Writer, content strategist, word nerd, and Oxford Comma defender at Vesely Creative. Otherwise reading, cooking, or breathing fresh air.
Chicago-ish.
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Debating whether this afternoon's priority should be working on a project that's not due till next week - or baking cookies.
This has been the longest week
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What's the most popular second language? Which languages do people learn where? How do migration and labor patterns affect language learning? (Note the growth of Ukrainian.)
These answers and more in this year's Duolingo report! blog.duolingo.com/2022-duoli…
Yes, monumentally important story. I always thought stillbirths were the stuff of Victorian novels, until I had two of my own. Important work happening here.
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Yes! I read all kinds of things I wouldn't read otherwise, just because they're in the paper. (I miss getting the print edition, but the digital version gives me the same discovery experience!)
It's a beautiful fall day for a crunchy leaf walk to my local polling station. Smiling at all the neighbors doing the same over lunchtime.
Don't just shrug at the long list of judicial retention questions on your ballot Tuesday! The Illinois Bar Association rates all the judges currently seeking retention, sorted by county. Very helpful! isba.org/judicialevaluations
This book is so good and has burrowed itself so deeply into my head that I can't bear to finish it, so obviously I will sit here and scroll until bedtime
ALT The Door, a novel by Magda Szabo
Once again, my student waited until I showered and put on real pants before canceling (but before I left the house, thankfully!)
Crysta Vesely retweeted
Awesome point by the incredible Mona ... I think infographics often fail because they're "info-overwhelming." Give people the valuable takeaway(s), then offer a go-to destination to dig into it more.
"Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication." ~Leonardo da Vinci
#mpb2b
