Considering coding camp for your kids this summer? Be sure the camp matches your kids’ expectations. https://www.hpe.com/us/en/insights/articles/choosing-the-right-coding-summer-camp-for-your-kid-9-questions-to-ask-1905.html

3 plants from U.S. Civil War medical guide fight infection https://www.futurity.org/civil-war-medical-guide-antiseptic-plants-2072202

The US president had promised the Beach Boys that if they ever needed his help, he would be on hand. And when Dennis Wilson died, Reagan started making some calls. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/may/22/beach-boys-dennis-wilson-buried-at-sea-ronald-reagan-help

How computing's first 'killer app' changed everything
"It's a cliche that the robots are coming for our jobs. But the story is never as simple as that, as the digital spreadsheet proves."
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47802280

"One should fight like the devil the temptation to think well of editors. They are all, without exception--at least some of the time--incompetent or crazy. By the nature of their profession they read too much, with the result that they grow jaded and cannot recognize talent though it dances in front of their eyes."--John Gardner

Contemporary cinema struggles to represent how deeply phones have restructured everyday life. https://reallifemag.com/hanging-on-the-telephone/

5 letters that changed the world http://mentalfloss.com/article/581657/letters-that-changed-the-world

The world’s smallest McDonald’s just opened, but only bees are invited https://bgr.com/2019/05/25/mcdonalds-for-bees-worlds-smallest-sweden/

Anita Pointer: Civil-Rights Activist, Pop Star, and Serious Collector of Black Memorabilia https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/anita-pointer/

We're back from a week away. Didja miss me?

...or the cat photos, anyhow?

Using only a homemade pinhole camera Karl Blossfeldt managed to photograph plants in extraordinary detail. https://publicdomainreview.org/collections/karl-blossfeldts-urformen-der-kunst-1928/

aw, sad.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/17/celebrities/grumpy-cat-dead-intl-scli/index.html

America's Greatest Conman Sold the Brooklyn Bridge Twice a Week for Years https://curiosity.com/topics/americas-greatest-conman-sold-the-brooklyn-bridge-twice-a-week-for-years-curiosity/

This Woman Is Photographing Every Federally Recognized Native American Tribe
https://www.elle.com/culture/travel-food/a26909008/matika-wilbur-project-562-native-american-photography/

Hershey's first chocolate bar redesign in 125 years features ... emojis. https://www.thehersheycompany.com/content/corporate_SSF/en_us/news-detail.html?2398546

Archaeologists Uncover an Ancient Roman Game Board at Hadrian’s Wall https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-uncover-ancient-roman-game-board-hadrians-wall-180972133/

We see exceptional intelligence as a blessing. So why, asks Maggie Fergusson, are so many brilliant children miserable misfits? https://www.1843magazine.com/features/the-curse-of-genius

This article I wrote cites some CoSonauts

Succession planning for when you leave a job

https://www.hpe.com/us/en/insights/articles/succession-planning-for-when-you-leave-a-job-1905.html

I'm not saying I never feel imposter syndrome. But when I do experience the "I suck feeling," I think of it as a weakness to be overcome, not something I accept about myself. So this attitude is... odd. http://thefanzine.com/how-i-won-an-nea-fellowship-and-stopped-having-fun/