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May 22, 2020

Book Talk at 11:10

Waxing Gibbous Moon

Waxing Gibbous Moon

 

Cognitive Anchoring in a ZOOM Based World

 

Lists from Book Chats:
May 5
Amy Hewgill: Heather--possible method for re-knitting/mending your sweater. https://youtu.be/SXD3TdbpDbM -- Alternatively a “Tamborine Darn” as illustrated in this book. https://www.amazon.com/Darning-Repair-Crafts-family-Activities/dp/1912480158

Lina: https://tinyowlknits.wordpress.com/mr-fox-stole-my-heart/

Lina: Black Books on Amazon - https://amzn.to/2SEBt5J
Globe Theater link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwN-jwNNNQN-8sfKG-qg8uA
Frankenstein Link - https://youtu.be/dI88grIRAnY

Ann: Henry Cabot Lodge/Teddy Roosevelt “…Hero Tales…” https://amzn.to/3b7wW29, Ken Burns Roosevelt documentary https://amzn.to/2YHLX86, Charles de Lint “Moonheart” https://amzn.to/2WuI1F3

Tuesday May 12 5/12/2020
Heather. Ordover : Micarah Tewers makes a stunning gown out of bedsheets (pretty much) https://youtu.be/2xK5HC6gfAU
Lina Bergsten : calming videos, woman farming in China, this one is “So …it goes like…the life of peas!” https://youtu.be/iOvJ9Tg_rp4

Amy Hewgill : OPI episode: “Every Little Thing” episode “Nail Polish Naming”

Podcast recommendations from everyone: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/every-little-thing
Jigsaw puzzle episode: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/every-little-thing/j4hllxm/inside-the-jigsaw-puzzle-
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/every-little-thing/49h3jk/nail-polish-naming-who-does-that
Amy: https://www.rebelgirls.com/pages/podcast and books https://www.amazon.com/Good-Night-Stories-Rebel-Girls/dp/014198600X aimed at maybe 9 yrs old +
Also the podcast 20,000 Hz: https://www.20k.org/episodes/thatsallfolks

Laura has been listening to the old radio show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenman_(radio_series)
Heather (as always) recommends Dr Floyd for kids AND parents: http://www.doctorfloyd.com/?cat=50

Ann is reading “Number the Stars” Lois Lowry - Tween book (little like “The Devil’s Arithmetic”)

And we all agree that Elizabeth Peter’s books https://amzn.to/3ctesuk (the Amelia Peabody books) are fine on paper, but they are spectacular as read by Barbara Rosenblat (sadly she does NOT read all of them)

Tracee: still reading Love Warrior: A Memoir Kindle Edition by Glennon Doyle https://amzn.to/3btrsPo - Blurb: The highly anticipated new memoir by bestselling author Glennon Doyle Melton tells the story of her journey of self-discovery after the implosion of her marriage. (her new book is “Untamed” - Blurb: In her most revealing and powerful memoir yet, the activist, speaker, bestselling author, and “patron saint of female empowerment” (People) explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet others’ expectations and start trusting the voice deep within us. https://amzn.to/2WQeVAe)

Laura Ricketts vest rec for Amy: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/LauraRicketts/deep-v-argyle-vest

Tuesday May 19th, 2020

Amy Hewgill: Lori Gottlieb - “Maybe you should talk to someone” - she is a shrink - stuck with one patient w/ cancer through whole ride (ebook) - https://amzn.to/3bJ3vnw
Chanel Miller - “Know My Name” - https://amzn.to/3cN1BU3

Heather. Ordover : Podcast recs from last Thursday - “Wind of Change” and “Imagined Life”

Evie: Moonstone - structured like Woman in White - Phoebe Reads a Mystery - Moonstone - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/phoebe-reads-a-mystery/id1503921457

Toshi: Kate Davies - Deco Cardigan - https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/deco-4
pattern for contiguous sweater https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/neon-is-the-new-black
free contiguous method tutorial https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/contiguous

Amy Hewgill : diy corona pinata - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/09/at-home/coronavirus-make-your-own-pinata.html

Heather. Ordover : https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/04/style/coronavirus-pinata-papier-mache.html
Heather. Ordover : https://www.luckyvitamin.com/p-23766-giovanni-mini-sanitizing-towelettes-assorted-peppermint-surge-grapefruit-splash-lavender-calm-20-towelette-s

Ann Blanton: https://amzn.to/3g2UE38 - Bride of the Rat God Paperback – by Barbara Hambly - Great narrator

Heather. Ordover : https://www.boredpanda.com/infuriating-things-book-lovers/
Id: Invaded (new and...interesting...Anime) https://youtu.be/1M9C3gk6zfk

Toshi: Avenue 5 (v funny / Hugh Laurie) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10234362/
What we Do In The Shadows - tv show - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7908628/ and the movie https://amzn.to/2LIyHIK

Ann: https://amzn.to/2WKnkXi Grimm - Great to binge


Thursday 5/14/2020 and 5/21's Book Chat notes

Dianne: Ruth Galloway series - forensic archaeologist in Norfolk - 10,000 Doors of January” Alex E Harrow - little Jasper Fford-y (victorian/strong female/escape)
Susan B Anderson’s Moose Pattern (Making Magazine) + change of clothes (Go to her company website for the patterns - SO CUTE!!!!)
also making a large lace-weight circular shawl, Jared Flood’s Permafrost

