{"id":37228,"date":"2026-04-03T12:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=37228"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:15:01","slug":"half-mind-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=37228","title":{"rendered":"Half-Mind News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gee, how long has it been since I posted Hash House Harrier<\/a><\/strong> news? Though no longer active, I still try to stay in touch with the world of hashing, and there is news to report.<\/p>\n

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First, Shakesprick has released the latest issue of On On Magazine, the History Magazine of the Hash House Harriers. He’s been putting out this more or less monthly magazine since January 2020, and every issue is full of news and information about hashing and hashers. You can subscribe by sending your email address to Shakesprick at stockholmbob_at_gmail.com<\/a><\/strong>. As a subscriber, you’ll get every issue of the magazine in .pdf form via email.<\/p>\n

Whether or not you subscribe, you can access back and current issues of On On Magazine at two different websites: GoToTheHash.net<\/a><\/strong> and the Desert Hash House Harriers<\/a><\/strong>. Shakesprick also maintains an On On Magazine Facebook page<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0It’s free, a labor of love by a hasher for hashers.<\/p>\n

Second, speaking of labors of love by hashers for hashers … my old friend Hazukashii has written and published a book on hashing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The title lays it out: “True Trail HHH: How Hashing Migrated Around the World.” Yes, it’s a serious book, a thorough and detailed examination of hashing’s origins and eventual spread to the international phenomenon it is today. The thing about Hazukashii, if you haven’t met him (and I’d be surprised if you haven’t), here’s a guy who travels around the world, visiting hashes in every corner of it, attending hash events and interhashes, sitting down with elder hashers and interviewing them before their memories are lost to the rest of us, and digging deep into the history of the clubs he visits and runs trail with. He’s following in the footsteps of hash genealogists Tumblin’ Bill Panton and Tim “Magic” Hughes (and if I may be so immodest, younger hashers like myself and ZiPpy the Cyberpimp, who made earlier stabs at exploring hash history online). I had the privilege of reading and reviewing some of Hazukashii’s chapters while he was in the process of writing his book, and I tip my hat … he’s done something of great value here, and serious hashers ought to get themselves a copy.<\/p>\n

And how can you do that? Just go to Amazon and search for “True Trail” in the books department. It’s available in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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