Friday, July 5, 2024

Happy July 5 and welcome back.

Item 1: a link

How the heck did they make world maps before they had all the stuff we use to make maps now? See the video up there? That’s how. [via Kottke]

Item 2: a list

American Colonies, ranked:

1. Vermont
2. Pennsylvania
3. New York
4. Delaware
5. Maine
6. Connecticut
7. New Jersey
8. New Hampshire
9. Rhode Island
10. Maryland
11. Virginia
12. Georgia
13. South Carolina

Item 3: a media recommendation

Item 4: word of the week

Cruet

Beyoncé got all that attention for saying she keeps hot sauce in her purse. Where was the media frenzy when I added a cruet of mayo to my every day carry?

Item 5: a photograph

See ya!

Thanks for reading. See you next week.