5 questions from @elainegrey

Thanks for the questions, elainegrey! Still willing to write questions if people want them, although it might take me a while to get to it.

( Programmer questions )

If "eh, work, no" comes to mind, substitute "What is your favorite plant to smell, vegetable eat, and fruit to include in cooking?"

Bonus question! I'm really enjoying smelling sun-warmed eucalyptus as I bike in the hills here, even though it is invasive and highly flammable. Favorite vegetable varies by season and preparation. Currently enjoying Japanese sweet potato. I include carrots and kale year-round, so they might count as favorite by frequency. Sometimes I toss apricots or figs in with my cooking, but not often.

( Sensitivities and dancing )

Links: Bearing witness

The English Word That Hasn’t Changed in Sound or Meaning in 8,000 Years by Sevindj Nurkiyazova via kestrel. The word lox was one of the clues that eventually led linguists to discover who the Proto-Indo-Europeans were, and where they lived.

Loitering is Delightful by Ross Gay. Short, powerful, in defense of the delight of loitering.

And so even though I subtly dozed in the late afternoon sun pouring in under the awning, the two bucks spent protects me, at least temporarily, from the designation of loiterer, though the dozing, if done long enough, or ostentatiously enough, or with enough delight, might transgress me over.

You May Be Early, but You're Not Wrong: A Covid Reading List by Jessica Wildfire, Nov 15, 2022 via packbat on heard_community (which I don't remember subscribing to, but it's very low volume with useful links occasionally popping up. And a great name.) Quick summary: "TL;DR: wear a n95 mask, don't eat in restaurants, there is no immunity, this stuff will jack you up."

I have been wearing a mask in public places and not eating in restaurants, and it's nice to be supported with science. It's not like we haven't been hearing this stuff for a while now, but it's nice to have it collected in one place. Also, yikes!