Thursday, 14 May 2026

In This Economy? (Uno Reverse Edition)

recently posted about the phrase, "In this economy?" The implication being, as KYM puts it, "that the state of the economy is too negative to take part in a given task."

While watching this Japanese movie called Thermae Romae, I came across an amusing (unintentional?) reversal of the phrase. The hero, a bath-house architect in ancient Rome, is worried about finding work, and his friend says:

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Two years ago, I pondered starting a new blog, perhaps on Substack. And I said that if I were to do so, it would be a photography blog.

Well, I have indeed started a new blog, and on Substack, but it's about videography – something I hadn't yet gotten into when I wrote that post. I already contribute to 35mmc, which serves as an outlet for my writing about photography, so I don't feel the need for a photography blog. But these days I'm dabbling in videography and video-editing, and I sometimes have things to say about it.

I'll continue to write here as always, but if you want to check out my Substack, here's the link.

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