Power Nap #29

Funny and thought-provoking media from Kate and her team for a quick, refreshing pick-me-up.

In Case You Missed It

1. Kate got a new band for her apple watch in a warmer color for Fall (color is A-brown). She had the milk tea color for years and it finally bit the dust.

2. Kate cleaned her outdoor couch cushions last weekend (her method for cleaning is detailed here). This set is super old from Costco and lives on her screened in porch. She recently got another outdoor patio set that requires no couch cushion babysitting and she's obsessed.

3. Kate has been sharing some freezer tips. Here is how she freezes pesto she gets from Costco to stretch it's lifespan over a ton of meals.

4. Pumpkin cream cold foam is back! Kate's at homemade version is only 3 ingredients and dare we say better than Starbucks. Recipe here.

5. Kate and Nate are in Banff area celebrating their 10 year anniversary. So far the trip staples include this hiking backpack the folds up into a tiny pouch, these slippers, a travel pill case, and the heating pad Kate doesn't go anywhere without. This is what Kate wore on their big hiking day.

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“Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and, in the end, it's only with yourself.”
- Mary Schmich (one of Nate's favorite quotes)

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Things we found interesting

1. Taylor Swift may single-handedly be keeping the US economy afloat. h/t to Abnormal Returns.

2. The good news: They are turning A Gentleman in Moscow (one of Nate's favorite books) into a mini-series, with Ewan McGregor playing the Count! The bad news: The December 2023 release date is likely to be delayed due to the Hollywood strikes. Whomp whomp.

3. This is a fascinating article on how animals navigate (it's the New Yorker, which is usually paywalled, but I think this one is open to all since it's older). (h/t to Marginal Revolution). Everything from birds to ants to lobsters to cats are incredible navigators, and yet we have very little idea how they do it. “[T]o to have a sense of direction, a given species might also need to have, among other faculties, something like a compass, something like a map, a decent memory, the ability to keep track of time, and an information-rich awareness of its environment.” I suspect that in time we will find that animals are much more intelligent than we give them credit for. I mean, check out this picture:

   

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Things We Devoured

Jess has been listening to country artist Zach Bryan's (not to be confused with Zach Brown) latest album on repeat . He wrote and produced the self-titled album entirely on his own and it's poetic perfection. His songs always make you feel all the things. The album features four different collaborations, two of which are with Kacey Musgraves and The Lumineers. Her personal favorite songs are “Ticking” and “East Side of Sorrow”.

Nate continued his science fiction bender with Blake Crouch's Recursion. He read Crouch's Dark Matter last year. Both deal with altering time. Recursion in particular involves an epidemic that drives its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth—and in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery.

Together, Barry and Helena need to figure it out before they, and the world, are trapped in a loop of ever-growing chaos. 4/5 stars.

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