Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, inspiration, pep talk, Thoughts, yay on March 7, 2022| Leave a Comment »
What with the war and the climate and the pandemic and all, the news can be a bit of a nightmare these days. Sometimes it can be hard to stay positive. What might take the edge off?
How about a pep talk from kindergartners?
A new hotline offers pep talks from kindergartners : NPR
If you need a pep talk from kindergartners, press 3. If you need to hear kids laughing with delight, press 4.
Yes, please. And thank you.
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Posted in Likes, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, fun with history, inspiration, ransom notes, writing on March 6, 2022| Leave a Comment »
If you have ever needed to write a ransom-style note* but the decline of printed news has you at a loss, worry no more!
Polona Typo has come to the rescue!
Like many libraries, the National Library of Poland has digitized many of its holdings. They also have an interface that allows you to convert text into images based on scanned letters from their collection.
Sure, there are lots of ransom note generators out there (maybe too many; what are people up to?) but I like mine with a bit of history.
The Polona Typo project, based on the new Polona API, makes it possible to type, share and print your own sentences using thousands of letters from the books, posters and maps created over more than six centuries. Enjoy!
Test it out, reload to get a whole new look or click on individual letters to re-roll one at a time. Download and enjoy (responsibly, of course!).
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* Not an actual ransom note, of course. That would be wrong.
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, inspiration, persistence, Thoughts on March 5, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Because some days it’s nice to be reminded that just because something looks impossible doesn’t mean that it is.
Realistic Catfish Drawing Looks Like It’s Swimming Off the Page
The linked video makes the illusion particularly clear.
In completely unrelated news, I’m almost done with my taxes.
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Fiction, inspiration, learning, productivity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on March 4, 2022| 1 Comment »
“I have two questions for you,” I said. “One: Do you want to do better?” …
“Here’s my second question: Are you willing to feel the discomfort of putting in more effort and trying new things that will feel weird and different and won’t work right away?”
— Peter Bregman, If You Want to Get Better at Something, Ask Yourself These Two Questions
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Posted in Food and..., tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, inspiration, Thoughts on February 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »
I have three bags of chocolate, white, milk and dark, 5.5 pounds each. (Thanks, Costco!)
Time to perfect multiple variations of that tofu chocolate pudding recipe, don’t you think?
See you on the other side!*
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* Yes, I’ve been working on my taxes. No, they are not done. Yes, chocolate will help. Obviously!
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Fiction, inspiration, quotes, Thoughts, Writers, writing on February 21, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it.
Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.”
― William Faulkner
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, inspiration, Thoughts on February 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Likes, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, inspiration, kindness, Thoughts on February 17, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day. I’m not sure what I’ll do, but we have a bunch of cat-related items that could benefit a local animal rescue.
Maybe you’re tired, stretched thin by the news and the pandemic and the climate and the effort it can take, sometimes, to make one’s way through life. Maybe you don’t think you have anything left to give.
A newsletter I read sent around a piece that referenced this story:
StoryCorps: In A Jail Sentence, A Veteran’s Redemption — With Help From A Fellow Vet : NPR
As the judge from the linked article said, “We all mess up, we all fall short.” Don’t let that stop you from doing what you can, when you can.
Because kindness always matters, today and every day.
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, fun facts, inspiration, Thoughts on February 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Oh, I like this!
Real Size of Large Wonders of the World Are Put Into Perspective through Visual Comparisons
Ever wondered about the sizes of the Dionysus asteroid, B-2 Bomber, Titanic or a prehistoric scorpion? This series of images by artist Kevin Wisbith is for you!
The Death Star comparison is my favorite (of course) but all of these mockups make it much easier to grasp the relative scale of this (admittedly quirky) selection of items.
Although I won’t lie, I thought the Death Star would be bigger.
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, inspiration, quotes, Thoughts, work on February 15, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“You never know what’s around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain.”
― Tom Hiddleston
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