Atlas Obscura

Okay, mea culpa: I’ve lived in Sonoma County area now for more than 14 years (14 years and three days, in fact!) and I have yet to visit either Luther Burbank’s home and gardens nor his experimental Farm in Sebastopol. It’s on my list. After reading this article It might happen sooner than later. 

Atlas Obscura

Staying in the metaphorical garden here. I love the idea of roadtripping just to find these obscure, unmarked Champion trees – the best of their species. I’ve already looked up some of the trees in California to figure out where they might be and how I could find them… This is fun stuff and a good excuse for an adventure!

Inverse

I came across this after a really bad spell this week (see forthcoming Selfie post for week 18). It’s an interesting way to look at money and how we get trapped into a negative cycle of spending. Do be mindful of the potentially seizure-inducing background at that page – it’s painful.

Medium

I didn’t realize until I wiped the tears from my eyes that this had been written in 2013, so there’s a chance you might have already read this, like, forever ago. Or, if like me this is the first you’ve encountered it, enjoy. Oh, and warning for extreme profanity.

YouTube

One of my all-time favorite songs that just slays me every time. Eddie Vedder’s wonderful voice just brings something more to it. I needed this this week.