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Three Good Things: This Camera, Asking Scary Questions, and Celery
In the wake of 9/11 over 20 years ago, I started a blog called Three Good Things in which each post was — you guessed it — a list of…
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Three Good Things: Rhiannon Giddens’ “American Tune,” Kimchi, and Sometimes We Win
1. Rhiannon Giddens' cover of "American Tune" [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67pyIglP79U?si=dfG--X_vTlSJNHuH&w=560&h=315] I found myself humming Paul Simon's "American Tune" today, and I realized I was really thinking of Rhiannon Giddens' cover of…
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Three Good Things: Anyone/Everyone Comics, “People Get Ready,” and This Particular Stew
In the wake of 9/11 over 20 years ago, I started a blog called Three Good Things in which each post was — you guessed it — a list of…
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Three Good Things: Fixing, Cooking, and Finishing
In the wake of 9/11 over 20 years ago, I started a blog called Three Good Things in which each post was — you guessed it — a list of…
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Three Good Things: Oatmeal, VoteRiders, Gassenhauer
Over twenty years ago, in the wake of 9/11, I started a blog called Three Good Things in which each post was -- you guessed it -- a list of…
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Naming the Lost
Public COVID memorials like this are too rare. Grateful to the Naming the Lost organizers and everyone who contributed to this memorial at the St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery. namingthelost.com/memorials/ Nikon…
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Get free COVID tests from the USPS!
In case you missed it, starting on September 25, the US government restarted its program to send free COVID tests to US residents via the USPS. There's a limit of…
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One of the best fortunes I’ve ever gotten
I love this. Simultaneously affirming and encouraging. Let's all find our remarkable powers.
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Where to get free COVID tests in NYC and LA
We're still trucking along in this pandemic, so I was happy to see that both New York City and Los Angeles are still distributing free COVID tests. Click here for…
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