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Hit and Miss #150: Virtual community

Hello there! I spent yesterday driving back to Ottawa (yay for family visits, yay for roadtrips!), and meant to take today slowly to recover. Stuff came up,...

Hit and Miss #149: Snapshots of the week

Another quiet week for my brain—filled with family time and working time, with little else going on. And that’s okay! Some snapshots of my week (in words...

Hit and Miss #148: Halfway through 2020

Well, here we are. Just over halfway through 2020. I’m trying to relax, so maybe just a few links. The philanthropy-driven not-for-profit sector allows...

Hit and Miss #147: One link to listen

Hi, I can’t seem to do much other than yawn and lay around this weekend. So it goes. Just one link from me for you today. Nina Simone performing “Stars” at...

Hit and Miss #146: Heat, work, history

Hello there! It’s hot. A few years ago, I linked to some articles on the social and political dimensions of heat, and a piece on the social construction of...

Hit and Miss #145: Who’s watching?

Hello there! It’s a gorgeous day in Ottawa, as far as the weather goes. It was good to get out and breathe a bit today—life hasn’t let up, but being in the...

Hit and Miss #144: What to say

What to say—what not to say. When to speak—when not to speak. To whom to listen, to whom to cede the floor. Struggling over words aside, there’s one phrase...

Hit and Miss #143: A difficult week

Friends, it’s been a week. Personally, professionally, and, well, for the world at large, but especially here in North America, this has been a week of long...

Hit and Miss #142: To your taste

Hello there! It’s a gloriously sunny Sunday. The heat approaches, but I’m quieting my anxiety over that, trying to enjoy today. Here are some links I...

Hit and Miss #141: New shelves

Hello there! In the first issue of this newsletter, I described the process of unboxing and reshelving my books after moving to a new apartment. Accepting...

Hit and Miss #140: In memoriam

Hello, A heads-up before we start. Today’s letter will be a little more personal—and longer—than usual. It’s about death and grief during these different,...

Hit and Miss #139: Beautiful words

We could all use more beauty in our lives. Beautiful words can carry important reminders or profound thoughts, they can inspire us to reflection or to...

Hit and Miss #138: Wordy cookbooks

Good day to you! It’s cloudy here, but that’s not getting to me too much—things feel decidedly alright. Mine wasn’t the best of weeks. There was nothing...

Hit and Miss #137: Day off reading

Good morning to you! Today’s going to be a day off for me (though not an off day). Here are cool things I encountered this week (thanks to friends who shared...

Hit and Miss #136: Parliament carries on

A fine morning to you! I started my day thinking I’d avoid computers entirely. Then I remembered realized that today’s Sunday (extra long weekends, oops). So...

Hit and Miss #135: Personal websites

Good morning folks! It’s a drizzly Sunday morning—I’m soaking up the quiet and watching Urbanized. Last week, Ethan Marcotte wrote about redesigning his...

Hit and Miss #134: Do nothing struggles

The collected answers to last week’s question (What comforts you?) are at the end of the email. There’s a new question this week! Hello there! A friend...

Hit and Miss #133: Sims

I’m trying something out, a little more interactive, with this newsletter. Consider sticking around until the end, or skipping ahead, to participate. I’m...

Hit and Miss #132: Now so fast, history so slow

Six weeks ago was the end of January. My head thinks February just started. I have to remind myself that I was home for a whole week, for my birthday, in the...

Hit and Miss #131: Finding focus

Good morning, folks! Actually, as I write this, it’s no longer morning—but it’s sunny outside my window, and the clocks just changed, so everything feels...

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