August 2022 ⁂ Shoutout to boring summer jobs
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Hey all,
We lucked out a few times this summer with the teen working the front desk. Kids 2 and under were free, so we expected to have to pay for our 3 year old. But the teen would say "He's 2, right?" and then smile and widen her eyes just enough for us to get the hint. Then we'd only pay for 2 adults and pass on through.
Shoutout to the teens grinding through boring summer jobs and finding small ways to, um, give back to the community. Yeah, that's it! 😉
On to the links...
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1. My recent posts
Four Favorites - A sea change over at my Letterboxd account.
Our Art, Our Lives: On 'Salty' and 'The Last Movie Stars' - The latest in my "synchronicity" series finds common ground between a book and a documentary series.
The Actor's Vow - An intriguing manifesto from Elia Kazan.
Recent Views - Some fun in and with the sun.
2. From the interwebs
A photographer defends his photos people think are fakes but aren't. Get what you want by saying the subtext aloud. How the US Postal Service reads terrible handwriting. Old maps online. Nobody wants to work anymore.
3. Currently
📖 American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon by Steven Rinella
📺 Bluey season 3
🎧 Swedish Modern Jazz by Arne Domnérus
4. Quote
“The modern dogma is comfort at any cost.” - Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac
5. Question
What are you reading?
— Chad
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Photo: Thought it would be fun to try out paper airplanes with the 3 year old, and I was right! We checked out a library book with different designs and made these beauts. From left: the Duck Plane, the Dart, the Hoop Glider, and the Arrow.