Columbus didn't discover America, but he made a great holiday

It's a funny thing that happens when you move to a city: You spent most of your weekends longing to get out of it. I'm off this weekend and it will be glorious. Here's to all you people headed out of your respected towns and metropolises on the final long weekend before the cold sets in. Find your beach.

What I'm Reading:

Are we all lushes? Women, economic freedom, and the government. Deadly force in black and white. On being an ambitious black writer. I don't know if I can give up my free two-day shipping, but perhaps I should.

Bonus Archive Read:

Twin Peaks! (It's back.)

What I'm Listening To:

Schoolboy Q. Serial. (It's as good as I thought it would be.)

What I'm Watching:

So, they basically brought Richard III back from the dead. We are not all going to die from Ebola, but we are all going to die from Ebola.

Bonus Archive Stuff About Deadly Viruses:

David Quammen, Richard Preston, and Randy Shilts.

Cute Animal Pic of the Week:

Cat refuses to dog. (Watch the video in the link to the end.)