Good Things Friday (168) and Link Love
May 13, 2022
1. There’s something incredibly satisfying about putting my stationery box in order. All the cards are neatly ordered with their envelopes now.
2. I got to spend a few minutes on my sewing project this week. With a lot of luck, maybe I can spend some time actually sewing soon? Perhaps?
3. Any night we can get everyone in bed before 8 am is an excellent night. It’s rare but we had one of those this week.
Challenges this week: I’m begging the universe to let this sleep regression end. Please please please let us sleep through the night and until a decent hour.
Under five vaccine. We need an effective under five vaccine!!
On Getting and Using Contraceptive Insurance at Notre Dame
EARLY RETIRED LIFE – 04.22 – GETTING COVID
Investigation finds burial sites at 53 federal Indian boarding schools. I knew this had to be true here, but the facts are still devastating to read. The US Government is responsible for murdering thousands of children.
‘I don’t know how my son will survive’: Inside the dangerous shortage of specialty formulas
I appreciate Rick Riordan coming right out with it in this post, Leah Jeffries is Annabeth Chase: “You are judging her appropriateness for this role solely and exclusively on how she looks. She is a Black girl playing someone who was described in the books as white. Friends, that is racism.
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The core message of Percy Jackson has always been that difference is strength. There is power in plurality. The things that distinguish us from one another are often our marks of individual greatness. You should never judge someone by how well they fit your preconceived notions. That neurodivergent kid who has failed out of six schools, for instance, may well be the son of Poseidon. Anyone can be a hero.
If you don’t get that, if you’re still upset about the casting of this marvelous trio, then it doesn’t matter how many times you have read the books. You didn’t learn anything from them.”
This emu has taken over the duck coop and is now diligently siting on goose eggs. I just watched a chicken run in, burrow under him, lay an egg, and leave. pic.twitter.com/v6VVavCLIv
— Foxfeather Zenkova (@foxfeather) May 12, 2022
Communication is key… Malleefowl work on their mounds in pairs, moving sand to adjust to the temperature, but sometimes disagreements can happen…#malleefowl #savingmalleefowl #WildOz pic.twitter.com/qvQkT6t2b7
— National Malleefowl Recovery Team (@MalleefowlAus) May 6, 2022
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