School starts tomorrow, so time to buckle down. Plus, Scottie loves assigned reading.

1. I want one.
2. Turns out, it’s really hard to scare a seal. Bonus trivia, the Byrnes clan is celebrating the fact that eldest daught lives 5 miles from the Ballard Locks as of today.
3. Effective altruism has gone mainstream.
4. The six forces that fuel friendship.
5. How does it feel to be a teacher right now?
6. Guilty as charged.