“I do not know the word ‘quit.’ Either I never did, or I have abolished it.”

— Susan Butcher

In 1990, Susan Butcher won her fourth Iditarod with a record time of 11 days 1 hour 53 minutes and 23 seconds. She is considered Iditarod elite, and became the only woman, and one of six mushers, to win four or more Iditarod’s (fellow four-time winners Martin Buser, Jeff King,… pic.twitter.com/XK9G0AYEHA

— Leila Dunbar (@LeilaDunbar) January 9, 2024

Will be reading.

Look upon and be envious. pic.twitter.com/HrXQBl9XDB

— Matt Smith – TWENTYMILE out now (@cmattwrite) December 10, 2023

So nice not to have to attend dozens of meetings this week have had time to write the introduction to a new book and work on the methodology section of a new grant. Just nice to have this time without meetings every day. 🙂 Grateful pic.twitter.com/XnJCYHxMIN

— Dr. Paulette Steeves (@PauletteSteeves) December 27, 2023

It’s here! It’s real! (And it’s heavy!) The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk is shipping #twitterstorians: https://t.co/dwmFFCUDig pic.twitter.com/C4go4Vp4fR

— Maggie Blackhawk (@MaggieBlackhawk) March 27, 2023

My own contribution this year was a new essay for @LibraryAmerica on the discovery of a box of notes, manuscripts and ephemera that his family kindly allowed me to dig into. Happy birthday, friend. I miss you but we have you in the work, as you wished. 8/ https://t.co/ZBHUw7hZux

— Jay Jennings (@JayJenni) December 28, 2023

Also, music.

“Through the too many miles and the too little smiles, I still remember you.”

— Moo Dog Press (@MooDogPress) December 25, 2023

(Should you need a boost, consider watching Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), a visual metaphor for life, comedic commentary.

Joe Banks: But still…We're on a raft… There's no land in sight…. I don't know…

DeDe/Angelica/Patricia: It's always gonna be something with you; isn't it, Joe?

Also fantastic is Murphy's Romance with James Garner and Sally Field.