arbiter and instigator of joy

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- Jamie Varon

this murmuration with 400-500 tries

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In case your Monday isn't quite flowing right, can you imagine where you would be after 400-500 tries on the activity that you are curre...

antidote to a rough start

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Just in case your Monday feels like mine, here's a reminder of something that actually exists that will hopefully make you chuckle.  Loo...

an unlikely friendship... future fridays

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RBG is the first female to ever lie in state in the US Capitol starting today. Even in her death, her legacy of fighting for equity lives on...

Deutsches Stammbuch

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This is an utter delight, plain and simple, for no other reason than the fact that it is beautiful. I have always loved lingering over the t...

a list for 2020

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 Yep, Toad, some days during this pandemic feel like the smallest things can earn that merit badge. 

the struggle to be understood

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As a consummate lover of languages, I find this to be a beautiful take on the flexibility of language. I hope you can enjoy something beauti...

librarian humor

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May your day be filled with library books that empower and inspire you, with a healthy dose of humor--Happy Sunday! via { quick turtle }

Barber Adagio

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  This never gets old, especially as the original quartet version. And it is no surprise that it has been making the rounds in this Covid er...

working smarter not harder

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I absolutely love this, as terrifying as it looks-- talk about getting into a state of flow. I hope your Sunday looks as fearless and easy a...

annual neologism contest

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This is P.U.R.E. GOLD!  Once again *The Washington Post* has published the winning submissions to its annual neologism contest, in which rea...

Why does the Zebra have its stripes

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Now this is something that made me chuckle--yay for science!  There really was such a study and you guys needed to know about it.  Cows pain...

making your soul grow

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After an ultra-depressing meeting about going back to school in a few weeks, this made me tear up. It is good to be reminded that what I am ...

Jumpin' Jive

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I know I have posted the B&W version of this before. But it bears repeating, especially considering the history of Cab Calloway. What a ...

summer joy

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May your Sunday be full of joy like this!  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amy Sedaris (@amysedaris) on ...

starting with the marshmallows

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Amidst reading opinion after opinion about reopening schools, this addendum to one of them caught my eye. Best Friend My best friend from co...

Boticelli... future fridays

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I listened to this for the first time in years, and it is the ultimate celebration of joy whether around the holidays or not. And in this st...

the liar tweets tonight

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This weekend's KStan and Gen-Z coup of that stupid Tulsa rally made me appreciate the sheer amount of humor and joy in clever responses ...