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Need a Vacation? Try the Moon!

Posted in Science!, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , on March 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Need to take a quick break, maybe get off the planet for a bit? Now’s a great time to visit the Moon!

Send your name to the Moon with NASA’s Artemis mission!

Send Your Name to Space

Add your name here to have it included on a flash drive that will fly aboard Artemis I.

You could even do a little public service and cleanup litter once you’re up there, because Space Junk Just Crashed Into the Far Side of the Moon at 5,800 MPH.

While we’re talking space, you can also check out the current Location Map for Perseverance Rover.

Because sometimes it’s nice to be reminded of the good that humans can do, too.

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Not Into Wordle? You Might Prefer This

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , , , on March 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »

My father is not into Wordle. I’ll admit that I was a little surprised to learn that the man who helped teach me to read, let us bring books to the dinner table (and anywhere else), and encouraged my every literary step looked at Wordle and said, “Meh, I’m just not that into you.”

But hey, that’s cool. To each their own, right? And today I found something that music lovers like him might prefer.

Meet Heardle – That daily musical intros game.

The answer library appears to draw mostly/exclusively from popular music so it may not be my father’s thing (a classical version would be perfect), but it’s fun to see people pushing the original idea out into other, equally creative spaces.

Speaking of spaces, geography nerds can also check out Worldle. Guess the country from a map outline and clues that hint at distance and direction.

Creative and fun!

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Yes Please & Thank You

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , 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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Enjoy Responsibly

Posted in Likes, tagged , , , , , , 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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Courtesy Polona Typo.

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* Not an actual ransom note, of course. That would be wrong.

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Im/Possible

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , 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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How to Do Better

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , 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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Plan for the Day

Posted in Food and..., tagged , , , 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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Read, Read, Read

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , 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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To Magic

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , on February 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »

“Science is magic that works.”

― Kurt Vonnegut

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Today and Every Day

Posted in Likes, tagged , , , , 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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