Good Things Friday (201) and Link Love
December 30, 2022
1. Did you know that Gouda cheese also comes in sticks? I did not. And it was on sale!
Challenges this week: Very tired. Feel terrible.
I appreciated Elizabeth Sampat’s non-specific guide: How to get the perfect gift for anyone
Megan Thee Stallion Isn’t The One On Trial: If Black women know that they will be the ones mocked and put on trial when they are harmed, then no one will speak up and the cone of silence around abuse in the community continues to thrive. And most frighteningly, the status quo that protects men is preserved.
A chance encounter and mother’s intuition: How 2 Indy women helped find missing Ohio twin
Ten COVID Facts Health Officials Dangerously Downplay
Čhaŋkpé Ópi Owíčhakte Wičhúŋkiksuyapi: We Remember the Wounded Knee Massacre
I liked Sampat’s gift advice, although this year I deliberately punted on figuring out what other people wanted. Instead, I just decided they were all getting something they knew was very *me*, that I thought other people might enjoy. In particular, I got them mathematical (complex analysis) coloring books, made by people I know and have been at conferences with; I also got them erasable colored pencils, good erasers, and pencil sharpeners I like.
It’s a bit goofy, I know: it puts Sampat’s advice on its head, by giving people something the *giver* values. Fortunately, my family is a heck of a lot nicer than Sampat’s. (Geez).
Oh, I love that twist! It’s both you plus a generally fun thing to do anyway and that adds up to a great gift IMO. Plus you know I have a real soft spot for good office supplies 😉
How cool! Love that.
I am glad as an adult that we are not gift givers in my circles. But I think I’m not bad generally. Or maybe I’m still coasting on the custom engraved pen i got my old boss (‘MC GRAMMAR’) at the magazine as it fell to me or nobody would have done it because her bosses had turned on her by then.