None of us are pretending we're going to accomplish anything at work today... right?

Train your woodworking accuracy https://woodgears.ca/eyeball/index.html

I have wondered about this. You probably have, too.
"When it comes to the transition itself—not the niceties that surround it—a little-known body of law and practice places important limitations on the amount of damage even a determined outgoing president can do." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/trump-cant-single-handedly-wreck-transition/616876/

WordPerfect for DOS Updated http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/

I know, I had you at "spider sex." https://knowablemagazine.org/article/living-world/2020/the-ungentle-joy-spider-sex

"The following 14 books are some of the most consequential and groundbreaking stories ... books that forever altered the genre"

I'm embarrassed. I've read only one, with a second on the To Be Read pile.#cosobookclub

https://www.polygon.com/21516173/best-new-science-fiction-books-scifi-last-15-years

"I have no idea what may turn up in a future story. I generally have to write them to find out, myself." Lois McMaster Bujold

https://www.goodreads.com/questions/1950071-hi-lois-in-masquerade-in-lodi-thank-you

Wallace-Cohen’s posters for the Grateful Dead and The Doors had been commissioned by the Love Conspiracy Commune, whose headquarters were located in a Sausalito houseboat near hers. It was a long way from her “Leave It to Beaver” childhood in Chicago. https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-untold-story-of-an-artists-rock-poster-roots/

To celebrate its 95th birthday, Caterpillar created a massive Pac-Man gameboard, where skid steers serve as the game’s characters. https://www.equipmentjournal.com/on-the-job/pac-man-caterpillar-creates-gameboard-video/

Howdy from the battleground.
"The most contested battles this year will take place in six states: Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Mr. Trump won some of them by razor-thin margins. Within these states are 20 counties that will help decide who wins enough electoral votes to reach the White House. They represent groups of voters both candidates are seeking. Here's what to watch for in these battlegrounds within battlegrounds."
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/politics/battleground-states-trump-biden.html

The Arizona State Board of Education has voted to make learning about the Holocaust and other genocides a requirement for middle and high school students across the state. https://kjzz.org/content/1630199/arizona-education-board-votes-require-students-learn-about-holocaust-other-genocides

The story behind markdown: The arts led the way, in comic strips of the 1900s.
https://capiche.com/e/markdown-history

Traditional Japanese woodblock printmaker David Bull shares his collection of prints from Hiroshige’s Tokaido Road series. An hour long, so I'll have to watch it in detail later. Maybe you've got the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKoxt9Y2oMQ&feature=emb_logo

My Amazon review of Lois McMaster Bujold's _Masquerade in Lodi_. 5 stars.

This is as good as the others in the series. Penric and Desdemona are great. #cosobookclub https://amzn.to/35PUfNn

"This is Julia Child's home. We repeat, Julia Child's home. Yes, the three-bedroom home is quite expensive to rent. But the chance to cook in the Mastering the Art of French Cooking author's own kitchen is priceless." https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-airbnbs-in-the-south-of-france

Jack-o’-lanterns originated in Ireland, where for centuries people have carved turnips and other root vegetables to ward off evil spirits. When Irish immigrants arrived in the United States in the 19th century, they discovered the pumpkin, which resulted in the jolly American jack-o’-lantern that dominates Halloween imagery today.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/turnip-jack-o-lanterns-are-the-root-of-all-evil

Just as we all know the cure for depression is sad songs, the cure for horror is more horror, and luckily the History Center of Olmsted County has returned once more for a sequel to last year’s wildly popular Creepy Doll Contest. https://hyperallergic.com/593173/introducing-the-haunted-dolls-of-olmsted-county-because-2020-cant-get-any-creepier/

Today's reminder:

Beware of sadness
It can hit you
It can hurt you
Make you sore and what is more
That is not what you are here for

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pXiBG57gGo

Odd candy facts to spew at your friends and family while you devour your kids' Halloween loot https://www.messynessychic.com/2020/10/29/trick-or-treating-for-the-secret-truths-about-candy