Good Things Friday (183) and Link Love
August 26, 2022
1. Our food friends showed up with an entree for dinner and we cobbled together a delicious unplanned BBQ dinner. It felt positively decadent!
2. My friend pushed back against sexist policies at her kid’s school and got them to change! I’m so proud of her for standing up for kids.
Seal breaks into New Zealand home, traumatises cat and hangs out on couch
Neil Gaiman on the Secret History of ‘The Sandman,’ from Giant Mechanical Spiders to the Joker. I have enjoyed most of Gaiman’s work over the years and it’s really exciting to see Sandman make it to the screen. And I think a series is so much more right than a movie.
California law ensures a later start time for middle and high school students
This does nothing good for my misanthropy: After a girl beat their daughters in sports, Utah parents triggered investigation into whether she was transgender. School opened girl’s enrollment records dating back to kindergarten to confirm she was female, Utah High School Activities Association representative tells legislators
Whew this was a story and a half:
Tube on strike, I dawdled to Paddington on Friday. Passing the old wrought iron sign for Pizza Express, I was reminded of an event 30+ years ago, when I got caught up in a drama that resulted in a divorce, two marriages and many changed lives.
It began with a heart attack 🧵
— Electra Rhodes (@electra_rhodes) August 21, 2022
This is long but the first few minutes addressed my lingering question of “if we have had 2 quarters of declining GDP, why aren’t we in a recession?”:
💎💎💎 from @TheBudgetnista thank you for breaking it down and being yourself while doing it!! https://t.co/gQrKzWELkw
— O.A.J., MPH (@QueenO_ofQns) August 19, 2022
