Five for Friday – April 15, 2022

We made it through another week. There’s still too much bad news in the world for my tastes, but I managed to find a few things worth sharing that aren’t about wars, human rights, or idiot politicians.

That’s it this week – stay safe, and take care of yourselves.

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