Todd Grotenhuis

Reflecting on Social Ties during Physical Distance

Wanted: a music video where everytime there’s a “woo-hoo” it switches between Black Horse & the Cherry Tree and Ducktales. 🎵

board games re-released for free:

• Board Game Remix Kit
• Print & Play versions of the Cheapass Games

Amid the coronavirus crisis, mutual aid networks erupt across the country

It’s new album day! Igorrr - Spirituality and Distortion is out!

Remote from Jason Fried and DHH is 3 bucks today.

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Got a new game! Beautiful Trouble

Brought to you by the folks at Waging Nonviolence.

Want more? Here are some Beautiful Solutions to peruse.

This is one of the best podcast episodes I’ve ever heard 🎙. I took many notes and will be organizing them to produce a writeup at Resilient.

Sunday Quote

These Mennonites are all joined in on a video conference for church this morning. 😷

Waging Nonviolence published 7 things to do instead of hoarding toilet paper. Good list!

Awesome. Library of America will publish more of Ursula K. Le Guin’s works

A lot of bands are cancelling tours, so they’re looking for more direct sales and merch sales. Support your faves if you can!

Artoffact Records is pricing everything at Name Your Price to get their bands some support. 🎵

Coping with Covid a writeup at Resilient

My chosen quarantine song is Flobot’s quarantine. 🎶

What’s yours?

what will happen when the crisis passes?…it’s worth asking yourself now…how you might change your behavior….But it’s also worth asking if we are willing to allow governments and corporations to return to business as usual.

from America Is a Sham

Thinking about the confluence of quarantine, Lent, spring break, climate change, & other events.

What have you been learning and evaluating about your rhythms, habits, priorities, & schedule? Are you finding things that weren’t necessary, aligned with your values, etc.?

What’s been harder? What’s been easier? What’s important to you?

Sunday Quote

You’ve seen me share things from James Clear’s newsletter multiple times. Here’s how to signup. (James Clear is the Atomic Habits guy)

Disclaimer: this is a referral link for a marketing campaign, and I’m falling for it, because I want access to the seekrit newsletter.

One of the most interesting things in my (admittedly new) zettelkasten system is my dictionary. When I find a new concept, I write a zettel for it and then link to that (with a quick summary) in my dictionary page.

Doing pretty well on my 2020 reading goal. Read any of these and want to discuss?

Help me find a quote?

It’s something about how we think of the immense power to change history with backwards time travel, but we don’t think about that power in the actions we take today.

Sunday Quote