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Reading: In My Kitchen-Nothing Fancy by Alison Roman
Alison Roman kept me cooking through COVID. I love that her savory food and sassy style are all served from...
Reading: On My Nightstand-Attack Surface by Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow’s spanking new novel Attack Surface is the latest addition to his dystopian Little Brother novels. First, I downloaded...
Identity Burn Out and the Digital You
Yesterday I was looking back at some old blog posts from 2002, my first year of blogging. At the time...
Getting to Your Essence: A Lesson from Buckminster Fuller
Recognizing what makes us a whole person at our core should feel natural, but it so often eludes us in...
What Makes Content Delicious? 4 Key Ingredients
Like so many days during COVID, I was out of ideas for what to make for dinner. That’s how I...
A New Book Makes the Case for a Better Internet
Book review: Joanne McNeil’s debut book delivers a valuable history of the internet while advocating for a fresh future. Lurking:...
In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb. Why Spring Needs to Last.
Spring changes everything here in the Midwest. We shed our woolens and heavy coats. Everywhere you look it’s a riot...
Brands To Love: A Stunning Home Collection by Aboriginal Artists
Good art is redemptive; just looking at it lights the lamp from within. When a brand meets that standard, it...
The Importance of Feeling Like a Fool—A Love Story
A few years ago, after an amicable parting of the ways with my ex, I found myself single and as...