The One about Concentration Camps: Acts of Empathy for Cruel Times
I’ve been mulling over what to say about this for at least a week now. There’s no arguing, at this point, that the United States is running concentr...
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A Week in the Life: June 28, 2019
I’m back for another week of talking about my life. I’m proud of me for sticking with this for at least two weeks. Something I’ve been thinkin...
Suddenly, It’s 2019
When I started thinking about my goals for 2019, I was initially at a loss. I did a lot in 2018 and feel good about it. I don’t necessarily need to do any...
2018: The 11th Annual Year in Books
It feels anti-climactic to post the books of the year after being able to post the books of the decade at the beginning of 2018. But, decades consist of years. ...
Figuring out How to Vote: California 2018 Midterm Elections Edition
I’ve started listening to Gaslit Nation, an excellent podcast by two journalists who are experts in authoritarianism. The hosts have been emphasizing the ...
When Nothing Happens
I consider myself extremely fortunate to have never been the victim of sexual assault or abuse. That doesn’t mean I have always felt safe. There have been...
Books of the Decade 2008–2017
When I posted my books of the year update for 2017, I realized that I’ve been tracking my reading for 10 years now. My methods have evolved over the decad...
Hello, 2018
2017 was a very full year. It seemed like I had something going on every weekend, which is not my normal way of living, but it worked out. We have my work-from-...
2017: The Year in Books
I made it throught 62 books in 2017, which feels like a success considering the madness this year wrought. In comparison, I read 41 last year, 71 in 2015 and 90...
Empathy for My Teenaged Self
Memory is a mysterious force. Today I was cooking some cheese-stuffed pasta shells for dinner. It’s a dish I haven’t made as an adult, but one I did...