I ordered an Usaburo snowman kokeshi doll on Ebay. The doll came as expected, but it was unexpectedly accompanied by a Christmas card and ornament from the seller.
The story of how a snowman’s facial expression unexpectedly caused me to spend an additional $20.
Reviewing the 140(!?) most-visited articles and short posts at The New Leaf Journal in 2025.
Using the early-season 2025-26 Los Angeles Lakers and the top-three seeds in the Western Conference in 2006-07 to demonstrate why margin-based stats may be more predictive in the NBA than win-loss record.
Reviewing the months that were at The New Leaf Journal (and sister sistes) in November and December 2025.
There is no better way to celebrate New Years Day in January 2026 than reviewing what I published on The New Leaf Journal in September and October 2025.
Introducing the theme for Winter Season 2026 at The New Leaf Journal.
Checking in on a popular Brooklyn snow sculpture after it was left to the elements for a day.
I purchased a gingerbread man soap dispenser with soap. Once I set it up in my bathroom, I noted its resemblance to everyone’s favorite transforming Pokémon.
I (N.A. Ferrell) share 52 things I learned in 2025 (all of which I documented in The New Leaf Journal, The Emu Café Social, and/or The Newsletter Leaf Journal).
When I read about GPL-1 weight loss drug trials for house cats, I knew that an article topic was in there with my name on it.
Recognizing Hanukkah with a photograph of an inflatable menorah outside an aesthetic building in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.