It is "hot" in Brooklyn, NYC this week (quotation marks needed because hot is a state of mind). Many may head to the beach. Some may just go for the swimwear. For an example of "some," I present a bikini-clad gnome in Brooklyn. thenewleafjournal.com/b/7zj

Last week I mailed the 240th edition of The Newsletter Leaf Journal (powered by Buttondown). It included links to my two newest articles, 27 links (with witty comments) from around the web, and other news and notes from the week that was. buttondown.com/newsletterleaf…

I previously wrote about the 1883 opening of the Brooklyn Bridge. This is a great photo of the in-progress Manhattan Bridge. I'll add a Manhattan Bridge opening article to my to-do list. thenewleafjournal.com/b/5aU

Back on August 8, 2018, I saw what appeared to me to be an albino sparrow in Brooklyn Heights. Unfortunately, it flew away before I could document it with my former BlackBerry Classic. thenewleafjournal.com/b/W5

Word has it that the U.S. Air Force is looking to bomb Cybertrucks. I offer my very serious and not-at-all-specious take on what this means and how I warned you all the way back in December. thenewleafjournal.com/b/81c

I was shopping at a produce store called Mr. Beet in Boerum Hill (Brooklyn NYC). While looking for a drink, I saw glass bottles of Coca Cola. There was a price sticker under the Coke, but the sticker said Liquid Death. thenewleafjournal.com/b/81w

Continuing on the Liquid Death theme from yesterday, just hours after learning what Liquid Death is for the first time, I stumbled upon a Marketing Brew article about its social media success. I investigated how I missed the whole thing. thenewleafjournal.com/b/82a

Back in 2023, someone handed me a box of water on Grand Army Plaza. I planned to write an article about the "Boxed Water Is Better" box, but I forgot. An op-ed about recent boxed water marketing litigation reminded me of the project. thenewleafjournal.com/b/82C

Last week I mailed the 241st edition of The Newsletter Leaf Journal. In addition to links to my new posts and some site update notes, I put together a fine collection of 21 links from around the web with my commentary. buttondown.com/newsletterleaf…

I am not Florida. I have never been to Florida. But while in an airport in Atlanta en route to Texas, I felt "seen" as Florida man thanks, I suspect, to my snazzy white visor. thenewleafjournal.com/b/3ds

𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟏 — 𝐖𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 As we mark the 24th anniversary of that tragic day, we remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost, the families forever changed, and the courage of the first responders and everyday heroes who answered the call

I published notes from a lengthy discussion with my good friend and Brooklyn folk musician Victor V. Gurbo on his new album, Outrun the Invbisible Man, which is a collaboration between him and Mark Caserta. Links to the album are in the article. thenewleafjournal.com/b/Ag0

Some people apparently think that it is never too early for Halloween. But even were I inclined to agree, I would have changed my mind after seeing rotting carved pumpkins on a stoop on October 8. thenewleafjournal.com/early-rotting-…

On imagination in the generation 1 Pokémon games. thenewleafjournal.com/b/3vY

Having previously written three articles about the anime adaptation of The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, I took a stab at my first "teaser trailer review" thenewleafjournal.com/b/D1a

I building and running PumpkinOS, an open source re-implementation of PalmOS, on a Linux computer. thenewleafjournal.com/b/DWv

A humorous story about a translation mishap bring an English RPG title to Japanese reminded me of my experience using Google Translate on the website of a 2005 Japanese visual novel called Gogatsu no sora (May Sky is the official En localized title). thenewleafjournal.com/b/DXQ

November 25 marks New York's Evacuation Day. On this day in 1783, British troops completed an organized evacuation of New York City, making way for General George Washington to lead American troops into Manhattan and complete the transfer of power. thenewleafjournal.com/b/60M