But…the message I got was that ignoring your family for your career is ultimately okay, as long as you throw some money and good vibes behind you.

That’s his mother.

I can give a speech or I can emote but there’s no way I can do both at once and it’s basically impossible for me to be emotional in public.

Very accurate splitting of New Hampshire

People who were born enslaved on plantations in Brazil later listened to Michael Jackson

Eat crazy amounts of fruits and vegetables and learn to enjoy them. Don’t smoke, drink little and stay out of the sun. Make exercise a fun, not stressful, part of your life. I didn’t get serious about any of this until my mid-forties, so don’t freak out and think it’s too late. It’s not.

If you’re into this sort of thing (and who isn’t, honestly) lots of good folks have posted some pretty satisfying before and afters if you google around a bit

Great Courses! We were doing some serious delving into history!

Yeah, I never would have made it through this book otherwise.

There’s a great joke in Daniel Mason’s novel, North Woods, when (spoiler alert) the ghosts are complaining about how the dogs are constantly barking at them.

That and “He’s so refined, I think I’ll kill myself” from Singing in the Rain

On long car trips, I will scream “I’ve got blisters on my fingers!” to let my husband know I’m tired of driving and want him to take over.

Should have stuck with a boterham!

Vermont has been quietly waiting for this moment for generations

I’ll bet none of this would be happening if he hadn’t heard, “Prevost, Priestly” every day. This page explains everything!

Two oranges. Every morning. Each cut in eight slices. Best part of the day, until something even better comes along.

How wonderful! Just visited the museum earlier this past week and wondered about the women. So glad to hear about this project—I’ll have to figure out how to make a trip back!

Northern Spy! Delicious and named after an abolitionist publication!

Eh, it would have been very easy for a sophisticated cia operation to leave a plausible paper trail if there was some conspiracy. Otherwise, I have no trouble believing in a basic level of incompetence/laziness