martinimade

• Earning the right take up space.
• The aftermath of purity culture.
• Thank you but no. (Although Brrrrrn would play to my strengths....)
• Just in case you'd like a guest in your pulpit, I am available. So is a band called "Dr. Dubious and the Agnostics," who, frankly, sound like a much better choice.
• Making climate change tactile.
• What it is like to go to the theater with my husband and I.
• The other day, I wondered what ever happened to colored toilet paper. Then my friend Anj, unprompted, sent this to me.

• You should know more about Mary Bowser.
• All that glitters is New Jersey.
• The mystery of Tucker Carlson.
• The equality of the photo negative.
• Reader, I laughed.
• Something my county struggles with.
• How the magic happens.
• I love this guy.

• Nature is cool.
• Performing masculinity during this festive season.
• Our urge to mark things.
• Maybe this will help the bulk of the country realize that access to free/inexpensive birth control leads to better outcomes?
• To give the neighbors a better view.
• I had to read this in shifts because my rage kept getting the better of me.
• I can't remember if I've sung the praises of Wooden Overcoats before but let me do so now. If your sense of humor runs toward the British and black, you will enjoy this pod. Plus, they have a Christmas episode, which is perfect for car trips. And they have merch.

For those who don't also do social media, to make a long story short, our corgi is currently in the hospital after having surgery on her back. It's been a bit of a week. Hung your companion animals extra tight tonight.

First, a shameless promo: Some runs inspire hate, over at Another Mother Runner.

• It will make your food salty. 
• How fearless they seemed.
• The noble monk seal.
• Sigh.
• If only all government entities had the sense of fun the CDC does.
• Yes, I am this kind of nerd.
• I wonder if I could get a zoning variance.
• My place of employment has worked for years and years on this very problem.

• We can do better.
• Maps as samplers? Sign me up.
• Hot and wet.
• Dang. 
• The Lady Hero’s Journey.
• People are really interesting.

• This isn’t wrong. Related: I am so glad I’m old enough to not have to have dealt with the Elf on a Shelf nonsense. If you enjoy it, great! But, man, some of this holiday stuff is soooooo much work.
• Road trip! Also: Road trip!
• It really is a versatile fiber.
• Shop wisely.
• A college friend had a dog like this (may he rest in peace). Super smart. Such an asshole.
• Unnerving fun with photoshop.

•  News you can use.
• One of the more dangerous things a woman can do.
• Just in case.
• Things we'd like to know.

A small shameless promo: my review of NPR's Peter Sagal's Incomplete Book of Running is over at Another Mother Runner. TL:DR verison -- it's pretty good.

• In-world problems must have an in-world solution.
• It is changing. We just can’t see it from inside the house.
• Unless you are owed an arm.
• They forgot to mention the garlic. 
• Chicken pants.
• I tire of the backlash.
• Support my Matreon.
• Not a girl.
• The need for a narrative makes us blind.

• Michael Lewis explains how screwed we are. (And as a fan of his work (check out his audible only book) I'll pick this title up when it comes out, even though I'm sure it will fill me with rage and terror.)
• My new hero.
• Number 10.
• Now to find the right person to give it to.
• This pleases me.

• This checks out.
• High Park’s OG capybara....
• Would love to see this show.
• I understand the impulse.
• And folks ask why I'm no longer an adjunct.