> Some of the mail was important and personal, not just bills. It was exciting to get a letter: the paper and handwriting told you something, as well as the words. * Rebecca Solnit "We're Breaking Up" in Encyclopedia of Trouble and Spaciousness referred via Brain Pickings…
http://blog.holstee.com/post/134126223726/a-heartfelt-effortful-expression-of-gratitude-in I've been enjoying the Prairie Home Companion broadcasts as Garrison Keillor has been spending a few minutes lately remembering the pleasures of letters and encouraging their continuance. A short section near the beginning of this clip is echoed in the post…
> "How do we endure great bleakness? .. 'Always keep something beautiful in your mind.’" https://t.co/cCO1uo4dbP @Beingtweets [https://twitter.com/Beingtweets] #Paris [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris?src=hash] — Anique Mautner (@AniqueMautner) November 14, 2015 [https://twitter.com/AniqueMautner/status/665563164847808512] via [On Being](https:…
http://oupacademic.tumblr.com/post/133142362747/word-of-the-day-угомон-russian…
> Pope Francis condemns technology at the dinner table: https://t.co/R4I043zK5h — Mashable (@mashable) November 12, 2015 [https://twitter.com/mashable/status/664845390265622529] I'm knocked out by this, but the difficulty of the Pope's position is suggested by the first Tweet I saw in reply…
Well, if I can note Samantha Cristoforetti reading Dante aboard the ISS [https://mikeschultz.ghost.io/dante-in-space/], I guess I'd better make room for Kjell Lindgren piping. More at Gizmodo [http://gizmodo.com/watch-astronaut-kjell-lindgren-play-amazing-grace-in-1742159656] . With the help of NASA [http://spotthestation.nasa.gov], I try to watch the…
http://collectorsweekly.tumblr.com/post/132948600884/war-and-prosthetics-how-veterans-fought-for-the A fascinating visual history that provides a hint of how Andrew Porter Scott [https://mikeschultz.ghost.io/another-look-at-old-time-prosthetics/] used to feel.…
More than any report I've read or seen, this one convinced me to spend more time reading, away from the screen. Austin Kleon makes a pretty strong case, too [http://austinkleon.com/2014/10/17/33-thoughts-on-reading/]. I still use his "Read a Book Instead" wallpaper on…