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This week: our five senses, working in the garage, The Broccoli Tree, Mister Rogers, and more stuff I love...

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Hey y'all,

Here are 10 things I thought were worth sharing this week:

I took a week-long trip with my family to San Francisco and now it's SXSW, but I did keep up the daily blog. Some favorite posts: why singing is so good for you, an encounter with a painter who says his work feels more like play, an astronomer's perspective on cosmic perspective, being worthy of your life, and thoughts on my youngest son turning 3.
I'm finishing up Diane Ackerman's A Natural History of the Senses. (I've already added it to my recommended reading.)
A parable about what can happen when we share what we love: "The Broccoli Tree."
I work in my garage, so I liked this look inside Marc Maron's garage. (I love that he keeps stacks of Please Kill Me to give to guests.)
Memorable moments from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Mr. Rogers was quite simply one of the most decent Americans who ever lived. I haven't seen the new documentary, but I loved this old one from PBS. See also: Mr. Rogers on drawing and his mother's advice to "look for the helpers."
Because you know I'll link to almost anything Moomins related: Rhianna Pratchett on her and her father's love for the Moomins.
Parents: check out The Kid Should See This, a website of "not-made-for-kids, but perfect for them" videos. (Their gift guide is awesome.) Oh, and my 3-year-old is obsessed with Super Simple Draw, which is sort of like an animated Ed Emberley book.
Celebrating its 21st anniversary, George Saunders' debut, CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, is on sale for $2.99. Here's what he taught me about being a decent writer and a decent dad at the same time.
Combining my love for talking to strangers and looking at the moon, here's a lovely video about inviting strangers to look at the moon.
Obituaries of remarkable women who were overlooked by the NYTimes.

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xoxo,

Austin

PS. Here's a selfie I took with Mac and Laura of the band Superchunk :) Our SXSW panel was fun — thanks to everybody who came out.