Better Wired Brains

Smart people may have brains that are better wired to work more effectively.  In other news, water is wet.

I'm still waiting for anyone else to notice that one of the options is simply not having all the human-standard factory junk in your head, thus leaving room for different stuff.  I don't have a fancy social wetware.  I have a linguistic coprocessor.  This pleases me.

Baumkuchen

It literally means "tree cake" and that's how it looks, because it's made in layers on a spit.  I imagine one could cram an impressive amount of magic into that.

Smartphones Track People

 It can't really be turned off.  If you want privacy, don't use cell phones.  Next best, use burner phones and cycle them often.  If you must have a smartphone, disassemble it when not in immediate use.

Concord Grapes

Recently I bought a carton of Concord grapes.  They are a deep blue-black color and smell intensely of grape soda or grape candy.  The "grape" flavor in most things is really "Concord" flavor -- they're not much like other grapes.  If you squeeze them, the skins pop off.  We used to grow these when I was little.  They made the most amazing, velvety, jewel-purple grape juice and grape jelly.  And grape syrup because usually one of the jelly jars wouldn't set. 

Story: "Coming in from the Cold: Thursday: Digging for Answers" Part 4

This story belongs to the series Love Is For Children which includes "Love Is for Children," "Hairpins," "Blended," "Am I Not," "Eggshells," "Dolls and Guys,""Saudades," "Querencia," "Turnabout Is Fair Play," "Touching Moments," "Splash," "Coming Around," "Birthday Girl," "No Winter Lasts Forever," "Hide and Seek," "Kernel Error," "Happy Hour," "Green Eggs and Hulk,""kintsukuroi," "Little and Broken, but Still Good," "Byzantine Perplexities," "Up the Water Spout," "The Life of the Dead," "If They Could Just Stay Little," "Anahata," "When the Wheels Come Off," "Against His Own Shield," "Coming in from the Cold: Saturday: Building Towers," "Coming in from the Cold: Sunday: Shaking Foundations," "Coming in from the Cold: Monday: Memorial Day," "Coming in from the Cold: Tuesday: Facing Fears," "What Little Boys Are Made Of," "Rotten Fruit," "Keep the Homefires Burning," and "Their Old Familiar Carols Play."

Fandom: The Avengers
Characters: Phil Coulson, Clint Barton, Bruce Banner, Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers, Betty Ross, Natasha Romanova, Tony Stark, Maria Hill, Nick Fury, Sam Wilson, JARVIS, DUM-E, U, Butterfingers
Medium: Fiction
Warnings: Food issues, religion, past alcohol abuse, sparring, minor injury, insecurity, nonsexual ageplay, tactile issues, forgiveness, games, PTSD, boundary issues, HYDRA, teamwork, SHIELD, laboratory, messy medical details, facing the past, memory issues, frustration, interpersonal dynamics, emotional challenges, past abuse, and other angst.
Summary: Phil manages the household as Tony takes Steve and Bucky to a baseball game, and later spars with Betty and Bruce. Later that day, Bruce helps Bucky figure out some things about his body.
Notes: Team as family. Competence. Friendship. Comfort food. Emotional first aid. Nostalgia. Hot tub. Protectiveness. Hurt/comfort. Science. #coulsonlives.

Begin with Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.  Skip to Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9.

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