What to Expect in December

Every day in December, you will see two things from The Daily Wreck:

1. A "Best of 2018" nugget

2. A suggestion for an organization that will do good things if you give them money

Enjoy!

Pause

I'll be away from The Daily Wreck for a few weeks. I expect to be back next month with, among other things, some "Best of 2018" lists. See you then!

Also, for those in the U.S. --- VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6

Rec. #700: Revisiting Quote for These Times #2

[Originally posted January 22, 2017.]

"You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read."

--- James Baldwin
(See also Rec. #23)

Rec. #699: Revisiting Quote for These Times #8

[Originally posted April 14, 2017.]

"If it please God,

let less happen."

--- "Blandeur," Kay Ryan,

The Best of It, 2000

(Rec. #50)
(See also Rec. #498)

Rec. #698: No One's Home: Europe's Abandoned Houses

What: Have a tour through some extravagant decay, with this photoset from urban photographer Roman Robroek. The set includes collapsed floors in Italy, abandoned pianos in Poland, and piles of discarded books in Germany.

How to get it: "No One's Home: Europe's Abandoned Houses" was published in The Guardian in August.

Rec. #697: Deleted Wiki Titles

What: "Deleted Wiki Titles" is a delightfully benign Twitter bot. It posts, as you might guess, article titles that have been deleted from Wikipedia.

Representative tweets:
"Moon ducks"

"Category: Films featuring umbrellas"

"GoatSurfing"

"How to trick people into thinking you're a wizard"

"List of puddles"


How to get it: "Deleted Wiki Titles" is on Twitter - @DeletedWiki