The Weekly Wrap: May 30, 2021

I like to travel. Actually, what I like is being someplace new, exploring things, eating great good, seeing the sights - all that good stuff. I actually hate the travel leading up to being in a new place.

I've never been a big fan of flying but even driving has it's downsides... it's just so long. So, whenever we are travelling, I always get stressed out and anxious. I'm worried that I'm going to forget something, that I'm packing too much, that something will go wrong en route... like that one time we ended up in Iceland for a night... unplanned. 

Now that we have a kiddo, all those worries are compounded. As long as I'm doing something, I'm usually able to push my anxiety to a back burner. But I can really be a hot mess if I'm just sitting or even get a whiff that something may be remotely amiss. (My husband is a very patient human and I love him.)

Planning to get out of town this weekend - even though it was only 3ish hours away - had me on the verge of a panic attack for a week. Now that we're here, it's fine. Too bad we leave to go home early tomorrow morning...

Please tell me I'm not the only one.

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• Goodbye, Internet Explorer. [NPR]
• There are so many ways to cook a hot dog. Which one do you think is the best? [Food52]
• The cactus black market. [NYT]
• Can we just not with dress codes anymore. [All In Her Head]
• The best weekday to use for a mental health day. [HuffPost]
• Cicadas for the Smithsonian. [WaPo]
• The world's rarest pasta. [Atlas Obscura]

• What's going on with the NRA? [The Daily]
• First amendment cases are getting really complicated. [The Daily]
• Space -of the outer kind - on the sea floor. [Short Wave]
• Looking at police and policing. [Ear Hustle]
• The history and science of food in flight. [Gastropod]
• As the pandemic eases, dog walkers and pet sitters are excited to get back to work. [The Indicator]

• I fill out a lot of captchas a day. This video explains why they're getting harder. [Vox]
• We watched the last two episodes of Away. I am bummed that this show is not getting a second season. Yes, it ends in a place that makes it feel complete, but there are so many open storylines they could explore. Can you reboot a show that's only been off the air for less than a year? [Netflix]

• We had a loaf of frozen garlic bread I wanted to use up, so I decided to try Budget Bytes' pesto chicken and vegetables. It was fine. Not sure if our meh attitude is for the meal (could have used more - or better - pesto) or the fact that our kiddo was doing the toddler thing all the way up to dinner time.
• I tossed together another Budget Bytes recipe, ground turkey stir fry, with some cauliflower rice. This one is quick and tasty.