When simple becomes seriously complicated
Margaret's first contact came with a warning: 'Mrs. Delgado has been saving everything since 1987.' Everything, it turns out, includes every community newsletter, church bulletin,…
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Down the illuminated manuscript rabbit hole
Started innocent enough. Was looking up something quick about book binding techniques for a pottery workshop idea Sarah and I were discussing. Just needed to know if certain clay…
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Wikipedia warning labels exist for a reason
Started innocently enough this morning. Jake mentioned something about castle architecture during breakfast, and I thought I'd just quickly look up the difference between a keep a…
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Archaeological tangents
Started this morning with a simple question about why modern buildings don't last as long as ancient Roman structures. Four hours later, I'm sitting on the living room floor surro…
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Down the rabbit hole again
Started innocently enough. Jake mentioned we should probably test the soil before planting more herbs this spring, so I figured I'd do a quick Google search about pH levels and wh…
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The aqueduct incident
Started reading about ancient Rome for my world history assignment. Needed one paragraph about the Colosseum. Simple enough, right? The aqueduct incident Wrong. Four hours and sev…
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The tiny house conspiracy
Started reading one article about space-efficient storage solutions this morning. Now it's 4pm and I'm three library books deep into sustainable building practices and off-grid el…
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Down the rabbit hole
Started reading this mystery novel Jake picked up for me at the used bookstore. Cute gesture, right? The detective keeps mentioning these "mortise locks" and I had no idea what th…
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Down the rabbit hole
Started reading about the history of engagement rings for my nursing ethics paper. Somehow ended up learning about Victorian mourning jewelry, which led to funeral customs, which…
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Research mode
Woke up this morning with that restless feeling that means I need to get out of the apartment and do something different. Jake suggested we drive somewhere we've never been, maybe…
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Down the rabbit hole
Started reading about illuminated manuscripts for my art history class this morning. Innocent enough, right? Just needed to understand the context for one assignment. Down the rab…
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The Tuskegee files
Started reading this book for my medical ethics class about the Tuskegee experiments and three hours later I'm deep in a Wikipedia spiral about informed consent and medical resear…
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Following my gut (finally)
Three hours at UNC Hospital today and I think I've figured something out. Following my gut (finally) Remember how I've been questioning the whole pre-med thing? Well, I actually d…
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