Just a little (link) love: melon collie edition
July 26, 2018
Small win: I continue clearing away the jungle that is our yard. I filled a 96-gallon green waste bin all by myself!
*flexing muscles* Just kidding, I destroyed my forearms filling that bin in a day and I have many many regrets.
What were your small wins this week?
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The goodness of Mr. Rogers. Where did this kindness go? (A friend blew my mind, recently, suggesting that Lin-Manuel Miranda is our generation’s Mr. Rogers.)
Why Tanja really retired early.
How 75 Bay Area Places Got Their Names
The wolf population in Wisconsin could be stabilizing. This should happen naturally without human intervention so once again, I don’t understand the need for trophy hunting. Hunting for food, yes. Trophies? Not even a little.
I’d never heard of spite buildings before but … This makes sense.
I knew very little about Wilt Chamberlain aside from the occasional pop culture reference but this look back at his history made me nod with approval: For example, Wilt’s rookie season in 1960, he threatened to retire. (In exchange for more money, he didn’t.) And after the Philadelphia Warriors were moved to San Francisco in 1962, Wilt again threatened to retire. (In exchange for more money, he didn’t.) Eventually, in 1965, the Warriors’ new owner, Franklin Mieuli, wanted so badly to cut ties that he traded Wilt back to Philadelphia, where a new ownership group had purchased the franchise in Syracuse, moved it to Philly, and dressed it up with a new moniker, the 76ers. Wilt threatened to retire, and because of a man named Ike Richman, in exchange for more money, he didn’t.
A last interview with Anthony Bourdain.
Melon collie
I can’t decide whether the original tweet or Myke’s reaction made me laugh more.
Jesus
Leaping
Christ https://t.co/g1U5RR4Zok
— Myke Cole (@MykeCole) July 13, 2018
I’ve also thought that Lin-Manuel Miranda seems to have a lot of parallels with Mr. Rogers. I hope we can hold onto that kindness and share more of it ourselves.
Okay, that mellon collie photo is too much. And what a sweet dog to pose like that!