Rachel K Anderson
@rachelkanderson.bsky.social
A fan of marking what matters with rituals big or small, spiritual or secular, private or public.
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https://markingwhatmatters.substack.com
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Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad
March 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad
So good
“The best thing about heroes is that they always win at the end. And if they aren’t winning, then it’s not the end.” —Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Kyiv
Astonishing speech by Danish Prime Minister.
YouTube video by Dylan Burrill
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March 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
So good
Thinking of my friend Gib who’s always refused to shop Amazon and then Whole Foods once they bought it. His karma is just fine. Mine & millions of others is in the toilet. #oligarchsRUS
March 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Thinking of my friend Gib who’s always refused to shop Amazon and then Whole Foods once they bought it. His karma is just fine. Mine & millions of others is in the toilet. #oligarchsRUS
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February 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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I can not lie. I am not sorry for the ear worm. #90santhems And I'm excited to mark the beginning of my weekly newsletter.
Marking What Matters
Deep truths via a '90s rock ballad
open.substack.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I can not lie. I am not sorry for the ear worm. #90santhems And I'm excited to mark the beginning of my weekly newsletter.
Yet another “A thing I would not know without Jason Kottke (& why I & others support his blog. Check it out!)
Yesterday was Public Domain Day and here are just some of the works that entered the public domain in the US: A Farewell to Arms (Hemingway), A Room of One’s Own (Woolf), Tintin, Singin’ in the Rain (song), more Mickey Mouse, etc. [kottke.org]
Happy Public Domain Day!
Yesterday was Public Domain Day and Duke University’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain has the scoop on what works entered the public domain in the US on January 1, 2025. They include:
William Faulkner, The S
kottke.org
January 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Yet another “A thing I would not know without Jason Kottke (& why I & others support his blog. Check it out!)
Shingle vaccine #1 in the books (& in 💪 ) #tellmeyouregenxwithoutetcetera
December 31, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Shingle vaccine #1 in the books (& in 💪 ) #tellmeyouregenxwithoutetcetera
You shouldn’t be allowed to celebrate Christmas if you hate people who seek refuge in a strange land so they can have a baby.
December 26, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Happy Solstice ☀️ Hurrah! The Light returns 🔥
December 22, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Happy Solstice ☀️ Hurrah! The Light returns 🔥
Last night I asked my wife to hide the 2# box of Sees Candies that a colleague sent to her. Now I’m scouring the house on a treasure hunt of my own making.
December 17, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Last night I asked my wife to hide the 2# box of Sees Candies that a colleague sent to her. Now I’m scouring the house on a treasure hunt of my own making.
Strands #288
“Crossed words”
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WhatEVER
“Crossed words”
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WhatEVER
December 16, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Strands #288
“Crossed words”
💡🔵💡🔵
🔵💡💡🔵
💡🔵💡🔵
🟡
WhatEVER
“Crossed words”
💡🔵💡🔵
🔵💡💡🔵
💡🔵💡🔵
🟡
WhatEVER
RIPP Dunkin Donut cake cruller and its Glazed Golden Ratio.
If you haven’t had the pleasure, you should double back and read the comments on this post from readers who have noticed things everyone else hasn’t. Not surprised to have gathered a community of extreme noticers. [kottke.org]
December 15, 2024 at 5:54 PM
RIPP Dunkin Donut cake cruller and its Glazed Golden Ratio.
Such a beautiful read. And now I’m walking my Berkeley neighborhood wondering if my feet tread where Seamus’ did!
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Walk on Air Against Your Better Judgment
What Seamus Heaney gave me
www.theatlantic.com
December 15, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Such a beautiful read. And now I’m walking my Berkeley neighborhood wondering if my feet tread where Seamus’ did!
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
It’s mad. Absolutely mad.
Huge day for Big Iron Lung
December 13, 2024 at 5:06 PM
It’s mad. Absolutely mad.
“It's impossible to be an atheist when listening to the music that you love.”
