We both spend hours peering at computer screens, trying to finish off this book. (I know -- you're tired of hearing about it. I'm tired of talking about it. Gripe moan complain.) My editor has been a champ about it being (a little) late. He's checking the photos the Brick sent in earlier, so I know which ones are good enough to use for... well, you know.
When this is done, I plan to take a walk. Bake some banana bread. Move some plants around in our friend's perennial garden. Work on some quilt restorations. Watch a movie or two...and read a book.
Anything but stare at the computer for hours on end. I mean it.
Living in a "teeny-tiny apartment" during lockdown.
Freaky true stories behind historical photos. (From Ranker)
The Bible's been pulled from bookshelves for being racist -- it teaches that humans are one race under God, and should be treated the same. Shame...Babylon Bee.
A soup that's been cooking for 45 years.
How to eat for ten bucks a week. If you've got more to spend...
How to eat for $5 a day, even in New York City.
Inigo Philbrick's been caught. The fugitive art dealer had tried to pull off a scam worth millions before he fled.
"What's the most interesting thing you've found inside a wall at a house? Quora has another post on the same subject that's just as absorbing.
Some very unusual world discoveries.
Ten of the world's wittiest con men.
'27 times Sergei Polunin made me say wow.' This is one AMAZING ballet dancer.
An extremely valuable signed baseball card collection, amassed by a 97-year-old janitor. And...
The Babe Ruth baseball card (and 110 others) found stashed in a player piano. The Babe Ruth rookie card alone brought more than $130,000 at auction. Boy, the things you can hide in pianos!
A California professor is suspended after he refuses to let black students skate out of their finals. Be sure to read his response -- it's very interesting. Plus his comments here, as well.
Bacon ranch pasta salad. Perfect for hot summer days. (Thanks, One Hundred Dollars A Month)
Recipes for all sorts of bean dishes -- including desserts! (From Casserole Bean)
Twelve landmark music copyright cases.
"If I were the Devil --" a classic by Paul Harvey that will NOT seem like the 1965 piece it is.
What life will be like without a police force. At least according to Black Lives Matter activists.
No problem, BLM -- we're going to see soon if this works in Minneapolis. No doubt their resounding success will spread all over the country. Or maybe this approach would work better.
Defunding the police -- other cities are hopping on the bandwagon.
One commenter wrote 'De-fund Congress.' Now that one, I might go for!
Five ways to deal with ugly fabrics -- plus a free scrappy quilt pattern:
Underwater drones are systematically looking for treasure. At least they don't have to look for Fenn's treasure anymore -- it's been found.
Have a good week. Get lots of stuff done. Or maybe not.
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