Goose Chase – Cassidy B. Charles

What I’ve Been Reading – 5/12/2025

Fleet of ships in San Francisco Bay from Nob Hill (1908) | Marilyn Blaisdell Photograph Collection – San Francisco Public Library

Marie Tharp: Mapping the Ocean Floor | Library of Congress
Bud Barton on Bringing Library of Congress IT Up to Date | Library Journal
Library of Congress Looks to AI to Help Users Sift Through Its Collections | Wall Street Journal
The Original Xbox’s Ambient Audio Was Creepy, But Where Did It Come From? [Video] | Inquisitr
Your Work Friends Knew Exactly What Kind of Week You’d Had | The New York Times

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What I’ve Been Reading – 5/5/2025

Ferry Building from San Francisco Bay (1906) | Marilyn Blaisdell Photograph Collection – San Francisco Public Library

A Cheese by Any Other Name: The Legal Challenge over “Gruyere” | Law Library of Congress
Jamie Raskin’s Year of Grief and Purpose | Washington Post
Bots on the Books: Community Colleges Find Fake Students | Government Technology
Can you Legally Import a Toucan? No, you Probably Cannot | Law Library of Congress
America on the Road: The Family Vacation by Car | Library of Congress

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What I’ve Been Reading – 4/28/2025

Ferry Building lit up at night during Fleet Week (1908) | Marilyn Blaisdell Photograph Collection – San Francisco Public Library

WEDDINGS: VOW; Susan Orlean, John Gillespie Jr. | The New York Times
Potatoes: Such an Exemplary Vegetable | Library of Congress
Road Trip Through Appalachia: What I ate and learned along Route 11 | National Endowment for the Humanities
When Women Leaders Leave, the Losses Multiply | Harvard Business Review
As We May Think | The Atlantic

What I’ve Been Reading – 4/21/2025

Dutch windmill in Golden Gate Park (1905) | Marilyn Blaisdell Photograph Collection – San Francisco Public Library

Can the Capitol hold a much bigger House? Yes, here’s how it would look. | Washington Post
Alessandro Piccolomini: Guide to the Stars | Library of Congress
Frances Glessner Lee and the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death | Law Library of Congress
What Should You Do When the Bear Is Cinnamon? | The New York Times
American Library Association, New Monterey Hotel, Asbury Park, N.J., June 25, 1919 [Photo] | Library of Congress

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What I’ve Been Reading – 4/14/2025

Palace Hotel and Market Street lit up at night on Admission Day (1910) | Marilyn Blaisdell Photograph Collection – San Francisco Public Library

Talavera Ceramics: At the Intersection of Art, History, and Law in Mexico | Law Library of Congress
“Cool Off With Coffee”: Promoting Iced Coffee in Mid-Century America | Library of Congress
5 National Park Destinations That Aren’t Parks | The New York Times
How to Preserve Priceless Documents at the National Archives | The New York Times
Beyond the Dome: Fort Meade | Architect of the Capitol

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What I’ve Been Reading – 4/7/2025

Stanford Angel of Grief statue after earthquake (1906) | Marilyn Blaisdell Photograph Collection – San Francisco Public Library

The Best Relationship Advice We’ve Gotten So Far This Year | The New York Times
After 20 years as Senate chaplain, Barry Black still speaks ‘truth to power | Washington Post
Brazil Found the Last Survivors of an Amazon Tribe. Now What? | The New York Times
What Is It About Montecito | The New York Times
Dave Grohl on Self Care & Mourning the Loss of Friends | KCRW

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What I’ve Been Reading – 3/31/2025

Sunset Café and Bakery with separate doors for ladies and gents | Marilyn Blaisdell Photograph Collection – San Francisco Public Library

Former employees say Smithsonian resisted action on human remains | Washington Post
Anderson Cooper’s Newest Assignment: Grief (His Own) | The New York Times
Congressman gets attention by cooking for colleagues in 1930 | Houma Today
Late at night on a deserted beach, she found a 15 million-year-old fossil | Washington Post
Grown-Up Theater Kids Run the World | The New York Times

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What I’ve Been Reading – 3/24/2025

Stow Lake with Sweeney Observatory in background (1904) | Marilyn Blaisdell Photograph Collection – San Francisco Public Library

I Miss Radio | The Bittersweet Weekly
Woman, 100, has journaled every day for 90 years: ‘No excuse for me not to’ | Washington Post
Surgeon General: We Have Become a Lonely Nation. It’s Time to Fix That. | The New York Times
Coffee: “America’s Necessary Drink” | Library of Congress American Folklife Center
Beyond books: what your local library can offer you | Coastal View News
Orange Shirt Day and the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative | Law Library of Congress
How Group Chats Rule the World | The New York Times
A Reporter’s Journey Into How the U.S. Funded the Bomb | The New York Times
NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR DOWNWINDERS | Congressional Record
PRAYER | Congressional Record

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What I’ve Been Reading – 8/26/2024

Pumpkins in Goleta (1890s) | Edson Smith Photo Collection – Santa Barbara Public Library

Nunn, Budzinski offer a signature brew in beer contest | Roll Call
Members of Congress croon like Frank Sinatra, bust loose like Chuck Brown | Roll Call
The Friendship Paradox | The Atlantic
Ina Garten’s Paris: Where to Eat, Drink, and Shop Like the Barefoot Contessa | Food & Wine

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Summer Fun 2024 List

Ethiopian food with CO and MM.
Bake something for the Arlington County Fair.
Reorganize the blog tags and categories in this space.
Finish reading the Kinsey Millhone series.
Bake a pie.
Visit a state park.
Visit the shore.
Catch-up on the Welcome to Night Vale podcast.
Celebrate: KW’s baby, HH’s baby, MM’s birthday, and KM’s birthday.
Participate in 2 Bunion Derby races.
Watch some Olympics coverage.
Go to a baseball game.
Go to a DC Spirit game.
Visit the Capitol Summerhouse.