Toshi - Podcast, “Offshore” (public radio station show out of Hawaii - first episode about Mauna K’oa) (sp) (+ Marshall Islands/ adoption)

Heather. Ordover : Safe for Tweens book - “Charlie Thorne & the Last Equation”

Lise Mendel’s Ravelry - check it out for the lace weight wedding shawl for her daughter
currently reading 2nd book in the Apocalypse Triptych series (The End is Near) (http://www.johnjosephadams.com/apocalypse-triptych/)
Regina - 7 Seeds - https://www.ecosia.org/images?q=%22The+seven+seeds%22++anime#id=29C0873989BDCEBC43E1F5C9048FE9A89479C4EF
Things in Jars - Jess Kidd (Victorian/strong female - https://amzn.to/3cAdgph)

Aimee Woolwine : “Bookmarks are for Quitters” T-shirt (finishing William Monk series, book 23)
AWESOME PODCAST - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wind-of-change/id1509307460
The song if you need to know: https://youtu.be/n4RjJKxsamQ
Also, “Imagined Life” podcast - (SO GOOD - H.O.) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/imagined-life/id1439810326
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aaku-2

Tracee - Love Warrior + next (new book) “Untamed” Glenon Doyle Melton - Brenee Brown interviewed her on the podcast: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/glennon-doyle-brene-on-untamed/
And her original blog: https://momastery.com/blog/

Joyce Fisher: (Zebra Drive)
Lifespan “chapter 8 - ready for the worst” - about a pandemic

Mary Snellings - Present over Perfect by Shauna Niequist (https://amzn.to/3687Cby) + Lean In https://amzn.to/3bAxz4x

http://www.testserveronline.tk/games/online/snake-oil/

Thursday 5/21/2020

First - a few links on Science and Faux Science
Heather. Ordover : https://youtu.be/lMjPxEpOm8k - How FAKE SCIENCE Can Fool You – Wisecrack Edition
Toshi : Gwenyth Paltrow is Insane and Goop is hurting everyone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z7Op0zDqvE
https://youtu.be/umo6pMCkcXs Flat Earth: What Makes REAL Science? – Wisecrack Edition

Toshi : https://www.nytimes.com/column/rabbit-hole Podcast on what happens when you are sad and lonely and go online as a young white man in America
Toshi : https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/technology/rabbit-hole-podcast-kevin-roose.html - Yes so the podcast goes from the main study person being a Obama stan, to a Stef Molineaux fan, to a Gaving McGuinnes (sp) fan, to a contrapoints fan

Heather. Ordover : AllSides.com - Heather. Ordover : https://www.allsides.com/blog/reasons-hate-allsides

Heather. Ordover : https://youtu.be/fD2briZ6fB0

Heather. Ordover : https://amzn.to/2LPrRBj

ALL SYSTEMS RED (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells

Jennifer: Hardcore History podcast - https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/ WWI - excellent (per Jennifer Gordon)
https://youtu.be/PcgceA64aAI They Shall Not Grow Old doc from Peter Jackson
How did we get to WWI - Ken Follett - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7315573-fall-of-giants

https://www.ianrankin.net/rebus-books-in-order/
Dorothy sayers books in order - https://www.orderofbooks.com/authors/dorothy-l-sayers/
https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/margery-allingham/ - Margery Allingham Books In Order
https://www.audible.com/pd/Artists-in-Crime-Audiobook/B0032N2UQ4 by Ngaio Marsh

https://classictales.libsyn.com/
BJ is doing The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb by Agatha Christie - https://classictales.libsyn.com/ep-679-the-adventure-of-the-egyptian-tomb-by-agatha-christie


Lise - https://amzn.to/3cRMysc - Jane Darrowfield, Professional Busybody by Barbara Ross

All in agreement - this wins the BEST TITLE award for the night

Heather. Ordover : How to cope with being stuck inside (H.O. - I love every video this guy has done) CGP Grey - https://youtu.be/snAhsXyO3Ck

Vickie - the book woman of troublesome creek - by Kim Michele Richardson - historical fiction - https://amzn.to/36lP0EV

History links:
Vickie & Jennifer): https://thehistoryofengland.co.uk/
Heather. Ordover : https://youtu.be/_K6P3T0NIjo - The Danelaw - Alfred vs. Guthrum - Extra History - #1
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0003jp7 In Our Time
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl

Lise: Daniel Silva - https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/daniel-silva/
The Dutch House: A Novel Hardcover – by Ann Patchett - https://amzn.to/2Tt0mlw

And some Anime links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_Your_Hands_Off_Eizouken!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Kobayashi%27s_Dragon_Maid - Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid (Anime)

Toshi: Found it: The disastrous life of Saiki K - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Disastrous_Life_of_Saiki_K.

THIS IS AMAZING from Tammy C: 1621 - the new anatomy of melancholy Robert Burton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anatomy_of_Melancholy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010y30m
https://soundcloud.com/backlistedpod/the-anatomy-of-melancholy-by-robert-burton
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00738gx

Heather. Ordover : Make fun of Heinlin video from Overly Sarcastic Productions - https://youtu.be/3jAkplrZci0

Regina: Shtisel on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81004164