Yesterday this happened: Embed from Getty Images In case this image embed breaks years from now, it’s Kamala Harris being sworn in as the first woman, Black, and South Asian Vice President. Getty is sharing $499 for the use of…
Yoga with Adriene…and Dogs
For the past few years I’ve kicked off the year by doing Yoga With Adriene‘s 30 Days of Yoga program. Last year was the first year that I gave up early – I was sick from Christmas Eve through the…
Friday 5 and Happy Birthday Murphy
Today this noble knob turns 4. In his 4th year, Murphy learned compassion. If one of us is sick or blue, Murphy is RIGHT THERE. Lying on top of our chests when we’re burning with fever. Licking our faces as…
Covid-19 Journal: January 2021
As predicted, US cases are surging because people continue to put their own personal freedoms ahead of public health. We’re at 393,000, which is more than the current population of New Orleans. This, which was unfathomable 8 months ago, is…
Show Us Your Books January 2021
It feels so nice to write 2021. Even if things are … more of the same. I’m starting to say, “hey self, stop doomscrolling on your phone at nights and maybe read some of these books? Hm?” I read four…
Friday 5: Watching my Figure
Lemme tell ya, working 5 days straight after being off for eleven days is for the birds. Even if I don’t have to commute anymore. I closed my laptop as soon as the clock hit 4:30pm. I am still cranked…
I never thought I’d blog about an attempted coup but HERE WE ARE…
One of the things blogging software lets you do is schedule posts in advance. Like, yesterday’s Cricut post. I wrote it on Tuesday and tossed it in the queue so it would show up yesterday morning. In umpty years from…
I’m a Cricut Joy Noob
Back when I was a teenage mallrat in the 1980s, there was a giant machine in the card store that would let you create your own card on a touchscreen and then it would SSLLOOWWLLYY draw that card out for…
Friday Movie Night Part III: MOVIE NIGHT WITH A VENGEANCE
One of the highlights of my week is watching movies with my friends on Fridays. I’m thankful that technology has made that all possible. This the third movie night post. Here are the first two: Part I | Part II…
Friday 5: A-M-Z
And happy 2021. Although I know it’s merely the tick of an arbitrary number, it’s nice to be at the beginning of the year and know that overall, it will improve month by month.* Today I am PLANNING. I have…
December Extras 2020
Photos and thoughts from December that were a little thin for their own posts. With the absence of almost everything that defines the holidays for me, I tried to bring more ritual into my home. I observed Winter Solstice for…
We Made a Yule Log Cake!
But first, happy 18th birthday to my blog! Eighteen years ago today I moved from a flat HTML site with monthly updates to updating daily/a few times a day on Blogger. Most of the archives are online and navigable by…
