Robin McWaters

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Books, coffee, food, travel and all the news I can handle (which varies significantly these days).
So... what do you do when the cats won't let you have a normal Christmas tree? You make them a tree of their own! These photos are from a few years ago, the first time we did it. It's changed in appearance every year, but it's always built on the same platform. They absolutely love this thing. 😻
#Cats #CatsofMastodon
Transportation advocacy endorsements for the 2023 general election

Your ballot for the November 7 general election should be in your mailbox or in the mail. If you have not yet registered, don’t worry. Eligible voters have until October 30 to register or upd…

Seattle Bike Blog
On this day in 1962, Rachel Carson published "Silent Spring" at great personal risk and against tremendous backlash, as she was dying, catalyzing the modern environmental movement with her bravery of speaking inconvenient truth to power https://t.co/DRwh8xuzi8
The Story Behind “Silent Spring”: How Rachel Carson’s Countercultural Courage Catalyzed the Environmental Movement

“It is, in the deepest sense, a privilege as well as a duty to have the opportunity to speak out — to many thousands of people — on something so important.”

The Marginalian

The U.S.'s Foreign Service Institute (F.S.I.) divides the world's most popular languages into categories based on ease of learning for native English speakers. Travel + Leisure has all the details here. We want to know: Which of these languages does the F.S.I. say is easiest? The answer is in the article, or we'll update you tomorrow.

https://flip.it/xefV1c

#Culture #Language #Quiz

French
21.8%
Italian
43.7%
Icelandic
9.2%
German
25.3%
Poll ended at .
This Is How Long It Takes to Learn a Foreign Language, According to the U.S. Institute That Trains Diplomats

The Foreign Service Institute, which is part of the U.S. State Department and is responsible for educating diplomats, divides the world's most popular languages into four categories based on the number of weeks it takes to gain general proficiency.

Travel + Leisure
xkcd: Urban Planning Opinion Progression https://xkcd.com/2832/
Urban Planning Opinion Progression

xkcd

What a wonderful book list!
11 Books That Changed How I think About Space Opera @charliejane covers decades and a wide variety of #SpaceOpera #ScienceFiction over decades.
My list, however, would include Charlie Jane Anders's own Unstoppable series which demonstrated that space opera didn't have to be about super soldiers, because its heroes include artists, introverts, transgender princesses, fire beings, and more.

https://buttondown.email/charliejane/archive/x-books-that-changed-how-i-think-about-space-opera/

11 Books That Changed How I think About Space Opera

A detail from the cover of Stainless Steel Rat: Deluxe Edition from 2000 A.D., by Carlos Ezquerra and Kevin Cosnell, based on the characters created by Harry...

Happy Dancing
it is international red panda day today so great every threat by putting your arms up over your head.

As a lap-swimmer, I sometimes encounter entrenched "I swim because I hate running" sentiments among fellow swimmers (and water polo players). But there's an obscure sport from Sweden, swimrunning, where you have to do both. 🏊‍♂️🏃‍♂️

Via The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/swimrun-a-zany-growing-swedish-sport-takes-over-orcas-island/

#Swimming #SwimRunning #Fitness #Running

Swimrun, a zany, growing Swedish sport, takes over Orcas Island

Swimrunners will swarm Moran State Park Sunday for a fifth-annual swimrun race. A group of drinking pals founded the dual-event sport two decades ago in Sweden.

The Seattle Times
In U.S., #publicbathrooms can be hard to find, with only 8 #publictoilets for every 100,000 people. In this comic, we explain why that’s a problem for millions of Americans, and compare with #Iceland #Australia #Canada https://wapo.st/3RcGCB6
Public restrooms are hard to find in America. That’s a problem.

People with chronic bowel illnesses, older adults and more rely on public bathroom access — but they can be hard to find.

The Washington Post
Last day to complete Leary/Market Missing Link survey

You’ve been asking—no, begging—the city for more surveys about road safety projects. Luckily, the city has heard you. Today (9/8) is the final day to fill out this short survey about the Leary/Mark…

Seattle Bike Blog