Coffee Break Reading List (President's Day 2020)

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Some of the things around the web that I've been reading or exploring during recent coffee breaks:  

• Today is designated as President's Day in the United States, and it's a regional holiday throughout most of Canada as well. So I'm going to kick off today's reading list by letting you know about my own previous post about President's Day and the various Canadian Family Day or heritage day observances. Check out Today North America Celebrates . . . 

• On Saturday, the Google doodle honored Susan B. Anthony on the 200th anniversary of her birth. She was an amazing lady, and if you don't know much about her, here's a couple of websites to help you get acquainted: Susan B. Anthony Biography on biography.com; and the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House in Rochester, NY. I think it would be really interesting to visit there, so if I'm ever in the area and have time, I'd like to stop by. Anthony was a leader for women's rights but was also a strong voice for the abolitionist movement and temperance.

• Here are a couple of interesting articles with a family theme that caught my attention recently. On Insider, find out how A family of 4 built a private tiny-house village where the kids have their own homes. Take a look inside. I thought it was so fun and a different take on the tiny house trend. And when I'm a senior citizen, how awesome would it be to have a home like this one featured on The Hearty Soul: Jikka, the fairy tale dwarf home for Japan's seniors.
• Speaking of fairy tales, Danielle, one of the Homeschool Review Crew bloggers shared this article: Top Way to Use Fairy Tales in Your Homeschool, and since her blog name is Confessions of a Fairy Tale Mom, I was intrigued and visited her blog as well. Start with Why I Love Fairy Tales. I love them as well, and enjoyed seeing the lessons she brings to her children from them. 

Some fun things I've found during coffee breaks: (humorous or lighthearted, perhaps video or memes, a lighter photo of mine)

• Okay, I am not a dog owner, but this is a great idea and the article on Good News Network made me smile: A 'Stick Library' for Dogs.
• If you're on Facebook, you've probably noticed they are really hyping the groups lately. I somehow stumbled across a group recently that shares photos of "things with faces". In other words, inanimate objects in which we see something that looks like a face. Yeah, I'm one of those people that are constantly seeing faces on things. Vehicles and houses have faces - didn't you know? Well, as fun as it is to be in the group, it also led me to find out a bit more about why we tend to see faces (and whether it's normal or not!). Check out the BBC Future article Neuroscience: Why do we see faces in everyday objects? and Artsy: Why Do We See Human Faces Everywhere We Look? Both articles mention evolutionary theories, which I don't agree with, but they're still very interesting - and reassuring, because it's not unusual or a sign of mental illness! Here are a couple of my photos of things with faces. Do you see them?

• And finally, it has come to my attention that perhaps I need to read my email a little more. Found this number of unread emails in my Inbox a little concerning. That's just my Inbox. Never mind the folders, some of which have two or three times that amount unread. Yikes.

On the Homeschool Review Crew blog you can check out the Monthly Homeschool Round-up from January 2020 for a wide range of articles about all aspects of homeschooling.

What I've been reading during longer coffee breaks: 

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals

Until the Mountains Fall by Connilyn Cossette

Emma by Jane Austen

The Curse of the Healing Kiss by Mark McClelland

The Next Always by Nora Roberts

Find out more at my book blog Just A Second.

Found anything interesting on the web lately? Read any good books? Leave a comment and let me know!

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