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On hand rails and old books…
You can’t really tell from looking at this photo, but years of people sliding their hands along this wood railing have polished the outside edge so smooth that it feels like polished marble. Everything else around me was rough and “natural,” even the exposed grain and scratchy texture of the rest of the railing. Then out of the blue, this uncanny unexpected smooth…
Audiopuzzling
Audiobooks have been surging in popularity and sales have been increasing for the past eight years. I started listening to them four years ago and ADORE them! Audiobooks have saved my recreational reading and allow me to “read” voraciously before and after putting in full work days. I listen to audiobooks when I take care of household chores and when I am driving. And I have been a casual audiopuzzler for the past two years.
Earl Grey, hot…
What kind of gift do you give a word nerd? How about a metaphor? Or is that an idiom?
