April 2024 ⁂ The turning of pages
I’m Chad Comello and this is Chadabout, a monthly update about what I've been writing, reading, and doing.
Hey all,
I recently started using the free Merlin Bird ID app, which identifies birds based on their calls. According to that, our neighborhood is full of robins, sparrows, red-winged blackbirds, grackles, white-breasted nuthatches, and lots of other avian delights. Give it a try and see what’s singing on your street.
On to the links...
✍️ MY RECENT POSTS
Struggling to read for fun? Trust the turning of pages.
Scientific achievements that deserve their own Oppenheimer.
Use physical media to keep streaming in its place.
A 1944 memo dished out some hard truths about gobbledygook writing.
Word compendiums for the win.
🔗 FROM THE INTERWEBS
Rejoice! For Kristen Wiig’s Aunt Linda returned to SNL. (As did Ryan Gosling for Papyrus 2.)
A museum of old coffee makers.
The wonderfully arcane world of trademark design codes.
What is both an amazing astronomical phenomenon and a righteous band name? The Vela Supernova Remnant.
Have fun browsing “five hundred years of the vulgar tongue” in Green’s Dictionary of Slang.
👍 CURRENTLY
Reading: The Great Bridge by David McCullough
Watching: O.J.: Made In America
Listening: Chris Pine on the Armchair Expert podcast
💬 QUOTE
“A metaphor is not an ornament. It is an organ of perception. Through metaphors, we see the world as one thing or another.”
- Neil Postman, The End of Education
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Photo: The boys watching the garbage truck hand in hand.