https://bestlifeonline.com/period-text-messages/ People Don't Trust You If You Text With This Punctuation Mark, Study Says Save those periods for your next novel—they're only making the people you're text messaging nervous. By Zachary Mack August 24, 2020 iStock You've lived through hundreds of agonizing "typing a reply" bubbles. You've struggled to make sense of a string of … Continue reading The punctuation you use in a text matters to millenials
Month: August 2020
Zoom messed up but response was better than the usual
So often when a corporation blows it in some way, there's no acknowledgment of failure much less a heartfelt apology. This one's worth reading. https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/zoom-just-failed-its-biggest-test-its-apology-is-an-extraordinary-example-of-emotional-intelligence.html Zoom Just Failed Its Biggest Test. Its Apology Is an Extraordinary Example of Emotional Intelligence The company's outage as millions of students started school was bad. The apology was brilliant. … Continue reading Zoom messed up but response was better than the usual
10 movies to catch on Amazon Prime before they disappear August 31
Click thru for the trailers https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbean/2020/08/22/10-great-movies-leaving-amazon-prime-august/ 29,853 views|Aug 22, 2020,07:00pm EDT 10 Great Movies To Watch Before They Disappear From Amazon Prime At The End Of August Travis Bean, Contributor NEW YORK - AUGUST 5: Actors Seth Rogen (L) and James Franco arrive at the Columbia Pictures ... [+] Getty Images Many movies come and … Continue reading 10 movies to catch on Amazon Prime before they disappear August 31
Excellent news for parents needing to economically vaccinate their children
Many children have not received all of the vaccines they should have had by their age. This approach will provide an easy, less expensive way for parents to get that done. https://abc30.com/6378610/ Pharmacists can give childhood shots, US officials say NEW YORK -- Pharmacists in all 50 states are now allowed to give childhood vaccinations … Continue reading Excellent news for parents needing to economically vaccinate their children
China’s search for protein grows
The Japanese have often been viewed as the villains in the harvesting of the ocean because of multiple short-sighted practices. For example, their practice of harvesting virtually all of the available krill in major feeding areas (to add a shine to face cream) means that the life that is larger and needs krill to survive … Continue reading China’s search for protein grows
Try reading a lesser-known classic
Many of these are new to me. Bet some of them are fresh titles for you as well. https://bookriot.com/100-must-read-lesser-known-classics/ Rebecca Hussey Aug 22, 2016 Everything about this post is subject to debate: what constitutes a “must-read” book? What does “lesser-known” mean? What exactly is a “classic”? Hell if I know. But I thought it would … Continue reading Try reading a lesser-known classic
Tip of the iceberg — what may happen when evictions begin
For those unfamiliar with Manhattan, the Upper West Side (UWS) is a relatively small geographic area to the west of Central Park, extending roughly from W 60th Street to W 120th St, a distance about three miles south to north and having a varying width. The population is about 191,000. Its normal demographics are stated … Continue reading Tip of the iceberg — what may happen when evictions begin
Nice to see a quantification of how night owls and early birds differ
Those who simply don’t fully recover are a feature of COVID-19 that isn’t being examined enough
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/08/long-haulers-covid-19-recognition-support-groups-symptoms/615382/ (for similar story, see: https://time.com/5880191/long-haul-covid-19/) Long-Haulers Are Redefining COVID-19 Without understanding the lingering illness that some patients experience, we can’t understand the pandemic. Getty / Paul Spella / The Atlantic Story by Ed YongAUGUST 19, 2020HEALTH Link Copied Like The Atlantic? Subscribe to The Atlantic Daily, our free weekday email newsletter.Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of … Continue reading Those who simply don’t fully recover are a feature of COVID-19 that isn’t being examined enough
Why Biden would need a landslide to win
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/22/opinion/sunday/trump-cheat-biden-2020.html When many of us question Hillary Clinton’s performance and strategy in 2016 and say that she should have won, we’re speaking sloppily. We mean that she should have won by more. We mean that she should have won by so much that James Comey’s vain and imprudent fit of conscience didn’t matter, that Russian … Continue reading Why Biden would need a landslide to win
Which books are selling most easily at used bookstores now
https://bookriot.com/17-books-that-sell-way-too-fast-at-used-bookstores/ Danika Ellis Aug 15, 2016 A funny thing about working at a used bookstore is that there is only so much control you have over your stock. You can select from what people bring in, but you can’t make more people bring you the books you want the most. Book buyers have to mentally … Continue reading Which books are selling most easily at used bookstores now
“H for Hawk” is a great price at Amazon, but look at this!
Helen Macdonald's earlier book "H for Hawk" has been recommended to me by many people over the years. I've found the adjustability of the font in Kindles to be an eyesaver but the library's ebook is not in Kindle format . Today, at least for me in the United States, the Kindle version is available … Continue reading “H for Hawk” is a great price at Amazon, but look at this!
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