Good morning and goodbye

 To 2020, that is. It is finally almost time to turn our backsides to this colossal dumpster fire of a year and leave it in the dust.

How will you be spending your final Wednesday of the year?I just finished the book I was crowing about a few days ago, Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family and now I am reading Mill Town by Kerri Arsenault, which so far is no less interesting. 

If you haven't heard, Charlie Jane is trying to start a spanking new tradition known as Booktide. https://twitter.com/charliejane/status/1343266141947396098

https://twitter.com/charliejane/status/1343266141947396098?s=20 https://twitter.com/charliejane/status/134326614194739609And because you don't have to ask me twice to buy too many books, in addition to my Christmas haul, I also picked up some other titles, including this one, Stuff You Should Know, which already seems like a great book to have lying around the house for idle moments.

Other less book-length reading that might interest you:

What the heck DID happen to waterbeds, anyway? 

Build gardens, not prisons 

The spectacular image above of glorious African wild dog booties, comes from this article. 

And, speaking of photography, this workshop is happening in Maine and looks really interesting.

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