#Nationalasparagusmonth

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May is #NationalAsparagusMonth so the #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is ASPARAGUS/ASPERSION #wotd #asparagus #aspersion

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May is National asparagus month! Take a look at this painting of sumptuous bundle of white asparagus by Manet. Gorgeous!

Bundle of asparagus Manet, Edouard, 1832-1883, French [artist] oil on canvas 46 x 55 cm. French 1880 Repository: Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne, Germany HOLLIS number: olvwork58498

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National Asparagus Month

Yep. It's National Asparagus Month because of course it is. It is ALSO Get Caught Reading Month which is a great reminder for me (and probably a ton of other people) to get the fuck off of my GD phone at night and pick up a book instead. Life is so strange right now and it's becoming increasingly easy to get lost on our phones when we don't know what else to do. How else are we supposed to stay connected other than sharing Tiger King memes and trying to learn the "Savage" TikTok dance? TELL ME! #2020problems. 

I've never been a great reader. I'm super practical so I get bored easily with fiction and much of the nonfiction I typically like feels too stressful to read (Johnathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind is fantastic but oh-so-triggering to read right now). The fact of the matter is that I need to get over myself and figure it out if I want to be productive and learn during this time. I welcome the pressure of this month's suggestion that I get lost in a book.

Connor Goodwin agrees with me in The Atlantic saying that reading during this time gives him something to look forward to and that "In fact, it might be the best antidote for the psychological toll of a socially distanced life." He makes a great point. Time feels endless and wobbly right now and many of us are craving something that will demand our attention and make us actually focus rather than just sit on the couch and see how many chips filled with salsa we can fit into our mouths at once. *I'm not eating right now, you're eating right now STOP JUDGING ME*

PLUS, books don't make your pee smell.

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/04/quarantine-book-clubs-living-mountain-reading-antidote/609742/

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May is #NationalAsparagusMonth – here's why it can make your urine smell weird! https://ift.tt/3fttH8q https://ift.tt/2zcQC7F

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