Weekend coffee #230 + 231.

Between what happened in Buffalo two weeks ago and what happened in Uvalde this week, I’m not sure what there is to say anymore. I can’t pretend these incidents didn’t happen while continuing on my merry way in a country that seems to be tearing itself apart. Monday to Friday, I take calls and draft content and get work done. Saturday and Sunday, I try and find joy outside the routine. I can’t say the same for all of the people whose lives were taken recently. They don’t get to - many never did - and that’s outrageous. It’s infuriating to sit here and read the statistics and watch the inaction unfold. With that said, I will make the case for gun reform and link to Resistbot and Everytown. Something is better than nothing.

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming:

• A Culture That Kills Its Children Has No Future.

• You’re Not Addicted to Social Media, You’re Just Dissociating.

• The last public payphone in NYC has been removed from Midtown.

• Katrina Ford - Go Deep.

• “I’m Tired Of Being Accepted”: John Waters Is Only Getting Grosser.

• A Case for Love Affairs.

• Recently purchased these Nooworks Awesome Blossoms Shortalls.

• The Kids in the Hall Have Gotten Old. Their Comedy Hasn’t.

• Lasers reveal ancient urban sprawl hidden in the Amazon.

• Currently watching: This Sticks & Stones set from 1992.

• Currently reading: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.

That’s all for now. Until next time - thanks for following along and be safe.

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