Here’s this week’s list of things to check out:

Cheap Dollar Tree Hats: One consequence of losing weight is being cold. And I mean, in my case, to where I’ve thought maybe I should add some pounds to feel more comfortable just being. Short of such weighty decisions, I can always apply more immediate solutions, like putting on a hat. Dollar Tree around the corner had some nice ones.

PaperMate Write Bros, 1.0 Pens: Speaking of Dollar Tree, I always wander into the stationary aisle to see what pens they have for sale. I’ve gotten an impressive variety of surprise delights this way, including some interesting colors of Zebra Sarasa pens. I did not expect to like these PaperMate pens at all, but I recalled, standing there before the pen section, that the NY Mag’s list of 100 best pens featured some true cheapies. So I grabbed a pack of 10 and took most of them to work. I don’t know if I’d feel the same way about these if they were .5 or .7; I really like 1.0 pens, but they’re few and far between in most stores. The barrel is pretty wide for a cheap pen, and the writing experience is smooth.

 Readwise Plugin for PopClip: I have been using Readwise for a while now to sync highlights from ebooks I’m reading to the Readwise service, and then reading over passages as the service presents them in the Daily Review feature. It’s a great way to use Readwise, and I’ve been not just delighted, but sometimes gobsmacked, by something I’d highlighted while reading but had Readwise unearth for me. My issue with Readwise is getting content into it; it’s easy to turn on sync to Kindle and Kobo APIs in the app so that highlights come over, but it’s a more browser-based affair on the Mac. (iOS and iPadOS benefit from the Readwise share sheet extension.) Happily, there’s a PopClip extension that works in Safari or anywhere else you can select text. I just tried it on a PDF, and it synced to Readwise right away.