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Info and experimentation

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I was exploring WordPress, trying to find a way to change the way comments work. I’ve gotten several messages from people saying they’d like to comment but there’s no way to do it. There is. But not from the main feed. Let me explain. If you go to my website—heat-weirdlastname.com—the default page is the blog. … Read more

Podcast quote: humans’ biggest superpower

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The TED Interview has been an interesting little series to work through. Chris Anderson talks with people who have given TED talks to delve a little deeper into their content. Through this, I listened to a “bonus episode” (not found on the site linked above, but accessible through a podcast app) of Ezra Klein interviewing … Read more

“Michael would be proud.”

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That’s what I wrote on Facebook eight years ago. I had traveled to NJ to present at a conference. (I love doing that!! Public speaking is fun scary.) I had spent several sessions with Michael, my therapist, working on a scripted conversation with my mom. (This is several years after starting with him.) To put … Read more

Eating rabbit food

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When I turned vegetarian a decade ago, my parents chided my decision, saying that all I could eat was salad. The only salads I’ve ever seen either of my parents eat was iceberg lettuce, a wedge or two of tomato, and some carrot shreds. Other foods that were part of their diet that are vegetarian … Read more

Fat

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I wish fat could just be an adjective. (OK, or a noun, but that’s not my context today.) Sometimes, as a description, it’s useful. But there’s so much baggage attached to it. Shame. Guilt. Assumptions. Judgements. From within and from without. We need to be able to love others and love ourselves regardless of body … Read more

A great small habit

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If you have never done this, go try it. Get a card or some pretty stationery, and write a nice note to someone. Someone close, someone not close, someone who did something awesome, someone who did something meaningful, someone who needs a pick-me-up, whatever. Then mail it to them. Yeah, with an envelope and a … Read more