This is a late round-up because I needed time to recuperate from my trek to Scottsdale to consult with Kathy the Toe Wrapper. I learned yet another (and better) way to wrap my toes, and it just occurred to me that I could probably qualify as a bandaging expert by this time. But why did I have to recuperate?
My view from the Dial-a-Ride bus. |
I am now of the opinion that all Dial-a-Ride drivers should experience being strapped down in the back of the bus and experience what it's like to be thrown around... and I want to be the one doing the driving. Mwahahaha...
On a brighter note, I got these cool magnets from a friend the other day. Thank you!
Also, it's raining, so I'm going to go back to bed with my book so I can read and listen to it rain.
Enjoy the links!
►Books & Other Interesting Tidbits◄
- Finding good advice in World War II-era women's magazines.
- Are libraries the future of media?
- The authors helping "sad girl lit" grow up.
- Why we need Indigenous languages in children's books.
- Why readers should care about the writers strike.
- Barbie makes history, becoming the first billion-dollar movie directed solely by a woman.
- School librarian memoirs may just be the next big thing.
- How the booksellers of Paris are preparing for next summer's Olympics.
►Book Banning & Censorship◄
- In a small town in Kentucky, the librarian now carries a gun.
- An anti-"smut" board member was caught illegally sneaking around a high school library.
- All Fort Worth (Texas) independent school district libraries are closed while the district reexamines the books on the shelves.
- A Catholic school in Missouri expelled a student over an LGBTQ book ban.
- Calls for an LGBTQ book ban in Rio Rancho (New Mexico) have seemingly backfired.
- A Michigan civil rights panel is asking once again if LGBTQ book banning is discriminatory.
- A conservative parents group in Utah that pushes for book bans is sharing videos on how to pressure your child's teachers.
- Who or what is fueling conflict at the public school board level?
- A library board in Arkansas is examining book consideration policies.
- The Botetourt (Virginia) library board voted to continue to allow teenagers to visit the library unsupervised.
- A judge has set a second hearing on the motion to block the Texas book rating law.
- How a Florida county became the book ban heartland of the U.S.
- Allen Ginsberg poems, Anne Frank's diary, and more of the 400+ books banners are eager to pull in Texas.
- Why this school district in Iowa used A.I. to help determine which books to ban.
- A new PEN America report documents the surge in "educational intimidation" bills.
►Channeling My Inner Indiana Jones◄
- A richly decorated synagogue-- one of the oldest-- has been unearthed.
- Iron window bars have been unearthed at a Roman public bath in Spain.
- According to archaeologists, plantation slavery was invented on this tiny African island.
- Scientists were left "flabbergasted" by the detailed dinosaur footprints covering a cliff in Alaska.
- Who was the enslaved child painted out of this 1837 portrait?
- Europe's oldest known village teetered on stilts over a Balkan lake 8,000 years ago.
- Rare gold coins and cremated infants were possible sacrificial gifts to the ancient gods of Carthage.
- A trove of rare Renaissance books could fetch $25 million at auction.
►Channeling My Inner Elly May Clampett◄
- How do birds handle the heat?
- Exceptional winners of the 2023 Nature inFocus Photography awards.
- A new pack of endangered gray wolves has been discovered in California.
- Great white sharks are washing up on Canadian beaches, but experts claim this could be a good thing.
- Lolita the orca has died after more than fifty years in captivity.
- Sixteen animals with delightfully obvious names.
- This man is teaching endangered birds a new migration path through the Alps to halt their extinction.
- Cleo the rescued tripod dog got a custom 3D printed leg.
►The Wanderer◄
- As the world gets hotter, Arizona books offer lessons for the future.
- Ten of the best seaside towns in Scotland.
- Wisconsin's long and winding road has a secret past.
- When the government tried to flood the Grand Canyon.
- The country's newest marine sanctuary could be co-managed by the Chumash people.
- When he could book a men-only flight on United Airlines.
- Crime and the City: Penang and George Town in the Straits of Malacca.
- Ecuadorean voters have rejected oil drilling in the Amazon's Yasunà National Park.
- This resort is offering free spa treatments to guests who clean up trash in Yosemite National Park.
►Fascinating Folk◄
- The surprising contents of American POW Ed Carter's journal.
- Women, Partition, and violence.
- What do King Charles III, the Pope, and the Canadian Inuit have in common?
- Margaret Hamilton, the computer scientist who saved the moon landing.
- Mary Golda Ross, the first Native American aerospace engineer and Space Race pioneer.
- The life and times of Lange Lewis.
►I ♥ Lists◄
- Seventeen famous knitters who might surprise you.
- The best historical fiction of 2023 (so far).
- Five memorable mysteries for performing arts lovers.
- Influencer noir.
- Ten books you didn't know were getting adapted.
- The ten most popular wedding songs.
- The twenty most influential picture books of all time.
- Fun and inexpensive gifts to send to your bookish pen pals.
That's
all for this week! Don't forget to stop by next Friday when I'll be
sharing a freshly selected batch of links for your surfing pleasure.
Ugh, that ride sounds awful, Cathy! I think it must be even worse when you don't have the freedom of movement. Talk about your turbulence! Glad you made it home OK, anyway, and that rain sounds lovely. We could use a little here. I'm on my way to visit that synagogue and then check out those books, but I'm not taking Dial-A-Ride to get there!
ReplyDeleteGood! Heaven only knows when you'd get there (and what shape you'd be in)!
DeleteThat Dial-a-Ride trip sounds awful! It's too bad there isn't a better option. Hope your weekend is a good one. And I love that magnet about reading in bed until your arm hurts! :D
ReplyDeleteYou have a good weekend, too, Lark! :-)
DeleteWhat a horrible driver. The very least these guys could do is take into account what passengers are experiencing. That long of a drive with a driver as uncaring as that one had to feel like an eternity. Impossible to "zone out" with a good book if you are in constant danger of having it fly away into one of the other passengers. Empathy should be part of the job description...
ReplyDeleteYes, it should.
DeletePerhaps you should make that suggestion to the higher-ups at Dial-A-Ride. Managers at Walmart are required to spend time doing things like checking customers groceries out so they don't forget what it's like to be one of their employees. The drivers should be required to experience what it's like to be a rider as well.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about making a phone call. Great minds think alike. :-)
DeleteIt's great to read that a new pack of wolves has been discovered in California. It gives one hope for the species. I'm sorry you've had such a terrible experience with Dial-A-Ride. There is really no excuse for that.
ReplyDeleteI just hope nutjobs don't jump in their pickups and try to find and kill them.
DeleteI assume you mean try to shoot the bears, not the bad Dial-a-Ride drivers! I would complain to the supervisors. You shouldn't have to feel like you're on a roller coaster while on the way to a medical appt.
ReplyDeleteI meant the wolves.
DeleteI know. I figured that out.
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