Some New Year’s resolutions that won’t end up in your pile of shame - The Verge
First day actually in school since November 9th. Thankfully some students aren’t back in until tomorrow. Though, we’re going to have to teach in person and online simultaneously, somehow!
Finally caught up with the Detectorists Xmas Special. It was just enjoyable. 📺
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
Choose a word. Any word. One word. Make it yours. Whiteboard it. Write it every day on your planner, put the word on a handful of 3 by 5 cards and place them in strategic places as an ever-present reminder. Make it BIG. Write it BOLD. Get a personal T-shirt printed with it. Learn it in some other languages. Start considering now. Decide soon: meditate on it, reflect on it; live it, breathe it and nurture it. For 2023.
100 things that made my year (2022) - Austin Kleon
Things I won’t do but wish I would. I think.
The year in review: 50 wonderful (tv and film) things from 2022 : NPR.
I had this thought recently that I should just accept that I’ll never watch all the great tv and film that’s out there. This list cements that idea.
We enjoyed Glass Onion a lot. The Serena Williams cameo was great.
the everyday human gesture is always a heartbeat away from the miraculous – that ultimately we make things happen through our actions, way beyond our understanding or intention; that our seemingly small ordinary human acts have untold consequences; that what we do in this world means something; that we are not nothing;
As an experiment, for one continuous month, make the focus of one in every three things you share on social media … something other than yourself or your own work.
The Apple Music animated album covers sometimes make me jump. Movement where I don’t expect it.
As she acquired British citizenship by descent, she has been unable to pass on citizenship to her daughter.
Inside this sad story is this line, which relates to my children.
Always feels like the world is moving too slowly sometimes.
Child born outside UK to British parents in same-sex couples left ‘stateless’
I am always encouraging my students to read, this poem started last year to try and encourage them to read over the holidays… It’ll continue to be a work in progress.
Read Something
Read something!
Read anything!
A real book!
Fiction or non-fiction!
Maybe on an iPad!
Teachers won’t be mad!
Read something!
Read anything!
Read a box!
Maybe a fox?
Only books you like (of course)!
Don’t read on a bike!
Read something!
Read anything!
On your own!
With someone!
To someone!
Or just listening!
Read something!
Read anything!
What language you ask!
汉语 ，English, 한국어!
Any language you like!
But, I wasn’t joking!
Not on a bike! (Please)
Lyra is sick so I’m trying to do e-learning as a teacher and supporting the kids. FUN!
Beau Miles has a new video up. “I’m going to spend 12 days doing new things.” This is the first one, of 12.
This weeks* resolution: Things that can wait, can wait. I don’t need to do everything now.
I imagine this to be ongoing.
*week, year, life
Nothing but good things to say about Porkbun for dealing with my domain. Any issues have been with my credit card but their support has been awesome.
Couple of hooligans. ❤️
“A child enters your home and for the next twenty years makes so much noise you can hardly stand it. The child departs, leaving the house so silent you think you’re going mad.” — John Andrew Holmes
More > These are wonderful sounds
I am grateful for the Daily Dad emails.
Not my favourite Slow Horses book but still love the writing.
Finished reading: Spook Street by Mick Herron 📚
I write this, then two minutes later…
Without caffeine I wouldn’t have the explosive energy required to sit in a chair all day every day.
– @reuvenperlman
I think I had a lie in. Was in bed till 8:30!!