I'm sure we live near SOME Mad-Max-like scavenger living his or her life desperate to wring out my cast-off possessions for some hypothetical remnant-dregs of possible usefulness -- BUT WE *HAD* TO SCHEDULE OUR SALE DURING BURNING MAN

A note on the images that were used to make today’s comic — many came from Flickr via the Internet Archive! More info here.

Here’s more on the yard sale conundrum.

Video: Historian Answers Victorian England Questions

Dr. Bob Nicholson is a wonderful historian of Victoriana — with a special focus on the printed material of the era. I’ve enjoyed following his work for some time!

In this video for Wired, he does a lovely job answering reader questions about Victorian England.


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