July 2024 ⁂ The lightning of surrender
I’m Chad Comello and this is Chadabout, a monthly update about what I've been writing, reading, and doing.
Hey all,
I’m grateful for my local library loaning out Rokus preloaded with Peacock so we can watch the Olympics without ads and try out the smaller sports that don’t get primetime coverage. Plus our 5 year old is in a gymnastics class, so it’s been fun showing him how the best in the world do it.
On to the links...
✍️ MY RECENT POSTS
My favorite films of 1998, which, of course, includes Armageddon.
BoyMom, The Bear, and other media of the moment.
Embrace the lightning of surrender through online fridge poetry.
🔗 FROM THE INTERWEBS
I’ve read 13 of the New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. How about you?
How does the Library of Congress decide what to keep?
When exactly did Neil Armstrong step on the moon?
Ranking 100 of the greatest READ posters. (A series that is still running and available for purchase, by the way. That Marcel the Shell poster… 🤩)
A version of the old-school MS Paint that works in your browser.
👍 CURRENTLY
Reading: Origin Story: The Trials of Charles Darwin by Howard Markel
Watching: The Olympics, duh
Listening: The Notebook: The Musical Soundtrack by Ingrid Michaelson
💬 QUOTE
“History is defined by the people who don’t really understand what they are defining.”
- Chuck Klosterman, But What If We’re Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
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Photo: The 5 year old vibin’ in Lake Michigan.