From Hermitix: Mysticism with Simon Critchley, Oct 23, 2024
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From Hermitix: Mysticism with Simon Critchley, Oct 23, 2024
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Mysticism with Simon Critchley
Podcast Episode · Hermitix · 10/23/2024 · 1h 5m
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December 11, 2024 at 9:39 PM
“It's impossible to be an atheist when listening to the music that you love.”
From Hermitix: Mysticism with Simon Critchley, Oct 23, 2024
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
This material may be protected by copyright.
From Hermitix: Mysticism with Simon Critchley, Oct 23, 2024
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
This material may be protected by copyright.
Bike messenger cycling by on Market Street. “Aww. Damnit.” So PG in a normally R-rated world.
December 11, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Bike messenger cycling by on Market Street. “Aww. Damnit.” So PG in a normally R-rated world.
I now possess tickets to see John Grant (!!!) at Grace Cathedral (!!!) in April and I am (!!!) #GMF #livemusic
December 11, 2024 at 6:52 PM
I now possess tickets to see John Grant (!!!) at Grace Cathedral (!!!) in April and I am (!!!) #GMF #livemusic
Saw IN THE BONES documentary film at BAMPFA tonight. Evocative, unsettling & beautifully filmed. So glad to see it & hear from filmmakers Kelly Duane de la Vega, Jessica Anthony, Clare Major & Mario Furloni.
December 9, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Saw IN THE BONES documentary film at BAMPFA tonight. Evocative, unsettling & beautifully filmed. So glad to see it & hear from filmmakers Kelly Duane de la Vega, Jessica Anthony, Clare Major & Mario Furloni.
December 5, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Fun fact: I ingested a fluoride pill every day for over a decade, from 7 years old to 18 —guess who had no cavities? #yayforflouride #wellwater
December 3, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Fun fact: I ingested a fluoride pill every day for over a decade, from 7 years old to 18 —guess who had no cavities? #yayforflouride #wellwater
Listening to 4 Non Blondes 1993 “What’s Up?” and thinking it fits 2024. 🫠
December 1, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Listening to 4 Non Blondes 1993 “What’s Up?” and thinking it fits 2024. 🫠
Such a big moment. Hopes and fears, both, but most important for people to keep talking about end of life and what it means to die with dignity.
The power behind the vote for assisted dying? Ordinary people
The power behind the vote for assisted dying? Ordinary people
Many powerful voices spoke for and against the bill, but those of constituents had the greatest sway over MPs
• Assisted dying vote – latest updates
It is hard to think of a better MP to take on the cause of assisted dying than Kim Leadbeater. She is…
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Such a big moment. Hopes and fears, both, but most important for people to keep talking about end of life and what it means to die with dignity.
I love this harvest pattern in my in-laws wedding china. And thinking of them when we gather today. It’s ritual marking what matters.
November 28, 2024 at 9:11 PM
I love this harvest pattern in my in-laws wedding china. And thinking of them when we gather today. It’s ritual marking what matters.
Pro tip: when you’re cutting up challah for thanksgiving stuffing, slice two insignificant pieces and make yourself a fluffernutter sandwich. #neverkraft #newenglandcuisine
November 27, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Pro tip: when you’re cutting up challah for thanksgiving stuffing, slice two insignificant pieces and make yourself a fluffernutter sandwich. #neverkraft #newenglandcuisine
Another year I am not denied the pleasure of purchasing stalks of Brussels sprouts, AKA troglodyte vegetables.
(Also, why a capital B? Why yet another “s” on the end, which pointedly reminds me of my sibilant impediment.)
(Also, why a capital B? Why yet another “s” on the end, which pointedly reminds me of my sibilant impediment.)
November 27, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Another year I am not denied the pleasure of purchasing stalks of Brussels sprouts, AKA troglodyte vegetables.
(Also, why a capital B? Why yet another “s” on the end, which pointedly reminds me of my sibilant impediment.)
(Also, why a capital B? Why yet another “s” on the end, which pointedly reminds me of my sibilant impediment.)