I've actually written a full post interviewing my homeschool students. They've given their input. I wrote the post. And yet you can't read it.
Why? Because I can't get a chance to take their pictures. The days we've all been home at the same time in decent light can be counted on one hand (and it wouldn't take all my fingers).
That's the thing about eight people living in one house: we're rarely ever all here!
(Plus, we're letting Daughter #2 use our "good" camera for a Photography class she's taking...)
- I had never heard the story of this courageous woman until this Twitter thread: Neerja Bhanot, credited with saving 360 passengers during a hijacking.
- Kind of spooky, kind of cool: Mysterious Locations with Acoustic Anomalies from Mysterious Universe.
- I know next to nothing about Chester Arthur, so this story was a fascinating read: The Pen Pal Who Changed a President from Narratively.
- Surprising Useful Advice on Friendship by Laura Denny. Just what the title says.
- I can't wait to read Andrew Peterson's new book. Meanwhile, Trevin Wax has some thoughts on creativity: 3 Suggestions for Strengthening Your Creativity.
- This is an older story now, but I still shudder. Can you imagine being stranded overseas by your travel firm? I can and I don't like the thought.
- There has to be a movie in development inspired by this story: Walruses Attack and Sink a Russian Navy Boat.
- Anyone want to buy a Scottish island? Entire Island off West Coast of Scotland for Sale. See also: Entire Scottish Island on the Market.
- Lots of charts and graphs here: Reconfiguring the American Household.
- 10 Spiritual Benefits of Journaling by Reagan Rose. We are a forgetful people. Pursuing some type of journaling habit counteracts that.
- This long piece is worth pondering: On Living by Alan Noble.
- Great read on prayer: The Apprentice's Miracle by Phillip Jensen.
- There's been a lot in the news recently about a Swedish teenager. But I hadn't heard of this Dutch teen who actually invented something to help the oceans: A Dutch Teenager's Dream to Clean Up the World's Oceans.
- This was horrifying, but also a reminder that nothing stays hidden forever: Body of Man Who Went Missing in 1997 Discovered in Pond on Google Maps.
- Stink Bugs are of the devil (just my opinion). But this homemade trap researched at Virginia Tech seems to work if you're looking for a method to deal with them.
- Occasional language and content warning for this particular site but in this case, they're tackling something that bugged me about a recent(ish) news article: The Historically Accurate Mr. Darcy from Frock Flicks.
- Why Do Some People Love Reading? by Joe Pinsker in The Atlantic. (Because we do. Next question?)
- Relevant to multiple Living Unabridged interests: The Learning Styles of Every Myers-Briggs Personality Type.(Accurate for me except that "hesitant to participate in group discussions" thing. Maybe some other part of my personality is highly developed in this context, because I have to work NOT to dominate group discussions.)
From Living Unabridged
One year ago: Introverts Are Not Broken
Two years ago: Homeschool Troubleshooting - Falling Behind
Three years ago: 31 Realities of Life for an INTJ Woman
Four years ago: Picture Books for Fall
