Category Archives: Blogging

Two Sad Tales

Posted on 2026-10-10 by jcs

I have two sad tales to relate. The first is that something is wrong with my WordPress installation. You may have noticed that the Irreal banner is small now. WordPress allows you to specify a child theme to take care … Continue reading →

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Why Irreal Doesn’t Do Politics

Posted on 2026-09-10 by jcs

Most Irreal readers know that we here at Irreal have a strict rule against dealing with politics. It’s not that we don’t have political opinions, it’s that we think they’re mainly relevant in the voting both and shouldn’t spill over … Continue reading →

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Disaster At The Bunker

Posted on 2026-02-20 by jcs

I returned home Wednesday night to discover that the minions, far from guarding the bunker, had been enjoying a nonstop Bacchanalia and that the bunker had been without Internet connectivity for a couple of days. I should have known something … Continue reading →

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Traveling: Posting May Be Spotty

Posted on 2026-02-16 by jcs

I’m traveling for the next few days so posting may be spotty. The minions are guarding the Irreal bunker but are terrible at blogging—except maybe on posts concerning dark themes—so they’re no help. I’ll try to get a post in … Continue reading →

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No Post Today

Posted on 2026-02-04 by jcs

Sorry, no post today. Life, as they say, has intervened. Not to worry, though. Everything is fine and the usual blathering will continue tomorrow.

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Blogging Platforms

Posted on 2026-01-01 by jcs

Jack Baty has a New Year’s resolution: Don’t change blogging platforms more than once a quarter. Say what? I don’t know about the rest of you but changing blogging platforms regularly seems to me like getting divorced and remarried regularly. … Continue reading →

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I’m Back!

Posted on 2025-12-02 by jcs

Sorry for the missed posts. I’ve been traveling. On a train. In coach. For about 30 hours. The itinerary didn’t list it but I’m pretty sure we crossed the River Styx at one point. The person behind me was coughing … Continue reading →

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A Revival Of Blogs?

Posted on 2025-11-24 by jcs

John Lampard over at disassociated has a post about the renaissance of blogging in general and wonders if niche blogs are next. I was a bit surprised by that because I wasn’t aware that blogs went anywhere. Perhaps I’ve got … Continue reading →

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Disqus Problem

Posted on 2025-08-24 by jcs

I’ve having a problem with Disqus that prevents me from replying to comments on Irreal (or probably from commenting at all with Disqus). Disqus seems aware of the problem so I expect they’ll release a fix shortly. In the mean … Continue reading →

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Sorry, No Posts Yesterday Or Today

Posted on 2024-11-20 by jcs

The Irreal bunker is in the midst of a family health emergency and I haven’t had time to prepare the usual drivel for your amusement. Everything seems to be settling down so I’m hopeful that the bunker and the Irreal … Continue reading →

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