face known in 1988.

I just tested a web service that "detects AI-generated content." I fed one of my blog posts through it. It reported that it contained 74% AI-generated content. Then, for a fee, it offered to rewrite my blog post to make it appear 100% human. There's something deeply disturbing about that.

I did my work for today. I reset my watch dial to show "MON" the "1st." Retirement is rough.

"Dragons guard the door, smiling with jeweled patience. Art becomes devotion." The Wheel: POTD: Rong Suea Ten Temple (Blue Temple) www.marksteger.com/2025/11/potd...

"Footpaths fade to shade, we eat where the roots entwine, peace served family-style." The Wheel: POTD: Lunch in the Golden Triangle www.marksteger.com/2025/11/potd...

The Wheel: The Paper (TV 2025) www.marksteger.com/2025/11/the-...

The Wheel: Train Dreams (2025) www.marksteger.com/2025/11/trai...

"Death threats and infighting are spurring House Republicans to contemplate whether they want to stay in Congress." | Axios Anyone surprised wasn't paying attention the day they taught the French Revolution. The guillotines didn't stop with the king and queen. www.axios.com/2025/11/25/c...

Today's Nextdoor post whose blurb says nothing...and everything. "Re: my comment on this post… Unfortunately, I have a neighbor..." Would you click on that, or not?

The Wheel: The American Revolution (TV 2025) www.marksteger.com/2025/11/the-...