I expect next month will not be better. A plausible scenario - another month of chaos in our federal agencies increasingly trickling down to the rest of the economy, a congress who can’t / won’t pass a budget that was supposed to be passed 9/30/24, and yet another government shutdown to worry about

I keep a written list all the novels, novellas, short stories etc. that I read for pleasure. I recently purchased the official MLA 9 handbook and learned to properly cite a work. Now my list looks like the works cited section of an academic paper and it’s much more satisfying to look at!

Great episode and my first time hearing about the Wide Open. I listened to it in the car with my 7 year old and he really enjoyed it too, although I had to occasionally pause to explain some things. Thank you!

My favorite so far, somehow perfectly captures the feel of evening. Thank you for sharing these

Wildlife are now down to just 4% of their historic norm. People and domestic livestock/pets now make up the vast majority of mammalian biomass.

Recently rediscovered eggs myself...the go-to is fried over medium with original cholula hot sauce. Also good is soft-boiled 7-minute eggs, peeled, halved and topped with lemon pepper