If you're running out of things to cook from the pantry and trying to stay home ONE MORE DAY maybe this will do it.

Though I think I would enjoy cooking it more than eating it.
https://vimeo.com/405801728

Hey SOMETHING good might come out of all this.

Ya know, a virtual wine tasting sounds rather fun. Everyone get the same bottle and we get together online to compare notes.

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/these-virtual-wine-tastings-come-with-a-crate-of-wine-and-a-sense-of-community

My name isn't on this article, but my heart sure is in it.

Many plant species are in danger of extinction. But scientists at the UK’s Royal Botanic Gardens are working with industry to find real-world solutions.

...It feels good to learn about people doing something good to heal the world.

https://pgsignal.com/cultivating-biodiversity-at-kew/

Do you miss the office?

An office noise generator - providing you with the soothing tones of modern office life to help you focus when working from home https://imisstheoffice.eu

The telephone wasn’t much use during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic https://www.fastcompany.com/90484820/how-1918s-spanish-flu-outbreak-crushed-the-u-s-telephone-system

Chat with a book author during the quarantine. https://www.quarantinebookclub.com/

Researchers have long speculated about the purpose and meaning of pointy “head cones” depicted in Egyptian art. Now they’ve actually found the real thing. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2019/12/ancient-egyptian-head-cone-mystery-solved/

"If there are people you never interact with, or who you would be happy to never hear from again, don’t waste energy scrolling past their updates—cut them out of the picture. Once you’ve done so, you’ll find yourself having a happier, more streamlined experience online." https://www.popsci.com/story/diy/stop-following-facebook-instagram-twitter-snapchat/

When the Phallus Was Fashion https://www.messynessychic.com/2020/04/02/when-the-phallus-was-fashion/

Springsteen is playing a home concert on SiriusXM (which is currently free) on Wednesday morning. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bruce-springsteen-e-street-radio-coronavirus-979432/

NASA's free history e-book collection https://history.nasa.gov/books_sort_SP.html

Another useful how-to: Adding captions to Zoom with Google Slides https://blog.tcea.org/closed-captions-in-google-slides/

I remember listening to so many of these novelty records in the 70s! But alas, they have not aged well. https://www.early70sradio.com/2016/05/early-70s-break-in-records-on-charts.html

AI isn't ALWAYS a buzzword. Sometimes it's a real thing. Here's how to tell the difference -- and when "telling the difference" matters. https://www.functionize.com/blog/things-that-are-called-ml-ai-that-really-arent/

Moishe Goldberg was heading out of the synagogue one day, and as always Rabbi Mendel was standing at the door, shaking hands as the Congregation departed. The rabbi grabbed Moishe by the hand, pulled him aside and whispered these words at him: "You need to join the Army of God!"

Moishe replied: "I'm already in the Army of God, Rabbi."

The rabbi questioned: "Then how come I don't see you except for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?"

Moishe whispered back: "I'm in the secret service." #jokes

I'm not gonna whine about the state of my fingernails. But I needed SOMETHING. This'll do. https://amzn.to/39PO2Rq

The Bannatyne Manuscript gets its name from a young 16th-century Edinburgh merchant named George Bannatyne, who compiled the roughly 400 poems while stuck at home in late 1568, as the plague ravaged his city.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/04/500-year-old-manuscript-contains-earliest-known-use-of-the-f-word/

Seed sellers across North America have been overwhelmed by skyrocketing demand in recent weeks https://modernfarmer.com/2020/04/vegetable-seeds-are-the-new-toilet-paper/

Book sales in the UK have massively increased. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52048582