My Amazon review of _How to Wash a Cat_ by Rebecca M. Hale

3 stars
This mystery novel kept me entertained -- as long as I was willing to suspend my disbelief. And yes, it has active cats in the story.
#cosobookclub

https://amzn.to/2IxB7Je

Telecommuters Make More Money
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-10-07/people-who-work-from-home-earn-more-money

Chickpeas, beyond hummus. https://www.1843magazine.com/food/the-ingredient/why-chickpea-flour-is-so-chic

"Privilege as a child meant having a bookstore in my town. Now, my privilege has taken a different form." https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/05/jeff-kinneys-unlikely-story-how-the-wimpy-kid-author-built-a-bookstore

These LA doctors do house calls at homeless encampments. https://laist.com/2019/10/03/these_la_doctors_do_house_calls_at_homeless_encampments.php

From Atlas Shrugged to On the Road: a selection of cult books that haven’t aged well. #cosobookclub http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20190920-the-cult-books-that-lost-their-cool

For whenever you hear a classic startup cliché. https://startuplingobingo.com

65 percent of financial articles in women’s magazines categorized women as excessive spenders. Of those aimed at men, 70 percent emphasized making money. https://www.starlingbank.com/blog/make-money-equal

Surrounded by treasure and covered in blood red dust, the Red Queen was discovered in a seventh-century Maya tomb, but her true identity remains unknown https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2017/05-06/Maya_Red_Queen

Guy gets Doom running on a McDonald's cash register
https://kotaku.com/guy-gets-doom-running-on-a-mcdonalds-cash-register-1838680691

Woody Guthrie's guitar: This machine kills fascists
http://www.reelwork.org/archive/2012/images2012/woodycentennial.jpg

My Amazon review of _Smoking Meat 101: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide_ by Bill West

#cosobookclub #cooking

4 stars
A good beginner's book, with non-obvious recipes

https://amzn.to/30NFeat

Twice-divorced birds https://seldo.tumblr.com/post/188005501130/kofukune-moeeskeekin-literally-the-best-post

I don't get quite as worked up over hyphens as I do about other things; semicolons, for example.
https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/09/associated-press-style-changes-explained.html

Just In Case You Don’t Know... Baby Crocs Sound Like They’re Shooting Laser Guns

That's a reason to smile.

https://twistedsifter.com/videos/baby-crocs-making-laser-sounds/

How the invention of the book changed how people read

https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/how-invention-book-changed-how-people-read

“So much injustice in a woman’s life can be traced back to a man claiming the power to control her narrative.” Lacy M. Johnson on Kavanaugh, Trump, and the lies men tell. https://lithub.com/lacy-johnson-men-in-power-and-the-lies-they-tell/

"With the rise of the internet, public libraries were supposed to be on borrowed time. But they’re thriving – their renaissance as much about community as the literary riches they contain." https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/one-for-the-books-the-unlikely-renaissance-of-libraries-in-the-digital-age-20190923-p52u0j.html

At long last, a self-driving garbage can. https://gizmodo.com/this-self-driving-garbage-can-remembers-to-take-the-tra-1838621440