I love that you, Nathan, and Nicole have this relationship. So much of the heavy lifting for my current project happened in Andrea’s company. With her at times overt and at times silent encouragement.

So true, writing bestie!

"It carries on and publishes its own researches in geology, meteorology, statistics, zoology, geography, and even theology.” (1889, 47–8)

"...piers, wharves, hospitals, dispensaries, gasworks, waterworks, tramways, telegraph cables, allotments, cow meadows, artizans’ dwellings, schools, churches, and reading-rooms."

"It furnishes and maintains its own museums, parks, art galleries, libraries, concert-halls, roads, streets, bridges, markets, slaughter-houses, fire-engines, lighthouses, pilots, ferries, surfboats, steamtugs, lifeboats, cemeteries, public baths, washhouses, pounds, harbours...."

“It [the community as expressed through local or national government] provides for many thousands of us from birth to burial—midwifery, nursery, education, board and lodging, vaccination, medical attendance, medicine, public worship, amusements, and interment." ...