Oh my. I’ll need a free afternoon and several cups of tea to follow at least 17 rabbit holes here. Such fun - thank you! Fellow lawyer/writer/chronic-condition haver here. Wish I’d found you well before this, but I’m here now! <blocks off calendar to dive into archives>
So much fascinating stuff here. Thanks again! In case you haven’t seen it, Jason Anthony recently reported a great piece on bird deaths from window strikes and offered some concrete solutions. https://open.substack.com/pub/jasonanthony/p/life-behind-glass
Oh yay! Glad you found something you like in there. What, she wouldn't want a spaghetti monster?! 😉 The couple that makes the maps is so lovely too. Hoping she loves her gift!
Dear Jodi, I save your newsletters and set aside time to explore the fascinating links and enjoy your pithy comments. You are a treasure keeping me from scrolling despair! I know it's far from true, but I'd like to imagine your firece spirit reclining, as Roman leaders once did, and picking through trays (of stories) proffered by eager accolytes to serve to the world! (Too much Hollywood, but there you have it.) Happy holidays.
Hi Elaine, what a lovely comment thank you. If I ever get testimonials for CAE, I definitely want "This newsletter is a treasure keeping me from scrolling despair" on there. Such a vote of confidence <3 I'll take your vision of my present any day. Happy holidays to you and your family.
Oh my. I’ll need a free afternoon and several cups of tea to follow at least 17 rabbit holes here. Such fun - thank you! Fellow lawyer/writer/chronic-condition haver here. Wish I’d found you well before this, but I’m here now! <blocks off calendar to dive into archives>
Thank you so much! Nice to meet you, and I hope you enjoy the archives and all the meandering rabbit holes they lead you to.
This newsletter is always such a delight. Thank you!
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So much fascinating stuff here. Thanks again! In case you haven’t seen it, Jason Anthony recently reported a great piece on bird deaths from window strikes and offered some concrete solutions. https://open.substack.com/pub/jasonanthony/p/life-behind-glass
Thank you Rebecca! Will have a read.
Thank you for another interesting missive, lots of interesting reads to catch-up on.
I found a couple of custom GPT's this month that made me think of you.
https://iamjoshknox.com/2023/12/06/econeats-an-ai-dining-guide/
h/t Marginal Revolution
https://github.com/arnicas/nanogenmo2023-google-travel
h/t webcurios
Both are vicarious travel guides created by GenAI's and are food for thought...
Oh, and this weather map has been my go-to for ages, I like the play forecast feature, which is surprisingly accurate for changeable UK weather.
https://www.ventusky.com/?p=14;-0;2&l=temperature-2m
What a wonderful concept - interstitium. That is a word for me to mull over.
Thanks for the links, Roger! Enjoyed the Tyler dining guide / recommendation generator.
Thank you for the gift guide, I’d been really stuck on what to get my girlfriend and the Embroidered heart maps are perfect!
Oh yay! Glad you found something you like in there. What, she wouldn't want a spaghetti monster?! 😉 The couple that makes the maps is so lovely too. Hoping she loves her gift!
Dear Jodi, I save your newsletters and set aside time to explore the fascinating links and enjoy your pithy comments. You are a treasure keeping me from scrolling despair! I know it's far from true, but I'd like to imagine your firece spirit reclining, as Roman leaders once did, and picking through trays (of stories) proffered by eager accolytes to serve to the world! (Too much Hollywood, but there you have it.) Happy holidays.
Hi Elaine, what a lovely comment thank you. If I ever get testimonials for CAE, I definitely want "This newsletter is a treasure keeping me from scrolling despair" on there. Such a vote of confidence <3 I'll take your vision of my present any day. Happy holidays to you and your family.