1. I am not anti-raccoon at all (they were here first and they don’t do any damage to the place) but I am…cautious…around them. And fascinated by how they run and their little hands. So this piece from The Toast is pretty great (bonus points for all caps):
YOU SCRUBBLEMENT UP YOUR WITCH HANDS AND I DON’T TRUST IT, THAT IS A HUMAN ATTRIBUTE AND I WANT YOU TO LEAVE THAT TO US, STOP BEFORE-WASHING AND RUBBLE-SCRITCHING YOUR FUR-FINGERS, YOU MASHED-DOWN SMALLBEAR
2. This is a series I stumbled on about surviving cancer and wearing lipstick and this recent entry in particular was really beautiful. Pull quote: “A person can change the uncaring universe into a world that cares and matters: the ordinary is extraordinary: the fabric of our lives is shot through with gold.”