A glorious Friday to you all! I have super-awesome weekend plans that include baseball, grilling, camping, rock climbing, and hiking. (Yes, all that this weekend.) When I return to you Monday I will likely be tired, sunburned, and sore – all in the best way possible.
In other news, last night I embarked on my first baking venture in my new apartment. Turns out my oven is bigger than I originally thought (weirdly deep…but hey that’s a good thing), and it was a success!
Thanks to Pinterest, my most popular post this week was The Best Pool Running/Aqua-Jogging Workouts. (I did a modified version of the "Steady Interval" one this morning.)
And now for your Best of the Week links!
I love elephants and this project is bizarre but cool. (I knew these existed for toads, but elephants are a lot bigger!) “Elephant Underpass Reuniting Kenya Herds.”
I spent four years in Massachusetts and had no idea how awesome it was! (source)
I just love this title: "27 ways to be an (even) better person & practically levitate with awesomery."
In work news, I realize this subject (Sudan and South Sudan's committment to their agreements) is incredibly uninteresting to most people...but at least appreciate the beautifully color-coded timeline infographic I made! (Read more here.)
My CSA (Community Supported Agriculture - i.e. we get a share of veggies every week) is about to start and for the first few weeks LOTR-Emily (my partner in vegetables) is away, so I’ll have A LOT of veggies all to myself. I do love pickles…maybe I’ll try pickling things: “Tips on Pickling, Canning & Preserving This Year’s CSA Haul”
And while we’re on the subject of veggies, here are “5 Steps to Freezer Success.”
Speaking of food and success, so far today is a “success," but we’ll see how long that lasts..
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
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| Going to Shenandoah again! YAY! |
In other news, last night I embarked on my first baking venture in my new apartment. Turns out my oven is bigger than I originally thought (weirdly deep…but hey that’s a good thing), and it was a success!
Thanks to Pinterest, my most popular post this week was The Best Pool Running/Aqua-Jogging Workouts. (I did a modified version of the "Steady Interval" one this morning.)
And now for your Best of the Week links!
I love elephants and this project is bizarre but cool. (I knew these existed for toads, but elephants are a lot bigger!) “Elephant Underpass Reuniting Kenya Herds.”
- Massachusetts students rank fifth in the world in reading, lapping Singapore and Japan, and needless to say, every state in the union. In math, Massachusetts slots in a global ninth, ahead of Japan and Germany.
- A few other metrics of social well-being: The Bay State has the second-lowest teen birth rate, the fourth-lowest suicide rate, and the lowest traffic fatality rate. The birthplace of Dunkin’ Donuts has the sixth-lowest obesity rate. And depending on the source, the first state to legalize gay marriage has either the lowest or one of the very lowest divorce rates in the country.
I just love this title: "27 ways to be an (even) better person & practically levitate with awesomery."
- 16. Stop calling people ‘retarded,’ when you mean ‘dim-witted.’ And if you slip up once or twice, express profound remorse. Thrice in one evening? Slap yourself across the face. Grandly & forcefully.
- 22. Keep it classy.
- 24. Make no secret of your disappointment, if indeed you have been gravely disappointed. But create a ‘teachable moment’ out of your distaste. Be vocal, and constructive.
In work news, I realize this subject (Sudan and South Sudan's committment to their agreements) is incredibly uninteresting to most people...but at least appreciate the beautifully color-coded timeline infographic I made! (Read more here.)
My CSA (Community Supported Agriculture - i.e. we get a share of veggies every week) is about to start and for the first few weeks LOTR-Emily (my partner in vegetables) is away, so I’ll have A LOT of veggies all to myself. I do love pickles…maybe I’ll try pickling things: “Tips on Pickling, Canning & Preserving This Year’s CSA Haul”
And while we’re on the subject of veggies, here are “5 Steps to Freezer Success.”
Speaking of food and success, so far today is a “success," but we’ll see how long that lasts..
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
