Friday on the Links

Some linkage for your Friday.

1. What to give up for Lent, based on your Myer-Briggs type. At our house, people pored over the advice for their types and declared themselves attacked. Here's my advice:

INTJ: Give up the contempt 

To be honest, you’re pretty brilliant. You have that rare, easy ability to solve problems logically in a fun, creative way. You thrive at proving yourself and your competence. That said, you sometimes struggle picking up on social nuances. Navigating interactions with other fellow humans can feel exhausting. Socializing doesn’t always lead with logic, and that can lead to some real frustration — and frankly, a lot of contempt for others because why don’t they understand — they should understand! This Lent, we encourage you to lead with humility and follow-through with patience. Before you roll your eyes at someone who isn’t as quick-witted as you, try to listen to their story. Try not to rush into judgment — instead, learn from their perspective.

I'm fairly attuned to social nuances, actually, though I won't play along if people are being manipulative. But giving up contempt -- that poked me right in the soul, and is in fact a large part of why I gave up Facebook for Lent.

2. Amy Welborn writes about Evelyn Waugh's impressions of New Orleans on Ash Wednesday.

3. Maybe you are a lover of the font Garamond, but it doesn't come standard on your Mac. Never fear, it's stowed away in your fonts library. Here's how I installed Garamond this week, and let me tell you that my documents have never looked better. 

4. What does Garamond look like? Here's a web version designed to display well on screen.

5. Related: why original Garamond isn't used as a screen font, while Georgia is. (I think we normally publish in Times New Roman because that's the default, but I've switched to Georgia for this post, and I may keep it that way.)

6. At the recommendation of Bearing, I'm reading Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales, in the Michael Day translation. At her urging, I bought a used copy of the Michael Day translation.



It's beautiful, a treat to hold in one's hand. The shininess is from the mylar cover that the thoughtful bookseller, Preserving Christian Publications, added. (I added the rather appropriate bookmark, an appointment reminder from the orthodontist.)

Also, the translation is very readable.