Random photo: Raleigh, NC, August 2017 š·
Didn’t take long to see my first tweet about Burt Reynolds' passing with a photo of Tom Selleck. I imagine it won’t be the last.
I guess I’m going to have to find other ways to make myself smarter.
(But I love the “Argument Clinic” sketch; does that count?)
Why becoming more argumentative will make you smarter (BBC News)
Random photo: Littleton, NH, July 2017. š·
Random photo: Shackleford Banks, NC, August 2017. š·
(Also, posted this with Sunlit; interesting how this posts with the text under the photo. I kind of like this.)
1 in 5 U.S. teachers works a second job to survive.
In related news: Teacher pay drops 5% in last decade ā despite better qualified staff (Guardian)
Itās been a day. And the work day is still going.
You know it’s bad when an entire country leaves Twitter. ;)
Muted all political and religious feeds on Twitter. All I have left are baseball, weather, and dogs. Life could be far worse.
Random photos: San Diego, CA, July 2014. š·
I’m more of a dog person, really. But we have a cat who seems to like me. Still filing this away as we contemplate getting a second cat.
How to get a cat to like you (Lifehacker)
We checked out a working farm operated by the county park district today. Itās preserved much of the original residence and offers tours.
Highlight for me: learning about coffee brewed with egg, which I promptly Googled. Itching to try it! Anybody heard of this?
Best. Idea. Ever. š·
Labor Day morning.
Me: I forget. We restarting the (intermittent) fasting thing today?
C: Are you nuts? Tomorrow.
Me: Good. (Breaks out Frosted Flakes, almond milk, and Coke Zero)
For my first Micro Monday post, I recommend @eli and @cheri. Iām really enjoying getting to know these two prolific and welcoming members of this community!
The Sunday night of a three-day weekend with a Monday holiday is the best night ever.
Random photo, āDonāt Go Back to …ā edition: Rockville, MD, July 2018. š·
I deleted Apple News from my phone. Iām free! FREE, I tell you!
From punishing to pleasurable, how cursive writing is looping back into our hearts (Washington Post)
Anybody out there have a āmorning pagesā habit? Do you keep it up in an analog fashion, or do you do so digitally (say, on a website like 750words.com)?
Iām terrible with disciplines like this, but Iām considering giving this a shot for the possible therapeutic benefit.
Libation on a cloudy evening: Lithuanian honey liqueur and soda water. Tastes faintly like ouzo, but a bit sweeter. š·
Went to the city for brunch with friends I havenāt seen in years. Almost backed out because I feel so old and pudgy. I mean, I am old and pudgy. But it turns out weāre all old, and only some of us are pudgy ā but it turns out thatās okay.
Random photo: Rome, ME, June 2018. After a long work week, wishing we were there. š·
Three straight late evenings of work at home is enough. Time for a civilized nightās rest. āNight.
So, I had to guess my kidās favorite color during Curriculum Night. I said āblue, pink, or purple.ā
She said ācerulean, violet, or rose.ā
I wasnāt necessarily wrong.
Cerulean? Who the hell says āceruleanā in fifth grade?