Tootfinder

2018 - 2026
Founded in 1918, Cusack’s Furniture is one of the longest-running continuous businesses in the Canberra region and has remained family-owned throughout its history. Closing end of October 2026.
#Canberra #History

One of Canberra's oldest businesses to close | Canberra Daily
After more than a century serving the Canberra community, Cusack’s Furniture has announced the business will close later this year.

Apple CFO Kevan Parekh says "the iPhone 17 family is now the most popular lineup in our history" and "we believe we gained market share during the quarter" (Michael Acton/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/9215954c-47d0-4a59-8ffe-bf49f8ef9a97

This week’s #WWBC prompt: What fictional thing do I wish were real?
My answer is time travel—but only to observe, not interfere. History, family mysteries, ancient burials, WWII… and the very real safety risks.
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Back to Then: My Case for Time Travel – Bob Mueller
A WWBC post on time travel: visiting history without changing it—and the safety risks and paradoxes that could unravel everything.

Just finished "Armaveni" by Nadine Takvorian. A fascinating graphic novel about the author's family history through the Armenian genocide in Turkey, and the echoes of that story into her life in America and a visit to both Armenia and family in Turkey, where prejudice and denial linger on.
Fascinating to read right now both in light of American denial of our own genocidal history that's rarely questioned, and the ongoing modern genocides in places like Ethiopia and Gaza.
#AmReading #ReadingNow

A news publication has verified some of the details included in a woman’s testimony to the FBI in 2019,
in which she accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor.
The publication in question
— Charleston, South Carolina-based The Post and Courier
— was not able to verify the woman’s allegations against Trump.
However, it was able to confirm details about her family history, her personal legal history, and other historical facts relating t…

Newspaper Confirms Some Details in Trump Accuser’s Epstein-Related Story to FBI
The Post-Courier was able to verify key dates a woman accusing Trump of sexual assault provided to FBI agents in 2019.

Tell Me About Your Unusual Hobbies
This post is part of the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge, hosted by Long and Short Reviews. Check out other bloggers at this week’s post. This week’s prompt: “My Unusual Hobbies/Interests.” I don’t know if it’s all that unusual, but one of my primary hobbies is genealogy research. I think it mostly stems from my interest in stories and my drive to learn lots of things about lots of people.

Tell Me About Your Unusual Hobbies – Bob Mueller
A reflection on hobbies—from genealogy research & family history to RC planes & photography—and the deeper desire to uncover the stories behind the names.

This week’s Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge is about unusual hobbies. Mine? Genealogy, mostly—but also a trail of other interests I’ve explored over the years.
In the end, it’s less about the hobbies themselves and more about the stories I’m still trying to find.
#hobbies #WWBC

Tell Me About Your Unusual Hobbies – Bob Mueller
A reflection on hobbies—from genealogy research & family history to RC planes & photography—and the deeper desire to uncover the stories behind the names.