Right now…

From my Facebook memories: “Lots of sirens in the distance. I am snuggled in my bed. Every now and then, I am struck by just how different everyone’s experiences are right in this moment.” I wrote something similar at some other point as well, while a few close friends were going through drastically different things … Read more

Our first track meet

The Kid is doing track. He’s with a team that, so far, seems very invested in doing right by kids. That’s important, especially in sports. Saturday was our first track meet. The email they sent gave us the location, what the athletes should wear (no uniforms until later in February), that we should arrive no … Read more

Everyone is tired

The political climate is sucking the life energy out of us. There is too much to fight to be able to do it all. There is too much going on even to stay on top of it all. There are too many giant steps backwards, undoing decades of work. There are too many people whose … Read more

Webinars

It’s been a while since I’ve attended a webinar. Nearly every one I’ve been to has been disappointing. Often, introductions are 10 or 15 minutes long. Content is thin, at best. I’m on board with selling your program at the end of the webinar, but I don’t think that your pitch should be longer than … Read more

Follow-up to the dinner post

Last week, I answered a reader question about dinner. Planning. Dealing with busy evenings. Dealing with low energy. When I posted it to social media, I asked what others do for quick, easy meals. Here’s what people shared: breakfast for dinner We just had make your own taco night. Fry’s has great vegetarian already-seasoned meat … Read more