So, there’s a football game this evening. My feelings about football have become so mixed over the last few years. So many problems with the sport on so many levels.
But my favorite city’s team is playing tonight, so I’m kind of excited.
Charles Street, Baltimore, looking north
Not only that, but my second favorite city’s team is also playing.
Coit Tower and neighborhood, San Francisco, also looking north
If the 49ers were playing anyone other than Baltimore, I’d be rooting for them. Sorry, guys.
But it hasn’t been all football this week. Here are some links for you that I hope you enjoy.
Twenty Great Writers on the Art of Revision
Emily Temple shares some super quotes on writing and revision. I’m especially fond of what Raymond Chandler had to say.
This is seriously impressive book trailer. Can’t wait to actually read the book.
Awesome coming out story.
Pro-choice on Amtrak: The time I told a group of anti-choice teenagers about my abortion
Michelle Kinsey Bruns on Feministing talks about sharing her story of abortion with a train car full of anti-choice teenagers. Powerful stuff.
Is Twitter a better predictor of the flu than Google and the CDC? Researcher says, yes
Interesting Medcity News article on tracking the spread of this year’s flu season.
Think Women Haven’t Been in Combat Situations Already? The History of Crossdressing Soldiers
Women in the U.S. military will finally be able to fill combat positions, officially. But it’s not like they haven’t fought before. The National Journal looks at a few women who crossdressed their way into battle.
Interplanetary Cessna
xkcd’s What If column takes on the question, “What would happen if you tried to fly a normal Earth airplane above different Solar System bodies?” Venus is a terrible place.
And to finish up… a fun parody tune from Beauty for Ashes.
M. Fenn 