martinimade

• My favorite last line didn't make the list but these are still some pretty good ones.
• Why has it taken us so long to study this? (I know the answer but still)
• In case you need it.
• I'm sure this is fine.
• We are living in the future.
• As one who works on a college campus, I am unsurprised by this. 
• More on that Esquire story about Bryan Singer.
• This is the future, people. And the past.
• My new favorite artist.

• I'm convinced that our rescue Lobo would make a great sled dog.
• How the magic happens.
• Chuck E Cheese is lit.
• When you have to wear a cone of shame, bedazzle it.
• Let she who would not do the exact same thing cast the first stone.
• I will watch the heck out of this.
• How to give a gift.

• The rescue dogs of vegetation.
• I don't appreciate modern underpant elastic enough.
• They aren't your servers.
• I giggled, especially #7.
• I directed this show in college. I suspect this version will be a lot better.
• I thought my kids were the only ones who did this.
• He deserves all the honors. (Robert really is one of the best in the business, both as a writer and as a human. On a personal level, I never would have become a writer or been a halfway decent one without his patient encouragement. And there are dozens and dozens like me.)

• I need to figure out how to monetize the corgi. 
• When it comes to endurance, the gender divide is disappearing -- and the women who are winning are badass.
• I'm so, so tired of stories like this being reported with breathless surprise. None of it is new.
• You will be brave ... enough.
• Making shawls sexy.
• I died a little.
• Making the brain chemicals work in your favor.
• May your coworkers be this amusing.
• Find your niche.
• Turn every page. (Long, but worth it if you want to know how this sort of work gets done.)

• 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.