The National Park Service's Instagram account. Quirky captions, cute animals, and stunning scenery—what more could you want? The Dawn Wall documentary on Netflix. It's on par with Free Solo (a November 2018 favorite) but different. I'm still wondering how two absolutely stellar climbing documentaries came out in the same autumn about the same mountain rock … Continue reading March 2019 Favorites
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February 2019 Favorites
Pottery. I took my first pottery class in January and fell in love!! Here is my first achievement—a geometrically-painted cup! I have happily continued classes and been mesmerized by potters on YouTube. This old interview between Elizabeth Gilbert and Marie Forleo. This old interview between Cheryl Strayed and Marie Forleo. The New York Times Op-Doc … Continue reading February 2019 Favorites
More Than a Moment
A Response to the (Opinion) Article: “How We Destroy Lives Today” by David Brooks, The New York Times David Brooks is right: political polarization is no longer about the issues. It’s about rushing to judgments “powered by crude prejudice and social stereotyping” and expounding on those judgments with a megaphone on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. … Continue reading More Than a Moment
December 2018 Favorites
Boston. What a delightful city! The beau and I spent the first weekend in December exploring. Pando, or the Trembling Giant—a clonal colony of an individual male quaking aspen. The single organism consists of about 47,000 trees, spans 107 acres, weighs an estimated 6,615 tons, and has been living for the past 80,000 years in … Continue reading December 2018 Favorites
September 2018 Favorites
Or, a list of bomb things I discovered last month (late to the game on most of them, classic). Aesop Rock's song "Get Out of the Car." Challenge me to a rap battle and I'll somehow fit in the line "true friendship in a tugboat way". (Completely serious when I say I memorized the entire … Continue reading September 2018 Favorites
