Patreon peeps, it took a minute, but your early access to this week's brand new Boring Books for Bedtime is now live! This week, let's drift away to the North Pole with more from the Peary expedition of 1908-1909. Adventure indeed!
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So excited to receive my copy in a few days. This is one of those things that I've always been interested in but know little about. Time to dig in, and this seems like the perfect way to do that.
Aaaaand answering this question yet again this morning. I guess the new now is wake up, brush teeth, attempt to prove humanity.
I was on Jeopardy.
I also used to play a 10-foot jester.
Relevant to this week’s Boring Books for Bedtime!
Woohoo!
Enjoy this bit of infectious loveliness I stumbled into.
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Can't stop, won't stop!
Appreciate you! ❤️
You see what I'm saying!
I mean, not literally. We're podcasters, after all ;-) But it's a sad statement on the reality of the industry, especially that people "can't tell." That's so disturbing.
Hi! Just in case you were wondering (because it came up again today), I, Sharon, your very boring reader on Boring Books for Bedtime, am not AI. 100% squishy human!
I get the confusion, since AI slop has poured into the podcast space. But it's just me and a mic, for 7.5 years now.
People power!
Was just reading about the Carolina Parakeet for this week’s episode. So much beauty lost.
Yes, everything is garbage, but...
IT'S FISH DOORBELL DAY!
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Whoa, how am I just now finding out that Roxane Gay was attacked and ended up with a broken jaw last week??? Horrible!
Dear Patreon peeps, your early access to Monday's brand new Boring Books for Bedtime is now live! And, yeah...looks like we could use something for our brains today, perhaps? This time, we relax with the beauty of birds (parrots, specifically). I hope it helps. ♥️ 🦜 🕊️
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Dearest Patreon peeps, your February exclusive episode of Boring Books for Bedtime is live. This time, an 18th century treatise on the brewing of good beer. This one was suggested by one of your fellow patrons, and what a great choice it is! I hope you enjoy it.
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Was briefly discussing yesterday's news about Neanderthal DNA with a table of women at lunch today, and we all burst out laughing at the "huh-that's-weird" take of the reporting.
We knew immediately why. And it's honestly yet another huge red flag that we need more women in science.
Her emails!
How beautiful! It's amazing what creative, practiced humans can do!
These are actual quotes from both, by the way. The Age of Madness rolls on unchecked.
A 1920s era poster advertising the C.G. Transatlantique French Line of cruise ships sailing the Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean. The design is striking bold and minimalist, with the tall, sharp bow of a black and white cruise ship seeming to sail out of a the background, which is made up of the three color stripes of the French flag - blue, white, and red. A slight ripple in the background creates movement in the stripes, as well as a sense of light playing on water. Two-thirds of the way down, opposing ripples and shading create the water the ship is sailing in, along with reflections. The graphic conveys a sensibility of strength, elegance, and a bit of mystery that complements the idea of adventure in the 1920s Age of Travel. The artist was Paul Colin, a well-known French graphic designer who did many striking posters during the Jazz Age.
Running through some old Patreon posts, saw a gallery of cruise ship ads from the 1920s I shared last year, and once again was reminded how COOL they were. Look at this stunner from graphic art giant Paul Colin.
Here's a bit about him:
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AI could NEVER.
We are having a very big tree removed today. I'm so sad, but watching these workers do this without damaging power lines, homes . . . Y'all, THE SKILL. Every time I hear techbros go on about AI "taking over", I remember that none of them have ever done a damn thing worth doing.
Woohoo! Check this out, friends!
I loved this! Highly recommend. So much current events commentary packed into a tight narrative.
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Patreon peeps, your early access to Monday's brand new Boring Books for Bedtime is live! This week, we return to a lovely wander through the woods with more from Our National Parks, by John Muir, who paints dreamy images with his words. Enjoy!
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I quite enjoyed this second read from @slrowland.com and am also happy it's available on @libro.fm! Now on to Halflings Harvest (though I may stop by Operation Bounce House on the way). :D
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When I think of the mountains of money waiting for innovators in environmentally friendly energy, farming, transport . . . all left on the table so that the same people already on mountains of money can build their obscene piles a bit higher, my tech-loving leftie heart is ENRAGED.
