For Brown, the charmed meeting was a chance to reclaim a phrase that he feels has gotten too nasty.
"To have this come though was like that breakthrough moment for us," Brown said after the Xfinity Series race. "This can be positive. This can be good. It doesn't have to be hateful or divisive." https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/17/us/lets-go-brandon-brundidge-nascar-book-good-news-cec/

My review of Dog on It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery -- with the dog as protagonist. 4 stars, a pleasant diversion.

Because I suppose I can manage a detective story with a dog instead of a cat. https://amzn.to/3clGrBg

RIP SF author Eric Flint

https://twitter.com/BaenBooks/status/1548746657373749249

Today's lunch: Roasted tomato and basil soup. Because we have a LOT of basil.

Even better: This is good served cold (accompanied by garlic bread). So it'll last a few days.

(Note that a half recipe is plenty for two people.)

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/roasted-tomato-basil-soup-recipe-1940376

Compare Webb's Images to Hubble https://www.webbcompare.com/

By harnessing the unusual properties of a liquid metal called gallium, materials scientists aim to create a new generation of flexible devices for virtual reality interfaces, medical monitors, motion-sensing devices and more. https://knowablemagazine.org/article/technology/2022/gallium-liquid-metal-could-transform-soft-electronics

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Fibonacci

TIL in 1910, every American municipality with a population of 20,000 or more had at least one amusement park. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-07-09/the-american-amusement-park-s-wild-ride

A missing dog casually managed to win third place in a dog show while her owners were searching for her. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/family-stunned-dog-runs-away-24477776

I love, LOVE Randy Rainbow's videos. His autobiography is... only okay. Enjoyable reading, but it made me glad I took the book out of the library. #cosobooks

https://amzn.to/3PfYJCj

I laughed out loud. https://www.tiktok.com/@knucklebumpfarms/video/7118391540732710190

Over 150 types of HMOs have been found in breast milk. In fact, the gut microbiomes of breastfed infants have been found to be distinctly different to those of formula-fed babies. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220622-whats-really-inside-babies-first-foods

"It is reported that this Fruit provokes to Lust, and therefore is said to be much esteemed by the Spaniards." https://www.themarginalian.org/2022/07/13/avocado/

Residents of a small Iowa town criticized their library’s LGBTQ staff and their displaying of LGBTQ-related books until most of the staff quit. Now, the town’s library is closed for the foreseeable future.

http://iowastartingline.com/2022/07/13/whats-happening-with-the-vinton-public-library/

"As more data is collected and digitized, another opportunity opens up: being able to take a step back in time—whether one year or a hundred years—to see how a place looked in the past." https://www.wired.com/story/google-street-view-old-maps-online-travel-back-time/

It's obviously time to up-level my home office, given the number of videoconferences in which I participate.

How to Zoom Your Room is modestly helpful, though more "entertaining" than "useful." Though that's okay with me. https://amzn.to/3aGuYvA

“BookTok” is getting more young people into reading. https://www.dazeddigital.com/science-tech/article/56046/1/has-booktok-really-got-gen-z-into-reading

"The self-portrait was found on the back of Van Gogh's 'Head of a Peasant Woman' when experts at the Edinburgh gallery took an X-ray of the canvas ahead of an upcoming exhibition ... Van Gogh was known for turning canvases around and painting on the other side to save money." https://apnews.com/article/hidden-van-gogh-self-portrait-b703b4391c4ec0ba5bcf381ae44a6c3b