1. RIP James Earl Jones and Michaela Mabinty DePrince. James Earl Jones, revered actor and voice of Star Wars’ Darth Vader, dies aged 93 and Actor, and beloved baritone James Earl Jones dies at 93, and Trailblazing ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince dies at 29, and Pioneering ballerina Michaela DePrince dies at 29, and Michaela Mabinty DePrince: a life in pictures.
2. A new start after 60: it took 70 years to find my inner artist. At 82, I’m in my studio every day. “Former nurse Norma Geddes took a 10-day stained-glass course on a whim and found her passion. Now she exhibits widely and her work sells out.”
3. There’s an underreported health crisis among veterinarians. 4 reasons why they need help.
4. ‘Rez Ball’ is a story for everyone. “The Netflix film directed by Sydney Freeland and co-written by Sterlin Harjo is a story centered on a Native American basketball team fighting to be recognized as the champions they are.”
5. “Will & Harper”: Will Ferrell embarks on a unique road trip with his best friend.
6. Kamala won by being all the things. A reflection on the debate. In related news, a reflection on the same debate from Frederick Joseph, Trump Babbles His Way To Defeat.
7. All This Witnessing: A Review of Laura Pritchett’s Playing with Wildfire.
8. The Interview: Demi Moore Is Done With the Male Gaze on The New York Times. (gift link) In related news, ‘We can be violent to ourselves. Brutal’: Demi Moore on body image, reinvention and her most shocking role yet. “After a lifetime of scrutiny, the actor has returned for a ‘grotesque’ feminist body horror about recapturing lost youth. She talks about no longer ‘chasing perfection’, living alone, and feeling truly free at 61.”
9. USPS’ long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers.
10. An Apology, 3 Years Later. “It’s a bitter pill to swallow for our children when they realize how imperfect we are. I believe, one of the greatest gifts we can give our children after they learn this truth is found in the embracing of our imperfections, giving them permission to do the same. Acknowledging our own shortcomings gives them space to make their own mistakes and live authentically while also offering them an example of how to seek and acceptance forgiveness even (and especially) when it’s hard.”
11. 5 Daily Habits That Are Causing 90% Of Your Pain from Courtney Carver on Be More With Less. Also from Courtney, Feel Happier Daily with 7 Simple Habits.
12. ‘The fact that I’m still here is amazing’: Noel Fielding on Bake Off, booze and the Boosh. “He has gone from cult niche to smash hit and he still can’t believe it. As Bake Off returns, the comic talks about his ‘feral’ upbringing, his party years – and the day Hammond fell out of a hammock.”
13. I’ve Been To Over 20 Homeschool Conferences. The Things I’ve Witnessed At Them Shocked Me.
14. Artist Creates Intricate Land Installations as a Meditation on Letting Go.
15. The Heartbreak and Hazards of Alzheimer’s Caregiving. “Most caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s find themselves behaving in ways they know are counterproductive. The disease affects their brains, too.”
16. What to watch this fall: Here are the TV shows we’re looking forward to.
17. 17 Novels You Need to Read This Fall.
18. Recipes I want to try: One Pot Lasagna, and Easy Peasy Chicken Pot Pie, and Chicken Spinach Pasta Bake, and Chicken Cobbler, and French bread pizza, and Maple Sweet Potatoes, and Sweet and Savory Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Walnuts and Thyme, and “World’s Best” Macaroni & Cheese, and Chicken Stuffing Casserole, and One Pan Creamy Orzo Dinner. As I think ahead about cooking for my mom in a few weeks, I’ve been collecting recipes I think she’d like, so now 60% of my Facebook feed is recipes!
19. Watch a Sneak Peek of America’s Test Kitchen’s 25th Anniversary Special. In related news, America’s Test Kitchen 25th Anniversary Bloopers!
20. Baby Walrus Rescued in Alaska. (video) “ABC’s Danny New TV spoke with the animal care specialist helping raise an adorable walrus calf found abandoned in a remote corner of Alaska.”
21. You Can Do 5 Things.
22. zinnias, hummingbirds, and grace.
23. A Pep Talk on Perspective from Maggie Smith. Also from Maggie, On Your One Wild and Precious Life.
24. Awestruck: 52 Experiments to Find Wonder, Joy, and Meaning in Everyday Life A Yearlong Journal, Alexandra Franzen’s new book.
25. Good stuff from Seth Godin: The hierarchy of insight and When did we lose consciousness?
26. On This Day Twenty Years After You Were Born, a poem from Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer.
27. I Totally Missed Summer this Year from Stacy Morrison. “Not complaining, just observing. Because observing is the only way to actually slow down and live time, turns out.”
28. The Art of Finishing from Patti Digh. “When good enough is good enough.”
29. Don’t ask my daughter if she’s going to be a writer. “One of the most healing acts we can offer ourself and our parents, whether they are alive or not, is to reclaim our own story, while honoring their story and the gifts they gave us.”
30. Kiss All Frogs from Danny Gregory.
31. The Mother Tree from Jamie Attenberg. “Write for yourself. Write the story you want to tell. Write because it will bring you joy or at the very least a fulfilled feeling. I am telling you that if you keep digging in the dirt you’re going to find something that feels like a solution, even if it’s a temporary one. Anyway all of this is temporary. This is the ongoing struggle to make our art and satisfy our creative and intellectual and emotional needs. But still we keep digging.”
32. Kindness and sorrow on Short Reads.
33. My social experiment of when I joined Tiktok.
34. Invest in the Children, “Our annual effort to support students navigating economic hardship.” An annual project through Frederick Joseph’s non-profit, We Have Stories, in which “we provide 100 children with backpacks, notebooks, pens, pencils, stress balls, books, and gift cards to support their parents.”
35. Amends to the Crows, a poem from Julie Barton on Out With Lanterns, a daily poetry practice.
36. Finding Permission to Mourn 22 Years After 9/11.
38. Man paralyzed in tragic accident changes lives through his gym: “They have a purpose.”
39. The Average American Eats 42 Pounds of Cheese a Year, and That Number Could Go Up.
40. Chris Judge’s Daily Cloud Interpretations.
41. A salad recipe is causing a cucumber shortage in Iceland. I knew this would happen somewhere, eventually.
42. Mushroom Color Atlas, “a resource and reference for everyone curious about mushrooms and the beautiful and subtle colors derived from dyeing with mushrooms.”
43. And finally, these random saves from this past week.
P.S. I almost forgot! It’s my 13th Blogiversary! To date, I’ve published 2,567 posts. No wonder I’m so tired all the time. 🙂
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