Mysterious bent trees are actually Native American trail markers https://maps.roadtrippers.com/stories/mysterious-bent-trees-are-actually-native-american-trail-markers

Gambling transformed reservations 40 years ago, but often only enriched a few. Could the legal marijuana business prove more broadly beneficial? #longread https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/mar/15/from-casinos-to-cannabis-the-native-americans-embracing-the-pot-revolution

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s only remaining files on Hedy Lamarr, the famous actress and scientific inventor, contain no mention of her World War II frequency jamming technology, and instead focus on Lamarr’s attendance at suspicious parties. https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2019/mar/13/fbi-hedy-lamarr/

Helmets, pottery, and six bronze ship rams recently found in a Mediterranean site near Sicily are helping a team of archaeologists piece together what really happened during the Battle of the Aegates Islands, a naval conflict between ancient Rome and Carthage. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ancient-roman-naval-battle-archaeology

Your last text is the name of your podcast. Let's hear 'em.

"'Kindness' covers all of my political beliefs. No need to spell them out. I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do." --Roger Ebert https://www.rogerebert.com/rogers-journal/go-gentle-into-that-good-night

Charles Schulz’s Letter About Democracy, Discovered 50 Years Later https://www.kqed.org/arts/13852729/charles-schulzs-letter-about-democracy-discovered-50-years-later

Toto’s Africa, Only It’s Played on Two Sweet Potatoes and a Squash https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=jRLfGwQ7Nsw

The Book of Kells, a medieval masterpiece and one of Ireland's greatest treasures, is now digitized and available online. http://www.openculture.com/2019/03/the-medieval-masterpiece-the-book-of-kells-is-now-digitized-put-online.html

RIP drummer Hal Blaine https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-drummer-hal-blaine-provided-the-beat-for-american-music

All 26 ingredients in these leprechaun pebbles, explained (yep, even trisodium phosphate) https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/whats-in-this-lucky-charms

Jackson County, Georgia: had a ransomware infection and ended up paying $400.000 to the attackers to get their files back. It was cheaper than rebuilding from the ground up. #cososec https://www.zdnet.com/article/georgia-county-pays-a-whopping-400000-to-get-rid-of-a-ransomware-infection/

Is this the oldest pub in the world? http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20190313-an-irish-pub-born-in-the-dark-ages

Women Do Ask for More Money at Work. They Just Don’t Get It. https://www.thecut.com/2019/03/women-do-ask-money-work-salary-raise.html

Carmen Sandiego is hiding in Google Earth and we're all nostalgic. https://www.cnet.com/news/carmen-sandiego-is-hiding-in-google-earth-and-were-all-nostalgic/

There's nothin' like signing a contract with a new client.

Overwhelming hope and fear.

(Still have existing clientA. Just doing more work, in different areas.)

Tolkien’s drawings reveal a wizard at work https://www.1843magazine.com/culture/look-closer/tolkiens-drawings-reveal-a-wizard-at-work

The National Needlecraft Awards 2019, the winning entries pictured https://www.telegraph.co.uk/goodlife/living/national-needlecraft-awards-2019-pictures/