Category — Microblog Mondays

Not sure what #MicroblogMondays is? Read the inaugural post which explains the idea and how you can participate too.

*******

Neal Agarwal makes fun things. I’ve shared a few things before, like his absurd trolley problems. In January, he released a new fun Internet toy allowing you to jump around the world seeing unusual moments captured by Google Street View.

Like a motorcycle and sidecar in the process of falling over in the Netherlands. Or glaciers in Greenland. Or the Internet Explorer grave in South Korea. You use the random button in the top right corner to jump to the next spot.

Have fun.

*******

Are you also doing #MicroblogMondays? Add your link below. The list will be open until Tuesday morning. Link to the post itself, not your blog URL. (Don’t know what that means? Please read the three rules on this post to understand the difference between a permalink to a post and a blog’s main URL.) Only personal blogs can be added to the list. I will remove any posts connected to businesses or sponsored posts.

Not sure what #MicroblogMondays is? Read the inaugural post which explains the idea and how you can participate too.

*******

I recently learned about a fantastic group that shields kids entering LGBTQIA+ events called Parasol Patrol. You can volunteer in your area and show up with a rainbow umbrella to create a safe walkway for kids entering a building so they don’t see protesters outside. I started crying looking through the site because it’s unbelievable that we need something like this — that adults would scream things at kids. But then my feelings shifted to enormous gratitude that this exists.

You can volunteer or donate on the site or read more about the group via numerous news articles.

*******

Are you also doing #MicroblogMondays? Add your link below. The list will be open until Tuesday morning. Link to the post itself, not your blog URL. (Don’t know what that means? Please read the three rules on this post to understand the difference between a permalink to a post and a blog’s main URL.) Only personal blogs can be added to the list. I will remove any posts connected to businesses or sponsored posts.

Not sure what #MicroblogMondays is? Read the inaugural post which explains the idea and how you can participate too.

*******

Someone put this fantastic image together, breaking out pop culture by early, middle, and late for each generation. It highlights how much the years you’re born shape your cultural touchstones. I could identify 100% of core Gen X kid culture. And most of early and late Gen X (but not all). At the same time, large chunks of Gen Y and Gen Z sounded vaguely familiar but weren’t something I had seen or used.

Take a look at the segment of your generation.

*******

Are you also doing #MicroblogMondays? Add your link below. The list will be open until Tuesday morning. Link to the post itself, not your blog URL. (Don’t know what that means? Please read the three rules on this post to understand the difference between a permalink to a post and a blog’s main URL.) Only personal blogs can be added to the list. I will remove any posts connected to businesses or sponsored posts.

Not sure what #MicroblogMondays is? Read the inaugural post which explains the idea and how you can participate too.

*******

When the National Zoo reopened after COVID closures, they went to a timed entrance system. They were free tickets, but you had to have a pass to walk through the park. I didn’t pay much attention because I rarely went to the zoo.

But it was in the news again last week because Eleanor Holmes Norton asked the zoo to remove the pass system to make it more accessible to people who don’t have a computer and can’t sign up for the digital pass. The zoo said no, though they pointed out that they reserve a certain amount of passes for people who show up without a pass because they couldn’t access them online.

I guess I didn’t realize to check on something like that because it feels like the world has moved on with restrictions despite COVID cases being where they are.

*******

Are you also doing #MicroblogMondays? Add your link below. The list will be open until Tuesday morning. Link to the post itself, not your blog URL. (Don’t know what that means? Please read the three rules on this post to understand the difference between a permalink to a post and a blog’s main URL.) Only personal blogs can be added to the list. I will remove any posts connected to businesses or sponsored posts.

Not sure what #MicroblogMondays is? Read the inaugural post which explains the idea and how you can participate too.

*******

Life From Scratch is on sale until the end of the month for 99 cents. 99 cents! You cannot get anything for 99 cents. You cannot get a pack of gum for that amount or a cup of coffee. But my publisher is giving you a whole book.

For just 99 cents.

Passing this along in case you want to send someone an ebook.

*******

Are you also doing #MicroblogMondays? Add your link below. The list will be open until Tuesday morning. Link to the post itself, not your blog URL. (Don’t know what that means? Please read the three rules on this post to understand the difference between a permalink to a post and a blog’s main URL.) Only personal blogs can be added to the list. I will remove any posts that are connected to businesses or are sponsored post.