Weekend reading: February 27 edition

27 Feb, 2016

Weekend reading: February 27 edition

Posted by andrea tomkins in: Weekend reading

This obit, by @GetBAC, on Ottawa’s parrot whisper is the best damn obit I’ve read in awhile https://t.co/dbQo3jhgl0 pic.twitter.com/WWQgLhQzfw

— Drake Fenton (@drakefenton) February 26, 2016

Wear It or Carry It: Stop fighting kids about winter coats, alysonschafer.com
The baffling reason many millennials don’t eat cereal, washingtonpost.com
The moment of truth: We must stop Trump, washingtonpost.com
BuzzFeed writer’s harassment just the latest example of why Twitter is broken for women, theglobeandmail.com

On the nightstand: The Whiskey Rebels: A Novel

2 Responses to "Weekend reading: February 27 edition"

1 | Claudette

February 28th, 2016 at 9:25 am

Wow. Eating home made granola in a bowl with milk and a spoon and it’s too much work for kids today because they have to put the bowl and spoon in the dishwasher (instead of the garbage) afterwards….lol

I make my kids to the dishwasher about half the time. :)

2 | andrea tomkins

February 28th, 2016 at 9:27 am

I KNOW. That is all kinds of crazy… not to mention depressing.

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