This is basically the picture I drew for a manager years ago when he said he wanted to put me on the management track! (Though the Manager side needs at least one double-booking and something from 12-1.) No thank you!

Me, with my to-do list most afternoons around 4 pm

Ashley Faus Katelyn Drake Mona Chalabi 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

Yay! She's back!

Once again, my student waited until I showered and put on real pants before canceling (but before I left the house, thankfully!)

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

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/judicialevalua…

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.

Every day is a perfect day for a content audit

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!)

When seasons collide

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.

Sure stretches out the laundry!

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-duolingo-…

This has been the longest week

Debating whether this afternoon's priority should be working on a project that's not due till next week - or baking cookies.

There's a word for it: "apricity: the warmth of the sun in winter"

Attention Chicagoans: Tomorrow's sunset is at 5:00 PM. We made it! 🥳🌞🍾

Explains why January lasted foooorrreeevvverrr 😭