Donations are being accepted for the Matt Gray memorial Computer Science scholarship. The goal is to raise $25,000 so the first scholarship can be awarded for Fall 2022. If you would like to donate, please check the box for “Make this gift in honor or memory of someone” and enter Matt Gray’s name. His memorial was yesterday. I had hoped to attend in person but the risk is far too high. Our household has managed to avoid COVID so far and would like to keep it that way. I viewed a livestream of the memory-sharing portion of the service instead and, once again, cried alone at my desk. Grief, the modern way. It’s harder to hang on to much hope or find joy these days but I’m trying. Here are five interesting things:
- I never expected Adam Sandler to make me feel some big feelings while laughing. But I saw this SNL bit from a few years back and wow. Adam Sandler Would Like You to Manage Your Expectations Before Seeing Italy. The best. Be sure to check out that promo code.
- Wordle sucked me in. “Wordle Is the Moment of Zen We All Need Right Now“
- Colors: Where did they go? An investigation. Why do so many TV shows and movies look like they were filmed in a gray wasteland? I’ve often wondered about this trend.
- Some day I hope to visit: Chinatown’s Tap Phong a thriving business for nearly 40 years. Three generations have made Tap Phong Trading Company a local stalwart. That’s my kind of place.
- Also my kind of place? Sahadi’s. There was a wonderful episode of The Splendid Table last Fall interviewing one of the family members who has a cookbook out called Flavors of the Sun: The Sahadi’s Guide to Understanding, Buying, and Using Middle Eastern Ingredients.
A friend pointed out a highly relevant piece in the NY Times:
Another Covid Winter, but Our Quarantine Comforts No Longer Work
Americans have spared little expense over the past two years turning their homes into cozy havens. That doesn’t mean they want to spend another winter in them.
While we may not want to, my two-person household has the privilege of staying put and staying safe for our third pandemic winter. And we are committed to doing so. I’ve ordered yet more puzzles (and puzzle storage). I have a new cookbook on the way. And Chris and Andy of The Watch just had an episode about their most anticipated TV Shows of 2022. We’ll make it work.
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