Double links for the week! I don’t know about you, but that’s about all the attention my brain has left at the end of the year.
1. Swole Woman got laid off from her job as a journalist, started a newsletter, got certified as a personal trainer, and now has a starting strength program: Couch to Barbell. She’s the reason I started lifting; if you’re wondering if you could do it and don’t want to hire a personal trainer, check it out. (Spoiler: you can do it!)
2. Give me all the archaic and specific words:
A BIRKENSHAW is a grove of birch trees.
An OSIARD is a grove of willow trees.
A POMARY is a grove of apple trees.
A MYRTETUM is a grove of myrtle bushes.
A COULDRAY is a grove of hazel trees.
A SAPBUSH is a grove of maple trees.
A DARROCH is a grove of oak trees. pic.twitter.com/SoHbYyqNRa— Haggard Hawks 🦅 (@HaggardHawks) December 13, 2021
3. Someone made a movie about my life right now: