Friday Varia and Quick Hits

Today might be the last gasp for fall with temperatures almost hitting 70 degrees. My bike is calling out for one… more… ride before the temperatures slide into the 50s. We’re expecting snow at the end of next week.

My weekend is hectic with too an all day even tomorrow and a packed schedule of sports featuring the Ohio State – Penn State game, the Phillies trying to wrap up the NLCS, the Formula 1 show in Austin, and the Eagles playing the explosive Dolphins on Sunday Night. Saturday features two intriguing boxing cards with Jack Catterall taking on Jorge Linares in Liverpool and Alexis Rocha facing Giovani Santillan in LA. 

That said, I have a ton of work to do on other projects, from finishing my paper for the Celebrate CHAT conference to finishing a pesky stack of page proofs. 

In the meaning, enjoy some quick hits and varia:

• Pasts Imperfect.

• American Museum of Natural History’s Bodies.

• Documenting Burials.

• Julian’s Letters.

• Roman Gardens.

• Humorous History.

• NPR and Twitter.

• Bandcamp:

Layoffs.

Batchcamp plug in.

• Mum’s the word.

• How to fix the internet.

• Archaic Features

Dangle Hay While the Sun Shines.

The Time at the Tone.

Two Spaces after a Period.

• RIP Carla Bley

Obit from the NY Times.

Ted Gioia’s Playlist.

• What I’m reading: PAGE PROOFS.

• What I’m listening to: Gary Burton, A Genuine Tong Funeral.