>> Passage. Jason Kottke summed it up nicely: “… a tiny game that takes 5 minutes or an entire lifetime to play. It’s much better if you play it once and then read the creator’s statement. I didn’t know a game (and such a tiny one at that) could be so poignant.” Oh, and how poignant it is.

>> NKOTB Reunion! If you know what NKOTB stands for, then you and I are in the same age demographic. I honestly was never a fan, though “The Right Stuff” was kinda catchy. (Is that incriminating information?)

>> Natalie Dee. Her artwork is cute. I particularly like the pancakes shirt, though a co-worker of mine who received the shirt as a gift told me that the pancakes highlight the chest area a bit too much. “‘Look at my pancakes’ takes on a whole new meaning,” she commented.

>> Graph Paper. Many, many variants. Customizable. Free. It’s a little overwhelming.

>> Cognitive distortions. A reader and I were recently corresponding about these thinking patterns that can adversely affect mood. Being mindful and aware of what you are thinking helps evade these distortions. Thinking about thinking (metacognition?) has its utility, though one must also be mindful of not spending all of one’s time in one’s head. You can miss a lot of life that way.