Weekend coffee #178.

Here we are, Memorial Day Weekend, the unofficial start of summer. New Jersey lifted the majority of our mask and social distancing mandates yesterday, which feels … strange after 14 months of hyper-vigilance. Is this a “return” to “normal?” Probably not. Even being fully vaxxed, I intend to remain cautious, if not for myself, then for the anti-vax kooks ready to descend on the Shore. Otherwise, here’s what else is going on:

• This picture of cheese helped send a man to prison for 13 years

• Falling in love will cost you two friendships.

• A High School Altered 80 Girls’ Yearbook Portraits Because They Weren’t “Modest” Enough.

• Swissmiss always finds the coolest stuff.

• Johnny Knoxville’s Last Rodeo

• Meet The Linda Lindas, The Young Punk Band Whose Song About Racism Rocked The Internet

• I might make these (or some variation, i.e., tequila) this weekend.

• Reading: Magic Lessons: The Prequel to Practical Magic

• Watching: High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

That’s all for now. Until next time - thanks for following along, and be well.

Image by @gaspanik.