Obituary: Huey Halsell, May 8, 2008–July 26, 2024
My beloved cat Huey—my first born, if you will—passed today. She had been in increasingly rough shape for the last few months, which I am only really seeing now...
Category: the world around us
A Week in the Hellscape: Roe v. Wade Is Overturned Edition
The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday and it’s basically all I can think about. So, instead of my usual blog, I’m sharing some thoughts...
Resources for Chaotic Times and Two Weeks in the Life: September 5, 2021
Last week I didn’t do a personal blog because I was busy working on my California recall election guides, in English and Spanish (please vote “no...
Viola Halsell, 2008 – January 16, 2021
Viola died today. I did not expect that today would be the day she died. She had been lethargic all week. She spent a couple days curled in a ball on the bed. S...
A Non-Exhaustive List of Things I Want to Do When the Pandemic Ends
Get a haircut Tour small bookstores in northern California and take my time browsing Hang around at a cafe Roller skate with my friends Spend a weekend in Lake ...
2020: New Year, Same Great Me
It’s 2020! My main goal for the year is to keep on being the best version of myself. I like the person I am. I want to keep being me, do good, and make an...
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...
Fight with your Dollars: Alabama Abortion Ban Edition
This week, the Alabama State Senate voted for a complete abortion ban that makes no exceptions for rape or incest. The law would penalize women who get abortion...
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: Toot Your Own Horn
This year has, by all accounts, been a real trash fire. Despite the prevailing national mood, my own life has been pretty good. It’s a strange dissonance,...