About a month ago, I switched from working for a large public company to a smaller organization working in the civic tech space. If anyone working in this space has civic-tech-specific books, conferences or resources to share I'd love to hear about them!

My husband has been finishing his degree online and if there’s one field that truly needs disrupting, OH MY GOOD LORD is it distance learning. I constantly watch him attempt to navigate this platform and I can feel my blood pressure go up when I see how poorly designed it is.

Today in Adorable News: the bar we go to and play chess currently has THREE other tables playing chess and the bartender says we started a thing. Folks are swapping tables to play with one another. Y’all, we started a Third Place and I feel like I finally accomplished something♟️

Rode “The Carousel of Happiness” (yes ✨) on one of the hand carved animals that were all crafted within my lifetime by a local artist who still drops by to repair and paint them - music provided by a 1913 Wurlitzer band organ. Ridiculously charming 🎠

Watching a video about brunch service and am having weird/fun PTSD flashbacks about working the griddle as a line cook at similar spot ~20 years ago. Still have burn scars on my forearms, fainted from the heat due to no A/C, no regrets. m.youtube.com/watch?v=eKQWVk…

We Put 11 Cameras In NYC's Busiest Brunch Restaurant | Bon Appétit

How does the kitchen at a high-traffic New York restaurant keep things humming along? Neil Kleinberg, chef and co-owner of Clinton Street Baking Company & Re...

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Went to a “History of Cumbia” lecture and lesson tonight and it really reignited my love of dance. Spent the evening watching some of my favorite performances including this one by the Gran Ballet Argentino. TRY not to have feelings: youtu.be/2ilWg6QwKmE

Argentinian folk dance: Carnavalito

Interpretation of a folk dance that originates from Argentina. Done by Gran Ballet Argentino, based in Cordoba, Argentina. Recorded in Caminha on 19/08/2016....

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