The Weekly Wrap: May 3, 2026

Welcome to Maycember for those who celebrate.

May. The month of many things.

May. Where the end of the public school year meets summer planning.

May. Where it's college graduation season, and all of the end of the academic year tasks and events that come with it.

May. Where you need to dig out of all the winter/spring needle task items you haven't done yet.

May. Where all you want to do is be outside but, instead, are stuck inside getting things done.

May.

The month that promises a break but immediately lies about it.

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• Find what can be done better. [Inc.]
• Bring back benches. [places]
• Make the most of your visit to the farmers market. [WaPo - gift link]
• You (probably) don't need that fad wellness pill. [The Savvy Patient]
• Recipes, IP, and the importance of citation. [All Recipes]
• Staying human. [john, from the library]

• What is the life you want to make? [Hidden Brain]
• The story behind a small town festival. [Atlas Obscura]
• How economic wars turn hot. [The Indicator]
• The gladiatorial element of reality TV. [Throughline]

• The husband was stuck working one night. We didn't want to watch anything that required our full attention. I randomly tossed on Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds. This follows the air show team through a full season of work. It's no Top Gun, but the stunts and the look behind the scenes was interesting enough. [Netflix]
• I thought Crime 101 would be a straight forward heist. It was more of a character study. The cast was fantastic and their characters developed relationships in a way I was not expecting. At first, it seems like way to many people to keep track of. But it all makes sense in the end. This one is not fast-paced, it's more of a thinker. [Amazon Prime]

• I really like pork cutlets with sautéed peppers and beans. But, I don't make it a lot because I thought the husband was not a fan. Turns out I was wrong. He enjoys this one too. We even got the kiddo to eat it. (Although she did judge my cook on the pork.) I top my veggies with extra kalamata olives. [Real Simple via My Evernote]
• I tossed together black bean and sweet corn quinoa salad as my lunch meal prep. I eat this one cold, but you can also reheat it. I forgot to up the spices so it was a bit bland by the time I got around to eating it each day. I bet some chopped pickled jalapeños would have been great in this. [Mel's Kitchen Cafe]