A weekly-ish post of the things I find interesting.
I take the long way home just so I can drive past a pretty view. I stay in the car if there is a good song on the radio. I don’t worry if I miss a light or if someone cuts me off – I find taking my foot off the gas to be the solution to most issues on the road – and in life.
“She’s a Sunday Dri-ver”
My husband sings this to me when he thinks I’m driving too slowly. He says it with such an ironic drawl, he might as well have overalls and a piece of straw hanging out of his mouth.
Consider this your Sunday Drive through the internet.
I created a Facebook Group called Is the Produce Good? (or Not) We obsess about our favorite apple varieties, the Roadside Berryman, and where to get the best freshest produce. Join us!
What’s Missing From a Pandemic Marriage? (Cup of Jo) Seeing your partner through the eyes of others.
Get cozy and Beyond Hygge (The New Yorker)
Two new favorite podcasts NPR Embedded. Start with The Capitol Gazette series. And You’re Wrong About Start with the Nancy Grace series.
Nature is so clever sometimes.
We have re-entered the puzzle stage of the pandemic.
The importance of Poetry for children. (The Washington Post) Stay tuned for a haiku project the kids and I did last summer.
Rick Steves Europe (How I Built This) I could pick out his voice anywhere. This is the story of how Rick Steves went from teaching classes and giving tours through Europe to fund his travel habit to a media empire.
Running legend, Rick Hoyt dies at 80. (New York Times) He and his son, who is in a wheelchair, ran more than one thousand road races together. I dare you not to be inspired.
