#76 / Lower the Bar
I’m working on a long writing project. I’ve been reluctant to mention this here, because it’s longer and more difficult than anything I’ve attempted before....
#75 / The Bliss Station
Last week I told a story about my journey to morning person-ness. The end of one journey is often the beginning of another. It’s one thing to admit to myself...
#74 / Rise And/Or Shine
My friend Renée sent me this cheeky “ode to non-morning people” by The Atlantic’s James Parker. It’s a really clever and delightful bit of writing, and it...
#73 / Don't Mess With Mother Nature
Hey everyone, Visiting some friends last weekend and deciding on a movie to watch, we were leaning toward Twister. Scanning through Netflix, however, we ran...
#72 / Flowers With Spinning Blossoms
Hey everyone, Ever since I read Richard Brautigan’s poem, “All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace,” I’ve been smitten with the man. This month I...
#71 / In the World
Hey everyone, Today is the one-month anniversary of my eye surgery! What a strange month it has been. It took a couple weeks before I felt confident enough...
#70 / Vacation #2
Hi everyone, It has been a great vacation, and busy-in-a-good-way. So I'm going to save the details for next week. In the meantime, here is a visual sneak...
#69 / Vacation #1
Hey everyone, I am on vacation this week, and as such, for the first time, I am not producing a "real" issue. But I figured I'd at least drop you a line to...
#68 / Epithelium Goals
Hey everyone, Well, I am recovered from my laser eye surgery last week, but my vision is still going to take time to reach its ultimate quality. Which means...
#67 / Out of Sight
Hey everyone, Hello from the past! I am writing this on Thursday, because on Friday I will be undergoing a PRK procedure (Update: It went well!). If you’re...
#66 / Firsts
Hey everyone, This was quite a week of since-the-pandemic-began firsts! First ride on the “L” First baseball game First graduation party Obviously it’s not...
#65 / One Great Floral Arrangement
Hey everyone, Over the first half of 2021, I’ve been enrolled in an introductory online course in Jungian analytical psychology, through the C.G. Jung...
#64 / The Wall of Awful
Hey everyone, Every Sunday, I write out some of the tasks I want or need to accomplish during the week. The first thing I do is inspect my list from the...
#63 / Branching Out
Hey everyone, I can’t tell you how nice it feels to start doing normal-life things again. The pandemic is not over, and I really hope that countries like...
#62 / Why Jews Need to Talk About Palestine
Heads up: this is slightly longer than what I normally write here, and it’s also pretty heavy. Neither of those statements should be read as an apology; just...
#61 / Saying Goodbye
Hey y’all, We just arrived home after a ten-hour drive back from northern Minnesota, so this will be brief. Ashley’s grandmother, Ann, passed away at her...
#60 / The Best Way to Improve The World
Hey everyone, When it comes to how I invest my time, there’s this pattern I engage in. I have a lot of different interests, a lot of groups I’d like to be...
#59 / Road Tripping
Hey everyone, I drove home safely from Omaha on Friday, and I listened to several more episodes of the History of English podcast along the way. One of my...
#58 / Weekly Gods and Goddesses
Hello and greetings from Omaha, I am in town to visit my family for the first time in 17 months, and it is nice to be back. The drive in from Chicago was...
#57 / Short Cuts
Hey y’all, My second vaccine shot is in the books! As I understand it, this now makes me invincible against all disease, and also impervious to ice falling...