Happy Weekend!
A quick note: my most recent piece is on Medium, about the film Joker, and it’s important messages about mental health and treating people well, which are being drowned out in the conversation around it.
This past week was a sabbatical week, which means I’ve focused on recharging my creative batteries and taken a week away from obligation. Over the course of the week, Autumn showed up. We baked pumpkin bread, brought the pajama pants out, swapped summer colors for more dramatic hues and welcomed the season’s cool temps while walking.
It’s been a wonderful break and I’m particularly excited about this week’s links.
I’m so happy someone is explaining this! The screech boop beep sound that characterized the early Internet explained.
How the most common substance on earth became a billion-dollar industry.
The Pen Pal who Changed a President.
Also around that time, was my only experience drinking milk out of a bag. I guess we Americans are the only ones not fully aboard the milk bag train? Here is the history of the bladder.
Lastly, the answer to the question, how did Vodka Become a Currency in Russia?
Currently Reading: The Collected Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Have a beautiful weekend!
