The Matchbook | 3.31.23

Little Bits Of Light

April Fools Eve. Yep, that’s a thing. And for your jokin hearts, I’ve got some fun links. Why not, it’s still snowing here anyway?

Wanna know what the BEST April Fools Day prank would be tomorrow?! If like 300 of you signed up to be part of our amazing community, and thereby made it even better, bigger, and happier of a place, AND helped me put food on my table. Wouldn’t that be hilarious?!:

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Here’s the scoop, kids:

1. 6 Strange Idioms English Needs - “Not my circus, not my monkeys” is just such a brilliant way of saying it’s not your problem, and it comes from Poland, and we need it, now, in our language. This article has 6 that are just breathtakingly beautiful at saying what we don’t have phrases for. Got any favorites?

2. Free 3 Minute Breathing Meditation - Sometimes, it just takes 3 minutes to recenter yourself, to feel better, and to come back down from the mania that life can thrust us into. Here’s a rad sound meditation, 3 minutes long, that can help. Use it, and use it wisely.

3. 33 Ways To Spring Clean Your Life - It’s Spring (at least it is in real places that have real seasons and not Montana where it’s just a tundra) and that means Spring Cleaning! I love it, Lady G loves it, so here’s 33 ways you can do a whole lotta refreshing in all areas of your life. Wise options here wise indeed.

4. Global Fresh Water Demand To Outstrip Supply by 2030 - Sorry to be a huge downer, but this article was sobering to say the very least. We’re on track, right now, to outstrip our supply of fresh water on this planet by 40% in less than 7 years. I don’t know what happens to us after that, but it scares the pants off me. We need to fix so many things here, so many things.

5. Scientists Create Mirror That Can Reflect TIME Backwards - Yep, this one will bend your brain, but sometimes bending that grey matter is a good thing. Basically, give this a read, but scientists invented a mirror that can literally reflect back TIME, backwards. Holy crap. We’re about to be able to modulate material in time, and that’s wild. To quote the article, and really F you up: “Picture it like this: If you were to look at your face in a time mirror, you’d see the back of your head instead of the front.”

6. Crimson & Clover by the Pom Pom Squad - Saw this on Willow (the series) the other day, and it just worked, and I liked it. So maybe you will. Or not.

7. Typewriter Series Insanity - Click one, watch others. I’m an idiot.

   

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