“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.”—Joseph Campbell

"Some have argued that the Little House series should continue to be read, but critically." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/little-house-prairie-was-built-native-american-land-180962020/

Beaded moccasins confiscated from a Pa. school 100 years ago return to Native tribe
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2023/11/24/carlisle-indian-industrial-school-beaded-moccasins-sisseton-wahpeyton-oyate/stories/202311220102

"So many indignities are involved in aging, and yet so many graces, too. The perfectionism that had run me ragged and has kept me scared and wired my whole life has abated."--Anne Lamott, who as usual captures my feelings. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/30/aging-health-strength-mind-heart/

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced that the state is making a $27.2 million investment in devices as part of an effort to ensure residents have the technology to access reliable, high-speed internet. https://statescoop.com/maryland-will-hand-out-133000-chromebooks-to-the-public/

The drug reduces a growth-promoting hormone that is believed to be the reason larger dogs have much shorter life spans than smaller breeds. The fast-tracked approval will make the drug available on the market by 2026. https://themessenger.com/news/dogs-expanded-life-span-drug-fda-approval-large-breeds

TIL about cupcake ipsum
https://cupcakeipsum.com/

Lunch today, using "stuff we have in the house." Yummy, though the instructions sure could use an editor.
https://rouxbe.com/recipes/1562-pork-with-morel-calvados-sauce

RIP Shane MacGowan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8

While well-intentioned, asking ‘Can I pick your brain?’is overused, vague and way too open-ended. When conversations start this way, there’s no telling where it’ll go or how long it’ll take. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/09/stop-asking-can-i-pick-your-brain-harvard-says-this-is-how-successful-people-ask-for-advice.html

We all nod along with this https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/06/life-before-cell-phones-internet-after-work.html

This One Weird Trick For Writing Clickbait Headlines Will Leave You Speechless

Hundreds attend church service generated by ChatGPT to find out if AI can preach
https://www.themirror.com/news/world-news/hundreds-attend-church-service-generated-203151

Investigating the origins of two early-20th-century Italian “flap anatomy” books.
https://www.sciencehistory.org/collections/blog/a-pigeon-a-cow-and-a-book-detective/

I have been turned to the Travelpro side of The Force https://amzn.to/3N5hbP0

Everyone needs an editor. Or a translator.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mistranslation-of-newtons-first-law-discovered-after-nearly-300-years1/

Something to cheer about! (gift link) Jezebel to Be Resurrected by Paste Magazine
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/business/media/jezebel-resurrected-paste-magazine.html

Even when their performances are objectively equal, men and women are described differently. https://hbr.org/2018/05/the-different-words-we-use-to-describe-male-and-female-leaders