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Kangina — Fresh Grapes in Winter in Afghanistan

This practice has been around for thousands of years and yet I only learned about it today.

It's time for an all-hands-on-deck with my Crack Research Team©®™.

More on kangina here and here.

Diff'rent Strokes — My Online Communities

These days I have multiple interactions daily with four very different online communities.

In order of time spent:

• bookofjoe (on average around an hour/day)

• YouTube (30 minutes/day)

• Hacker News (20 minutes/day)

• X (5 minutes/day)

I post to each of them multiple times a day.

I wonder how many boj readers also regularly frequent one or more the other three.

Probably few.

Finger Brush

From the website:

Popcorn Yubi-fude Finger Brush — Slip-on Fingertip Brush Set

Japan is of course a place with a strong culture of calligraphy so it's no surprise that it has given birth to some fantastic innovations in brushes.

The Popcorn Yubi-fude is a "finger brush" in a funky yellow design that has proved a huge hit for its makers, selling 6,000 units in its first month of release alone!

You can slip the brush onto your finger tip and then practice your strokes, be they real calligraphy, decoration or just painting in inks.

Even better, you can wear multiple brushes on different fingers at the same time and switch brushes easily with differently-sized holders.

Features and Details:

• Set contains 3 large brushes and holders along with 1 medium, 1 small, and 2 holders for kids

• Also includes color palette, 30ml ink, and brush stand

$98.