Basket o' links
I don’t know that I have hoarder tendencies anywhere else in my life but I do love to store links to interesting thing, much like a squirrel gathering nuts for the winter.
So, um. Some nuts:
I have good news and bad news: The bad news is that we just keep doing the same stupid shit over and over again.1 The good news is that we know who to get ourselves out of it. If we want to, anyway.
This piece by Blair Braverman about relying on stories to get us through hard times is worth a read.2
I very much need to go here.
This NYT story (gift link) about a photo of Dolley Madison brings me joy.
If only someone could have predicted this outcome re: woman, babies, and abortion.
Related: thoughts on imposter syndrome (especially #1)
One local environmental hazard most states in the union don’t need to worry much about.3
I’m really glad I don’t work for a living history museum in the Highlands. That is a lot of urine4 to deal with. (hat tip to Kendra!)
gratuitous fleece picture Speaking of: I wrote about a pair of knee socks I knitted to wear during the colder months at the museum.
And now, back to the grind …
It really is astounding how many echoes there are between the early McCarthy era and now. It’s just astonishing.
TL; DR: if you have a brain that likes a narrative arc, life can be very disappointing. Also: I am in this picture and don’t like it.
Do I still want to move to Iceland, even with the lava? YES. YES I DO.
Also: it’s fun to watch the auto-generated captions try to deal with the accents.