Sorry for the delay. I know you all have been missing my Weekly Picks! (You did, right?) I finally got around to reading some excellent longreads, along with some more current pieces.

Yesterday I arrived in New York. I will be living here for the next three months and see what happens. In the process, I hope to

I usually have several blog-post ideas in the pipeline, which I want to keep separate from my finished posts. This article shows how I added some rake tasks to do this.

Before leaving for New York, I wanted to say goodbye to all the wonderful people whom I am lucky to have around me, and to say a heartfelt thank-you for the friendship, companionship, and love they have shared with me.

Quite a few link-worthy German stuff this week, so here’s a “.DE” edition complementing my usual Weekly Picks.