I’m so proud of us! When are we doing the general strike?

For at least 7 years I’ve been trying to decide if I have room in my life for an Instant Pot and now I’m so grateful to whatever spidey sense told me: no.
Wanna know how I cook beans? I use a pot. Works every time.

They take tap credit cards. But it is kind of a nightmare in there right now. Chaos.

Which country would like to lure a mid-tier academic professional, please?

Makes sense if you understand they just want to oppress women and breed soldiers.

*during botched surgery

I agree, but try substituting a precious food item for the word “cake.” Last year I was reaching the bottom of a jug of one-of-kind handmade maple syrup, sad to see it go, and said, “I guess you can’t have your syrup and eat it too”. It was the first time the idiom resonated for me.

Cartoon by @jesseduquette.bsky.social

Cardboard + binding wrap + foil stamp + die cast for the foil stamp + headbands and footbands + sewn signature binding + endpapers to hold the book to the boards + the time and labor involved in those things. It really truly does cost more, it’s not just an early-adopter mark up.

Today I deaccesioned Hillybilly Elegy from a Little Free Library in my neighborhood.

The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt;
How to Be Both by Ali Smith; Cloud Atlas by David Michell; Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Murakami; and… sneaky favorite I could re-read once a year: The Keep by Jennifer Egan

I don’t fit the model (I work in university publishing, currently) but just wanted to say this is a fantastic idea. I can imagine a future me that would want to participate. The Old Web is so appealing.