November 2, 2024

Five for Friday 603

Welcome to Friday,

Here are five things I thought worth sharing this week.

Currently reading:

A missive from my home state, and wow, is it incredible! Yes, yes, it froze last week in Texas – but did you know alligators survive those freezing temperatures by keeping their nostrils above water and going into a state similar to hibernation called brumation?

“Finding the Flux

Why is it that so often, a technological step forward is a frustrating step back in efficiency? Not all homes need to be ‘Smart’.

B.J. Novak considers the children’s book. 

A tour of Stanley Kubrick’s prized lens collection.

Have a great weekend.


Image: Winter Landscape with Horse and Cart, Johann Bernhard Klombeck. German.