If you’re looking for an alternative to the ubiquitous yule log channels/videos at this time of year, try “Shit Fireplace” (and I’m proud to say the co-creator of these videos is a colleague at RPL!)
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The 100 Greatest Innovations of 2018
The year-end “best of” lists have begun!!!
The Five Year Old’s Guide to the Galaxy
Reddit has a sub-Reddit called /r/ExplainLikeImFive where the goal is to convey complex ideas in a way that even a child (or a typical Redditor?) can understand. Someone compiled some of the best explanations the site has provided in a single post.
Music Monday – “It’s not such a scary time for boys/They’ve always had the upper hand, they’ve always had a choice/It’s time for women to rise up, use our collective voice/The day to vote is Nov 6th so let’s go make some noise”
As I type this, Democrats have a 75% chance of taking the House of Representatives and a 20% chance of taking the Senate in the US midterm elections which happen in just under a month. In the wake of the Brett Kavanaugh decision, here’s hoping that women (and men who recognize the injustice that was done […]
Sweaty Palms – Alex Honnold
Sweaty palms can mean a few different things but especially online, it’s often used to refer to people who attempt death-defying feats such as climbing buildings or natural formations or other structures, often without the use of any safety equipment. For some unknown reason, I still get a daily digest from Digg.com. I rarely look […]
Throwback Thursday – Image Cable Installer (Summer 1991)
A bit of a different Throwback Thursday this week. I recently posted about how death was a dark cloud this summer with a handful of people we know and/or were connected to having died. Unfortunately, that trend has continued into September with my parents letting me know that the father of one of my best […]
Minor Milestones While Recovering From Breaking The Scaphoid Bone In My Wrist
It’s weird how much we take having two working hands for granted. Since breaking my wrist at the end of July, it’s been a series of minor milestones – from my first appointment with my family doctor a few days after the surgery where he changed my dressing on through things like being told I […]